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Should public figures resign if charged with drunk driving?
- February 24, 2010 1:23 PM |
- By POV
The Vancouver head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is calling on B.C. Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite to step aside after she was charged with impaired driving in North Vancouver.
"I think someone that's being fully responsible should step aside until the charges are laid out and everything's transparent," said Bob Rorison, MADD's president for Metro Vancouver.
"We hold our MLAs to a higher standard. We expect them to look after us as public tax-paying citizens."
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"I think someone that's being fully responsible should step aside until the charges are laid out and everything's transparent," said Bob Rorison, MADD's president for Metro Vancouver.
"We hold our MLAs to a higher standard. We expect them to look after us as public tax-paying citizens."
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Should public figures resign if they are charged with impaired driving? Should they be held to a higher standard?
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(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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