I’ve just filed a complaint against Sutton West Coast over the part they played in disrupting BC Attorney General David Eby’s town hall.

Here’s the full text of my complaint:

Sutton Group West Coast Realty (“Sutton West Coast”) took out a full page advertisement on Vancouver Courier newspaper published on or about 2018 April 28 urging supporters to disrupt Attorney General David Eby’s planned town hall with his constituents.

This advertisement, and similar call by BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson, forced Mr. Eby to cancel the event owing to security reasons.

The wording of the call for action in Sutton West Coast’s advertisement was “ Regardless of whether or not the Hall is full , demonstrate your opposition to these taxes and make your voice heard by attending:” followed by details of Mr. Eby’ town hall. The “ Regardless of whether or not the Hall is full” was underlined in the original advertisement.

Similarly, Mr. Wilkinson, urged his supporters to protest at Mr. Eby’s town hall “whether you have a ticket or not”.

An elected MLA has a duty to meet with his or her constituents. In turn, the constituents have a right to meet their MLA. Sutton West Coast’s advertisement, singularly or in conjunction with Mr. Wilkinson’s letter, amounts to a deliberate disruption of the democratic process. It deprives the constituents of their democratic rights, and prevents an elected official from carrying out their democratic duties.

Section 35(2) of the Real Estate Services Act states :

A licensee commits conduct unbecoming a licensee if the licensee engages in conduct that, in the judgment of a discipline committee,

(a) is contrary to the best interests of the public,



(b) undermines public confidence in the real estate industry, or



(c) brings the real estate industry into disrepute.

It is plain and obvious that Sutton West Coast has violated Section 35(2) of the Real Estate Service Act as inciting mobs to sabotage a democratic process is contrary to the best interests of the public, undermines public confidence in the real estate industry, and brings the real estate industry into disrepute.

Candice Dyer is named as the managing broker of Sutton West Coast.

Section 6 (2) of the Act states:

A managing broker licensed in relation to a brokerage acts for the brokerage for all purposes under this Act, and is responsible for

…

(c) the control and conduct of the brokerage’s real estate business, including supervision of the associate brokers and representatives who are licensed in relation to the brokerage.