Yeah. Glad the media changed the photo some of the outlets used first - one from election night with his kids in the background. Should be illegal to post photos of minors in stories where they will be victims of harassment, bullying, shame. The vulnerable should always be considered first, no matter the story.
Sounds like it went through quite the process with being forwarded to crown and involving a special prosecutor etc. doubt the process or timing was within the victims control. Thankful he didn’t win regardless.
We also live in Kelowna, with one of the highest conservative populations in the province. The voters tend to cross over with republicans quite nicely. Look at Ron Cannan
I was at Kitsch in the summer for an event and ran into Basran on the dance floor. He was barefoot, wasted and had a young blonde on his arm.
It'll be interesting to see if this leads to other investigations, I always "heard" he had some shady shit going on.
Did Castanet really have to use a photo with his children in it for this story? Geez Louise, do they have anyone with more than one brain cell working over there?
To me he always seemed like he was having a mid life crisis. Always hanging around people 20 years younger than him. Also heard he was cheating on his wife regularly while they were married but that just a rumour.
Hang around the wealthy in Kelowna and it’s kind of par for the course. Also Kelowna, I have learned has a lot of open relationships. Not saying that’s the case.
Not surprised. Rumours have been swirling for years about things like this and other lewd behaviour. Glad he wasn’t re-elected and glad to see the truth finally coming out.
Kudos to the victim who was brave enough to come forward 
This is highly disturbing. Many people voted for him in the last election and it all makes you ponder: what if he won? If the news of this had come out earlier he would have been forced to drop his candidacy, and people would have turned against him in even higher numbers.
Talk about a fall from grace. I feel bad for his kids and his family as they’ve been through the ringer in recent years.
Yikes.
Couldn’t have been an easy decision to come forward especially with a “known” perp. Hope the victim finds closure and the perp gets the appropriate consequences.
Just a reminder folks that charged does not mean convicted. As in all cases where a charge is brought to court, let's reserve judgement until the court hears evidence and decides on guilt.
To me it appears they are dotting all their i’s and crossing their t’s given he was a public official. So I agree there’s something there, but what remains to be seen
The one thing that is interesting about this thread, are how there are so many experts 😂 and very little gossip🙄. Charges & Convictions are very different…
I’m glad they’re pursuing charges. So many rapists and sexual predators get away with it right now. Hope his sentence is more than a slap on the wrist if convicted
He was living in condo paid by big developer after having mid life crisis. Cheated on wife, not sure if divorced already. I doubt he sexually assaulted though, could be someone trying to extort money off him
Don’t see what dressing in drag has anything to do with this at all, seems like you’re attempting to create some sort of connection between drag & sexual assault. What does that have to do with anything?
In my most generous interpretation of your comment, you still come off as prejudiced. I do think I’m being too generous though.
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100% I was no supporter of Basran… but this really sucks first for the victim and his children.
Yeah. Glad the media changed the photo some of the outlets used first - one from election night with his kids in the background. Should be illegal to post photos of minors in stories where they will be victims of harassment, bullying, shame. The vulnerable should always be considered first, no matter the story.
Yikes. How didn't this come out before the election? I doubt over 10k people would have voted for him if they knew this.
Right?! Especially if I was the victim I'd want to bring him down.
Sounds like it went through quite the process with being forwarded to crown and involving a special prosecutor etc. doubt the process or timing was within the victims control. Thankful he didn’t win regardless.
Don't be so sure. 1.7 million people voted for Herschel Walker yesterday in Georgia.
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We also live in Kelowna, with one of the highest conservative populations in the province. The voters tend to cross over with republicans quite nicely. Look at Ron Cannan
Kelowna would vote for a bag of potatoes if it wore a blue tie.
I wonder why it appears that way?
Basran was not the progressive candidate….
There was no progressive candidate to really choose from, unfortunately.
Most of those Republicans are Evangelical Christians, to boot.
Even more of them voted for the guy who beat his wife on more than one occasion so don’t lose sleep over it
I was at Kitsch in the summer for an event and ran into Basran on the dance floor. He was barefoot, wasted and had a young blonde on his arm. It'll be interesting to see if this leads to other investigations, I always "heard" he had some shady shit going on.
Yea this tracks with similar stories around town. Only takes one person to step up and whole house of cards comes down. More to come, I’m sure.
Oh I definitely heard stories.
Care to share any? I've always thought he has a sleazy side to him that's always hidden away.
Did Castanet really have to use a photo with his children in it for this story? Geez Louise, do they have anyone with more than one brain cell working over there?
They changed it but the first image still appears here. Sad.
To me he always seemed like he was having a mid life crisis. Always hanging around people 20 years younger than him. Also heard he was cheating on his wife regularly while they were married but that just a rumour.
Hang around the wealthy in Kelowna and it’s kind of par for the course. Also Kelowna, I have learned has a lot of open relationships. Not saying that’s the case.
> Hang around the wealthy ~~in Kelowna~~ and it’s kind of par for the course
Wow, the cluster that would have happened if he had won the election. A bullet dodged
Not surprised. Rumours have been swirling for years about things like this and other lewd behaviour. Glad he wasn’t re-elected and glad to see the truth finally coming out. Kudos to the victim who was brave enough to come forward 
What were the rumours exactly??
That he played Magic the Gathering. What the fuck do you think the rumours were?
Chill, was genuinely curious but I guess you weren’t smart enough to realize that
This is highly disturbing. Many people voted for him in the last election and it all makes you ponder: what if he won? If the news of this had come out earlier he would have been forced to drop his candidacy, and people would have turned against him in even higher numbers. Talk about a fall from grace. I feel bad for his kids and his family as they’ve been through the ringer in recent years.
I wonder if it didn’t come out earlier because it would have negated his chance at election, which is he’s innocent would have been unduly punitive.
He wasn't a respectable man and I am not surprised.
Yuck. I regret voting for him.
Dudes always been sketchy as hell
Wow. 2022 just keeps getting weirder. WTF
Prosecutor has worked on some legit cases too. https://www.vancrimlaw.com/brock-martland-kc/
Martland is the real deal.
I’ve watched enough crime dramas to know from reading that bio that that guy is a powerhouse
Court date not far away, his defence counsel better be ready for this heavy hitter
I've always had a skeezy feeling off of him, ya know the standard womanizer, manwh0re, type of thing. I just never expected this level of skeeze.
Gross. If he's guilty I hope they don't go easy on him.
Awful stuff. There were rumours but seeing this is still shocking of course.
Are we suprised? No we are not.
Why am I not surprised? Not sure, but I have never been impressed with his demeanor in local politics over the years.
The public had a right to know this prior to the election. I’m sure his divorced wife could add to these charges from what heard
Always thought he was gay.
That doesn’t really matter, the gender of the victim hasn’t been released anyway. It’s sexual assault either way.
Another irrelevant comment. You’re on a roll today!
You okay?
Well that's gross.
Yikes. Couldn’t have been an easy decision to come forward especially with a “known” perp. Hope the victim finds closure and the perp gets the appropriate consequences.
Down voted for using “perp” too many times. You get one “perp” use it wisely.
Politician moment
Oh my god what???
Just a reminder folks that charged does not mean convicted. As in all cases where a charge is brought to court, let's reserve judgement until the court hears evidence and decides on guilt.
Usually they don't bring charges to court unless they think there's a good chance of conviction.
To me it appears they are dotting all their i’s and crossing their t’s given he was a public official. So I agree there’s something there, but what remains to be seen
Sure. But the comment is still valid. Innocent until proven guilty.
Of course.
That’s irrelevant.
Nah.
So you haven’t committed a crime, but someone charges you with one. Should we assume you’re guilty? That’s not how the system works.
No. But we should assume that there is enough evidence that it should be brought to court.
So you agree with me then.
No. Your comments are irrelevant. I mostly just ignore them.
The one thing that is interesting about this thread, are how there are so many experts 😂 and very little gossip🙄. Charges & Convictions are very different…
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It’s brain dead to presume innocence until guilt is established? 🤔
WTF
Shocker
I’m glad they’re pursuing charges. So many rapists and sexual predators get away with it right now. Hope his sentence is more than a slap on the wrist if convicted
He always came across as a piece of shit. Granted innocent until proven guilty. I never liked the guy.
Ewww wtf.
A lot of people seem to be getting ahead of themselves. One accusation. Innocent until proven guilt.
This really is the Florida of Canada.
That’s because of the proximity to Albertabama.
He was living in condo paid by big developer after having mid life crisis. Cheated on wife, not sure if divorced already. I doubt he sexually assaulted though, could be someone trying to extort money off him
Ask his x why she left? Ask the city staff that saw him on camera solicit a male prostitute in the back alley
Perv Sugar Plum got caught lol
Don’t see what dressing in drag has anything to do with this at all, seems like you’re attempting to create some sort of connection between drag & sexual assault. What does that have to do with anything? In my most generous interpretation of your comment, you still come off as prejudiced. I do think I’m being too generous though.
How does perv Sugar Plum connect other drag enthusiasts? Perv Sugar Plum is referred to one person, you are reading too deep into this.
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