Spending scandal tilts Nanaimo byelection race in final days

VICTORIA — B.C.’s major political parties are attempting to capitalize on this week’s high-profile spending scandal at the legislature to drum up votes in the final days before a key byelection in Nanaimo.
NDP Premier John Horgan and Opposition Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson traded shots Thursday about who was most responsible for the financial mess at the capital building, as their parties duke it out in advance of a Jan. 30 byelection that, if the Liberals win, could plunge