New judge needed for BC Rail court case

A new judge will take over the lengthy legal saga surrounding the BC Rail scandal.

The case, which began with a raid on the British Columbian legislature more than five years ago, has been bogged down by pre-trial arguments and, more recently, a related appeal in the Supreme Court of Canada.

Justice Elizabeth Bennett, who was overseeing the case in B.C. Supreme Court, has been appointed to the provincial Court of Appeal.

But special prosecutor Bill Berardino says Bennett's appointment, which means a new judge will have to be selected, shouldn't cause even more delays.

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  More than five years after a police raid on B.C.'s legislature connected with the sale of BC Rail, the NDP opposition is raising questions about the involvement of Patrick Kinsella, a Liberal insider and close friend of the premier. March 24, 2009.