By CKPG Today with files from Canadian Press
Ed John

Trial date set for Ed John

Mar 29, 2021 | 10:10 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The trial date for First Nations leader and former politician Ed John has been set.

A jury trial in Prince George Supreme Court of BC will start on October 4, 2021 and has been scheduled for five days.

John has been ordered to stand trial on all four sex charges against him.

The 71-year-old has pleaded not guilty to allegations related to a single person in the Prince George area that date back to 1974.

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John, a lawyer and hereditary chief of the Tl’azt’en Nation, was appointed to the B.C. cabinet and served as minister for children and families in the NDP government between November 2000 and June 2001.

by CKPG Today with files from Canadian Press

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