新的不列颠哥伦比亚省法律禁止司法协助同时担任市长或议员,影响到司法协助Misty Van Popta。 New BC law bans MLAs from also serving as mayors or councillors, affecting MLA Misty Van Popta.

不列颠哥伦比亚省一项新法律,即《担任公职资格法》,禁止司法协助同时担任市长、议员或学校受托人。 A new law in British Columbia, the Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act, bans MLAs from simultaneously serving as mayors, councillors, or school trustees. Missty Van Popta同时担任了司法协助和市议员的角色,随着5月29日法律获得皇家同意,她将失去一个职位。 Langley MLA Misty Van Popta, who held both MLA and Township councillor roles, will lose one of her positions as the law receives royal assent on May 29th. Van Popta是被选入省级办事处的13名地方官员之一,但只有她继续担任这两个职务。 Van Popta was one of 13 local officials elected to provincial office, but she is the only one to continue serving in both roles. 该法律旨在防止利益冲突,确保司法协助侧重于省级职责。 The law aims to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure MLAs focus on provincial duties.