Quesnel, B.C., mayor wins lawsuit against city after residential school book controversy – CBC

Mar 05, 2025

Ron Paull successfully argued that council’s move to censure him last April was procedurally unfair

The mayor of Quesnel in northern B.C. has won a lawsuit against the city after he was censured and removed from numerous committees, following a controversy over the distribution of a book accused of minimizing the impact of residential schools.

Mayor Ron Paull had sought a review of council’s actions against him last April, where he was accused of damaging relationships between the city and local First Nations.

The move followed reports that his wife had shared a book that challenges the harm of residential schools with community members, and allegations he had recommended it to other local elected officials in the city of around 23,000 people located 400 km north of Vancouver.

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