Six political candidates fighting for seats in the Manitoba legislature disclosed past convictions, just days before the deadline for disclosure forms required by new provincial law.
4 NDP candidates and 2 Green Party candidates acknowledged previous convictions in statements provided to Elections Manitoba. The convictions range from impaired driving and assault to shoplifting dating back decades.
One of the candidates who disclosed a criminal conviction is NDP member Wayne Chacun, who is running in Riding Mountain. He wrote that he had an impaired driving conviction from 1987 and a shoplifting conviction from 1986.
The statements of disclosure are required under a new law passed by the provincial government requiring candidates seeking provincial office to disclose convictions under Canada's Criminal Code.
So far, Elections Manitiba has recieved 186 statements of disclosure. The remaining 23 candidates have until 1 pm today to do so.
The three candidates for the Dauphin riding have submitted their statements of disclosure.
