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Erik Bornmann, LL.B, B.Comm. (b. 1976) is a former consultant and founding partner of Pilothouse Public Affairs. Pilothouse Public Affairs Group (2001-2005) grew from a small consulting practice to one of the leading communications and government relations firms in British Columbia. Bornmann was also President of the Young Liberals of Canada (British Columbia) and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in BC executive.

Erik Bornmann is a student member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Liberal Party Activity
Bornmann's political involvement began in high school and continued throughout his university years. He was a prominent member of the University of Victoria Young Liberals. It was at that time that he first was elected President of the Young Liberals of Canada (BC). The Young Liberals of Canada (BC) were known for being an influential and activist force within the Liberal Party of Canada. The organization played a leadership role in formulating Liberal Party Policy, including support for same-sex marriage, abolition of the Immigration Landing Tax, and greater electoral representation for British Columbia in Parliament.

Erik Bornmann would go on to serve as Policy Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC. In that role he oversaw the reorganization of the party's grassroots policy process creating a policy committee and a broader plenary process by which party policy resolutions are adopted at conventions. He later also served as Communications Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC.

Other Activities
Erik Bornmann also worked as a communications consultant to the Council of Forest Industries and Canada Payphone Corporation. He has also served on the University of Victoria Academic Senate. Bornmann worked as an intern for Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin as well as to National Revenue Minister David Anderson.

BC Raids
Erik Bornmann is involved in what has been come to known as the B.C. Legislature Raids. . He is alleged to have paid almost $30,000 CDN to B.C. government officials for private information. He wass 'key' witness in a trial that pertains to a raid on the B.C. Legislature.

He underwent an adjournment after he testified at a December trial in Vancouver.

A police raid on the B.C. legislature in December 2003, where the RCMP obtained search warrants from the B.C. Supreme Court , led to charges against two former government employees.

Dave Basi, aide to former finance minister Gary Colins, and Robert Virk, assistant to former transport minister Judith Reid, face six charges : demanding or accepting benefits including money, meals, travel and employment opportunities in connection with the bidding process for B.C. Rail., fraud and breach of trust, two counts of fraud of more than $5,000.

Links

 * Bornmann Photo Gallery - Erik Bornmann
 * Article Search: Erik Bornmann - CBC News