City council member Brian Skakun is attempting to appeal his conviction of violating provincial privacy legislation by leaking confidential documents to a local media outlet.
A notice was submitted Monday by Skakun's lawyer, Jon Duncan, to the Prince George courthouse claiming Judge Ken Ball erred in law in finding Skakun was an officer of a public body and in finding a charter or common law "whistleblower" defence was not available to Skakun as a municipal councillor.
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