Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart pleaded guilty to one count of criminal contempt in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday.
Stewart, who is stepping down as member of parliament for Burnaby South, was arrested peacefully March 23 while protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby terminal.
Stewart was among a group of protesters, including federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who blocked access to the company’s main access gate, violating a court order to stay at least five metres away from company work sites.
A special prosecutor for the province has called for a $500 fine to be levied, which Stewart says
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