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Audio leaked of Vancouver byelection candidate discussing running mate – BC [Video]

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Global News has obtained audio of an ABC candidate in Vancouver’s upcoming byelection speaking about his running mate.

Tech business leader, Jaime Stein, is running with Ralph Kaisers who is the head of the Vancouver Police Union.

In the audio, which is from an event at the University of British Columbia on March 11, Stein ponders if running alongside Kaisers is the biggest mistake of his life.

“The only negative tweets I get are, ‘Why are you running with Ralph?’” Stein can be heard saying in the audio.

“I just knew that he was always getting into trouble on Twitter.”

Stein referenced their introductory press conference in February, and how he was taken aback by questions to Kaisers about his role in the Myles Gray case.

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“I look at my wife, who’s here with my three kids, like, did I just make the biggest mistake of my life?” Stein said.

Kaisers was named …

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