Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim insists he has apologized after it was revealed Thursday that he was the source of a false allegation against Coun. Sean Orr.
The controversy began earlier this week, after a video circulated showing Coun. Lenny Zhou, making accusations that “some non-ABC councillors are drug users themselves.” He added, “On Christmas Eve, they openly distributed drugs.”
Zhou apologized for the comments, and Sim was quick to forgive, adding that Zhou had taken “responsibility for sharing information that was not accurate.”
But another video revealed that Sim himself had been the source of that information.
“We have a councillor, Sean Orr. Just this Christmas, he was handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day to people on the streets,” said Sim — who was sitting directly next to Coun. Zhou — at a briefing in front of Chinese-language media on Feb. 6.
When asked about the revelation Friday, Sim was single-minded.
“I spoke with Coun. Orr yesterday and I apologized for my comments,” Sim told reporters.
When asked about the potential evidence he had for the accusation, Sim repeated himself.
“I called Sean or Coun. Orr yesterday, and I did apologize for my comments.”
When asked if he felt he acted irresponsibly as a leader, Sim repeated himself.
“I called Sean Orr, or Coun. Orr, and I apologized for my comments.”
When asked if he would continue to repeat the same statement on the topic, Sim repeated himself.
“I truly believe that — I apologized. Look, I called Coun. Orr,...
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