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Robert Sommers was an early organizer for the BC Social Credit and, later, a rookie politician. As Minister of Lands, Mines and Forests, he was one of the most powerful individuals in the W.A.C. Bennett government. His actions as minister were relatively short lived. Sommers resigned from Cabinet because of accusations of questionable behaviour. Later, he served two years and four months in jail after being convicted of conspiracy and accepting bribes while a BC Cabinet minister.
O'Keefe and Macdonald masterfully outline the Sommers scandal. The authors encapsulate the scandal using government, court, and media documentation, supplemented with people's recollections. Discussions on relevant events, such as the development of the forest industry and...