Rival candidates and a Liberal MP call out Conservative MP Au for advising four municipal candidates in Richmond, B.C.

A brochure for four Richmond, B.C., candidates running in this October's municipal elections identifies Chak Au as a policy adviser. Until last February, Au had served as a municipal councillor in the city while also holding his federal seat.
B.C. Conservative MP Chak Au was first elected to Ottawa in the April 2025 general election. He was already a city councillor in Richmond, B.C., a position he held until Feb. 1, 2026.

Some rival municipal candidates and a Liberal MP are calling out Conservative MP Chak Au for serving as a policy adviser to four municipal candidates in British Columbia, with some even speculating the Richmond MP could enter the mayoral race. But Au's chief of staff Kenny C...

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