Premier Clark in damage control over ethnic vote scandal

VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark was back in the legislature Monday apologizing again, and under more fire in the ethnic vote scandal. Now, a member of her cabinet is out. John Yap has resigned as Advanced Education and Multiculturalism Minister. Yap says he takes responsibility, but insists he never saw the document at the centre of the scandal. The leaked document lays out a plan to use government resources to lure ethnic votes this May. The crisis has already forced Clark’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Kim Haakstad, to resign and the premier to order an investigation. As Liberal Party members call for Clark’s resignation, even members of her caucus say the leaked document is hurting the party’s chance for re-election. The premier met with her caucus Monday for the first time since the scandal broke. Some are angry she didn’t return to the legislature immediately, leaving De