The
BC Legislature Raids (also known as
Railgate after
Watergate) resulted from search warrants executed on the
Legislature of British Columbia,
Canada, in 2003 and has become a collective term for the associated criminal proceedings and ensuant controversies. Hearings began in
BC Supreme Court in April 2007. The proceedings brought to light questions concerning the propriety of the sale of
BC Rail to
CN Rail and the conduct of various government officials and consultants as well as the role of various members of the government, including Premier
Gordon Campbell and his advisers. In October 2010, ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bob Virk pleaded guilty to breach of trust and receiving a benefit for leaking information about the BC Rail bidding process.