Career
He was cleared of the charges in June 2003 and invited to rejoin the NDP caucus, but as he was facing a difficult nomination contest against four challengers in the redistricted constituency of Regina Walsh Acres, he opted not to rejoin the party. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2003 election, but lost to Sandra Morin. He ran Kontakt Consulting, a media and communications consulting firm in Regina.
He died suddenly on April 18, 2014.