The timeline of the BC Legislature Raids is the series of key dates associated with the investigation, trial and political outcomes related to the BC Legislature Raids. The public first became aware of the issue on December 28, 2003, when television cameras recorded "a shocking raid" by police officers into the legislative buildings of the provincial government of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Images of officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Victoria Police Department hauling boxes of evidence were widely broadcast. The offices searched belonged to Dave Basi and Bob Virk, ministerial assistants to two cabinet ministers. The main criminal trial ended in October 2010 with Virk and Basi pleading guilty to breach of trust. Public questions and controversies continue about payment of $6 million by government to cover their legal fees and whether more people were involved in the corruption activities. Lead-up to the raid Summer 2002: Victoria police and RCMP launch an investigation (project Everywhichway) involving drugs and organized crime. The probe centres on allegations of cocaine being shipped from Victoria and sold in Toronto. May 13, 2003, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the government would sell the operations of BC Rail (including all of the assets other than the rail right-of-way). Not selling the railway had been a specific campaign promise in the previous election. Campbell maintained that he was keeping this promise, by proposing to retain ownership of the right-of-way and only leasing the land to the operator. Fall 2003: Nine people are arrested in Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria as part of the investigation into the cocaine conspiracy. During the Everywhichway investigation, wiretapped conversations led police to investigate potential influence peddling by non-elected political appointees in government. Police are given court approval to monitor the e-mails and phones of two ministerial assistants in their government offices. The police have been clear in stating that no politicians were ever suspected of wrongdoing. At one point, police inadvertently listened to a phone conversation between the finance minister and Premier Gordon Campbell. Nov. 25, 2003, it was announced that Canadian National's (CN) bid of $1 billion had won the competition for BC Rail. The bid was accepted over those of several other companies, including OmniTrax. The transaction was closed on July 15, 2004. Dec. 1, 2003 - BC Attorney General Geoff Plant is advised by ministry staff that a case requires the appointment of a