lost custody of her three children to her ex-husband. In the 1996 provincial election, Wilson retained his seat, while Tyabji lost hers. In 1997, Wilson crossed the floor to join the British Columbia New Democratic Party government of Glen Clark as minister of finance and minister of employment, investment and international trade. He subsequently folded his party, the PDA. After provincial politics After leaving politics she hosted a daily talk show on Victoria-based CHEK-TV until suing CHEK for breach of contract in 1998. Tyabji ran for municipal council for Powell River in 1999 and topped the polls, then served as councillor for two years and as director of the regional district. On Council, she was chair of the planning committee, chair of parks, recreation and culture, and chair of the Waterfront Development Committee, which oversaw the revitalization of the Westview Harbour and many other downtown amenities. She was a co-founder and CEO of a software company from 2004 to 2012, and has been a management consultant in multimedia and business development since 1996. In 2008, Tyabji, her firm Tugboat Enterprises, and The Province newspaper were sued for defamation by Blair Wilson (no relation to Gordon Wilson) who was the federal Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country and who later lost his attempt at re-election. This multiparty litigation continued until a 56 day trial began in 2015, ending in 2016, and resulting in a complete dismissal of all allegations against both Tyabji and Tugboat in 2017 by Madame Justice Dardi. In 2018, Tyabji's son Kaz pleaded guilty to intention to possess a controlled substance, a reduced charge from the original high profile charge of importation of fentanyl made against him in 2015. He had been refused bail, despite having no prior record, on 'tertiary grounds' and the RCMP held a news conference announcing the importation charge while he was in the Calgary Remand Centre, where he was held without bail for almost six months. He was previously charged with assault. She expressed pride for his guilty plea online. Kaz Tyabji is a student at UBC's Allard School of Law and following these incidents was on the Dean's list at Vancouver Island University in Powell River. Publications Political Affairs (1994), her first book on BC politics, which includes a chapter on public policy by Gordon Wilson. Daggers Unsheathed: The Political Assassination of Glen Clark (2002), about the fall