Speaker vindicated: Shocking allegations of systemic wrongdoing in BC Legislature
Today the Legislative Assembly Management Committee (LAMC) approved the release of the Speaker’s 76 page report entitled:
Report of the Speaker Darryl Plecas to the Legislative Assembly Management Committee concerning allegations of misconduct by senior officers of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly.
In this report the Speaker provides exhaustive details as to what led LAMC to recommend to the House that the Clerk and Sergeant at Arms be placed on administrative leave. The report raises serious questions concerning the conduct of a number of senior Legislative officials, and members of the official opposition.
Below I reproduce our initial media statement. I will be offering further, more detailed, comments shortly.
Media Release
B.C. Green Caucus statement on the release of the Speaker’s report
For immediate release
January 21st, 2019
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement in response to the report written by Speaker Darryl Plecas and released publicly by the all-party Legislative Assembly Management Committee (LAMC):
“The report released today makes serious and shocking claims that have significant implications for public trust in our democratic institutions.
“The B.C. Green caucus fully supports the motions passed unanimously today by the LAMC. These are crucial first steps towards restoring integrity and faith in our provincial government.
“As a caucus we have made democratic integrity a major focus, championing issues such as lobbying reform and campaign finance reform. The people of our province deserve public institutions they can trust. We have never been more committed to seeking the truth and restoring our democracy for the benefit of all British Columbians.
“We will do whatever it takes to ensure that this trust is restored and that British Columbians get answers to the numerous unanswered questions that are raised by this report.
“We will have further comments in the near future once we have had a chance to review this report in detail.”
The full report can be viewed here.
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Media contact
Stephanie Siddon, Acting Press Secretary
+1 250-882-6187 | stephanie.siddon@leg.bc.ca
6 Comments
I’ve just finished the 76 page report and I’m overjoyed that the speaker, Daryl Plecas has taken on the job of ‘ house cleaning’ .
Congratulations to him for his fortitude and bravery and to the team of whistle blowers who have assisted him!
What were “the motions passed unanimously today by the LAMC”?
‘Democratic integrity’. I could weep for it.
I’m only on page twelve and the disappointment I feel is palpable. The gross misuse of power and funds outlined in the report is so disrespectful to the public. How two grown and educated adults could be so blatently greedy is infuriating.
I know there are more out there who are in the same line as those mentioned in the report, and it’s sickening.
It gets much worse as you read on.
Thank you for working together to help provide a transparent government that works for the people. A duty ofter overlooked by the other parties.