April 19, 2024

Still no decision on whether to re-appoint current auditor-general

No decision yet again from the legislative committee deciding the future of B.C. Auditor-General John Doyle. The all-party committee has met for a second time this week, and it will do so again on Tuesday. NDP committee member Kathy Corrigan can't comment on much because it's in-camera. "I'd love to talk about it many different ways, but we'll be … [Read more...]

Rita Johnston comments on current political climate in B.C.

She was the province's first female Premier, and is now a member of the BC Conservatives. Rita Johnston has some advice for her party’s leader, John Cummins, and for Christy Clark. The 2012 political climate in B.C. may be rather familiar to Johnston. She took over as Social Credit premier after leader Bill Vander Zalm resigned in 1991 … [Read more...]

Former Premier’s chief of staff sticking to criticisms of current administration

A member of former Premier Gordon Campbell's inner circle isn't backing down from his criticism of BC's current premier.  "It's the politics of division that doesn't serve the public interest."  Martyn Brown, Campbell's former chief of staff, has written a $ 6 e-book claiming Christy Clark would need a miracle to keep her job.  "I … [Read more...]