April 28, 2024

B.C. inquiry commissioner threatened to quit

VANCOUVER - The man whose inquiry findings led former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm to resign in 1991 says he threatened to quit before completing his task.Ted Hughes, a former conflict of interest commissioner, is suing Vander Zalm for defamation over passages in the former premier's 2008 book "Bill Vander Zalm: For the People."Hughes … [Read more...]