Legislature officials accused of overspending say report is inaccurate and illogical
Posted February 8, 2019 6:15 pm.
Last Updated February 8, 2019 7:50 pm.
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VICTORIA – Inaccurate and illogical: those are two terms being used by one of the two top officials in the BC Legislature as they deny allegations of overspending in written responses to a report by the Speaker.
Sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz and clerk of the house Craig James say in separate responses that they have done nothing wrong and wish to return to work.
NEWS 1130 has confirmed with a communications firm representing the two men confirmed that documents posted to the Vancouver Sun website on Friday are the responses submitted to the Legislative Assembly Management Committee on Thursday.
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The committee has not yet decided whether to make the responses public and is scheduling a meeting next week to discuss the matter.
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James says the report by Speaker Darryl Plecas is not only inaccurate but illogical, saying that he cannot fathom why the Speaker would have approved his expenses if he harboured concerns about them.
Lenz says the expenses he has charged are legitimate and reasonable, and that every trip he took was for important business purposes.
