Report into alleged overspending at B.C. Legislature expected Thursday
Posted May 16, 2019 9:14 am.
Last Updated May 16, 2019 9:26 am.
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – The latest revelation in the spending scandal at the B.C. Legislature is expected to come out Thursday.
Retired Judge Beverley McLachlin is set to release the findings of her independent fact-finding probe after the Legislative Assembly Management Committee appointed her in March.
Clerk Craig James and Sergeant-at-Arms Gary Lenz were suspended with pay in November after they were accused of lavish spending on the public’s dime.
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McLachlin was brought in earlier this year to weigh if the two officers knowingly received pay and expenses they shouldn’t have and if they knowingly used work property for non-work purposes.
Her findings will inform the committee’s decision on what to do next with the two officers.
Both James and Lenz have denied the accusations and have called the situation inaccurate and illogical.
