Earlier today - the report on the Pacific Carbon Trust and of the provincial government's efforts around carbon neutrality from BC's Auditor-General (AG) was set for release but the Speaker of the BC Legislature, Hon. Bill Barisoff (BC Lib - Penticton) has prevented its' release as he investigates the possibility of a "Breach of Parliament" in regards to the AG report
Already the decision by Speaker Barisoff was addressed today by Ind. Cariboo-North MLA Bob Simpson who asked that the report be released immediately or, in the alternative, within 24 hours. Read more here while the Vancouver Sun reports on this here
Meanwhile - BC's Auditor-General John Doyle released a statement this afternoon saying that his office did not prematurely release the report. In addition - Keith Baldrey of Global BC reported, on Twitter, that both Bruce Ralston, as Chair of the BC Legislature's Public Accounts Committee and Doug Horne, as Deputy Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, will already have a copy of the A-G's report, as per previous practice
My own view is that if Speaker Barisoff feels that a possible "Breach of Parliament" has occurred with regard to a premature leak of an A-G report, then let's allow the investigation of Speaker Barisoff to occur and if no "Breach of Parliament" has occurred then I believe Barisoff will release the report thereafter
-- SBF
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