NDP question Liberal over expense allegations at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA — The New Democrats and Greens drew a long-serving member of the B.C. Liberal caucus into the controversy surrounding allegations of spending abuses at the legislature on Wednesday, calling on former Speaker Linda Reid to explain how expenses were accounted for.
Questions have been raised in a report written by Speaker Darryl Plecas about the spending of the legislature’s sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz and clerk Craig James during a time that Reid oversaw business in the house and the NDP and Greens asked for answers.
“Silence is not an option for her at this point in my view,” said Garry Begg, an NDP member of the legislature from Surrey. “She owes the people of B.C. an explanation. She should be able to answer what she knew, if she knew and what she did about it.”
Reid could not be reached for comment, but in a statement she said she will co-operate with any investigations.