Brian Hutchinson: Plenty of smoke as Christy Clark faces more conflict-of-interest accusations – National Post
December 9, 2015
VANCOUVER — Every now and then, B.C. Premier Christy Clark exercises an “abundance of caution” and recuses herself from provincial government decisions or considerations that might put her in a conflict of interest, real or perceived. The public should expect nothing less from her. They might demand more.
Quite frequently, it seems, B.C.’s Office of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner (OCIC) receives and investigates complaints about Clark. Each one has been dismissed. But the OCIC’s mandate is limited, and provincial conflict-of-interest accusations are surprisingly vague.
Sometimes, accusations are made in the press, then swiftly denied by members of Clark’s staff. Such was the case this week, when the Globe and Mail published a lengthy, somewhat convoluted account of new allegations related to a proposed wind power project in Haida Gwaii. It involves Clark’s brother, Bruce Clark.
