Auditor raps B.C. for stopping progress reports on missing women programs
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general rapped the province Thursday for dropping its public progress reports on a commission of inquiry that reviewed the disappearances of 67 women — some of them victims of serial killer Robert Pickton — from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Carol Bellringer said the tragedies continue to affect families and communities, and the government must keep British Columbians informed of its progress in meeting more than 60 recommendations from the inquiry.
She said the government stopped public reporting in 2014, two years after former attorney general Wally Oppal tabled his report.
“Given the seriousness of the underlying causes that were definitely commented on in the inquiry’s report, having some further information to know exactly what has been done is critical,” Bellringer told reporters on a conference call.