B.C. privacy commissioner rejects call by Liberals to probe NDP list sharing
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has rejected a provincial Liberal party request to investigate allegations the NDP breached personal information protection laws for sharing voter supporter lists with politically friendly groups.
Drew McArthur said in a statement Monday that the Liberal complaint does not meet the threshold for an investigation by his office.
The New Democrats called the complaint an attempt to divert attention from serious issues facing the Liberals on the eve of an election campaign. B.C.’s May 9 election campaign officially starts Tuesday.
“(Premier) Christy Clark is the diva of distraction,” said Glen Sanford, the NDP’s deputy director. “I feel like this was a deliberate attempt to distract from the problems Christy Clark is facing.”