Sister of wrongly fired health worker harshly critical of B.C.’s Christy Clark
VICTORIA — The sister of a British Columbia government health worker who took his own life after being falsely accused of wrongdoing says she hopes Premier Christy Clark’s “callous and cynical” response becomes a key issue in the provincial election campaign.
Linda Kayfish commented Tuesday after last week’s release of a report by British Columbia’s Office of the Ombudperson that found eight health workers including her brother Roderick MacIsaac were wrongly fired in 2012 after allegations of inappropriate conduct involving government drug research.
Kayfish held a news conference about two hours before Clark officially launched the election campaign, where the premier repeated she plays no role in hiring or firing government employees.
Kayfish said Clark’s apology to the legislature in 2012 failed to completely clear her brother’s name, even though the government was aware the firings were inappropriate.