Liberals accuse NDP government of using constituency assistants for partisan work
VICTORIA — B.C.’s official opposition is accusing the NDP government of blurring the lines between the work of partisan political staffers and non-partisan government aides.
In question period today, several B.C. Liberal MLAs rose to read from emails they say prove the government does not know the difference between party work and government tasks.
Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar read from one email between Premier John Horgan’s chief of staff Geoff Meggs and Layne Clark, Horgan’s director of liaison and coordination.
“I quote, ‘Meetings would include all political staff, [Government Communications and Public Engagement] and constituency assistants,’ end quote – both of whom are supposed to be non-partisan,” said Milobar.