Health Minister Adrian Dix said government had to follow in paying de Villiers
Health Minister Adrian Dix said the provincial government had to follow the law after BC United questioned the payment of more than $300,000 for a former top doctor, while he was waiting for his eventual conviction in a sexual assault trial.
De Villiers was Interior Health’s chief medical officer for less than a year before his arrest on June 8, 2021, which led to charges of sexual assault and sexual interference against a child. The charges were connected de Villiers’ time in Alberta, where he had served as chief medical health officer for Alberta Health Services’ North Zone.
Public sector accounts released earlier this fall pegged de Villiers’ total compensation in the 2022-23 fiscal year at $346,536. “This individual was arrested in June 2021, yet amid horrifying charges, he was inexplicably allowed to return to work and continue to collect his six-figure salary. Even after his arrest, he continued to receive $20,000 in benefits, $24,000 in pension $50,000 in vacation pay.”
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