A consulting firm hired by the NDP to administer grants from its CleanBC program is accused of asking for a kickback to successfully process an application.
Maybe the suspicions that a small B.C. company’s innovation is being shunned by the government due to an alleged conflict of interest will prove to be true.But as two investigations start looking into the claims, the one thing that’s clear is how clueless the NDP cabinet is about what’s going on in one of their crucial, flagship initiatives.
Energy Minister Josie Osborne’s officials made one phone call to the consulting firm and then insisted there was nothing untoward going on. The government held to that stance last week. It quashed two separate attempts by the opposition B.C. United Party to probe further. And with all the safeguards that are supposed to be in place, how could even the perception of a conflict arise in the first place?
Later, after opposition MLAs spent 30 minutes on Thursday pushing for a referral to the auditor general, the NDP simply said no, without elaboration, and voted down the motion.
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