Former B.C. ombudsman Stephen Owen will review how special prosecutors are appointed in the province. (CBC)The B.C. government has appointed former ombudsman Stephen Owen to review the way special prosecutors are hired to handle politically sensitive cases involving government officials.Owen will re-examine how special prosecutors are appointed in B.C., and complete a review by mid-July, Attorney General Mike de Jong announced on Thursday.----------------------------
May 20, 2010 BC Conservatives question choice of Stephen Owen
The BC Conservative Party is dismayed that Attorney General Michael de Jong has appointed former Liberal Member of Parliament Stephen Owen, who has direct political and financial connections to central figure Terrence Robertson, to review the province's special prosecutor process. “Should Stephen Owen, who defended Kash Heed’s special prosecutor Terrence Robertson in the media without declaring his personal political connection, be involved in cleaning up the mess that he himself created?” says BC Party spokesperson Dean Skoreyko
“I find it stunning that de Jong would appoint someone who had also received campaign money from the same lawyer who is involved in this conflict-of-interest debacle.”
Skoreyko points to the Vancouver Sun story where Harper Grey lawyer Terrence Robertson admitted giving money to Owen: 'The only political contributions Robertson has ever made personally, he said, are to former attorney-general Wally Oppal "because he is a long time friend," and another to former MP Stephen Owen.' “Can’t the BC Liberals find one lawyer or legal expert who doesn’t have ties to this embarrassment” continues Skoreyko “or is this just a way for the Liberals to sweep another one of their messes under the carpet helped out from a political ally?”
Dean Skoreyko
BC Conservative Party
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