CBC News Posted: Jan 6, 2013 12:56 PM PT
John Doyle's days as one of B.C’s top government watchdogs are numbered, government sources confirm. Liberal MLA John Les says the Legislative Assembly is seeking someone to replace Doyle as provincial auditor general. Les said the decision was made in-camera by a legislative committee. The committee is made up of three Liberal and two NDP MLAs. MLA Shane Simpson, one of the opposition members on the committee,
said Doyle was seeking a second six-year term. Without revealing any
details, Simpson said that the vote to renew Doyle’s appointment had to
be unanimous, but was not. Doyle has held the role since 2007 and has often been highly critical of the B.C. Liberal government’s accounting practices. Doyle’s term ends in October.
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The Globe and Mail PublishedSunday, Jan. 06 2013, 2:55 PM EST
With fiscal prudence poised to take the spotlight in the B.C. election, a special committee with a Liberal majority has decided to replace the province’s outspoken Auditor-General instead of renewing his term this fall, according to the NDP Opposition. John Doyle, a fierce critic of the many missteps that have dogged B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government, won’t be reappointed, New Democratic caucus chairman Shane Simpson said Sunday. Mr. Simpson noted that a job posting has appeared in several newspapers, requesting that potential replacements submit their letters of application by Jan. 25. The five-person special committee tasked with appointing an auditor-general consists of three Liberal politicians (Eric Foster, John Les and Blair Lekstrom) and two New Democrats (Kathy Corrigan and Bruce Ralston). “This committee looked at whether to reappoint the incumbent, and Mr. Doyle said to me that he was interested in being reappointed,” Mr. Simpson said. “The committee needed to be unanimous to reappoint, and that clearly did not happen. The search process has been triggered.” Mr. Doyle’s six-year term is slated to end in October, though it has yet to be decided whether he will leave the position earlier, said Mr. Foster, the Liberal chairman of the committee. He said that it is not uncommon for an auditor-general to serve a six-year term and move on. “The New Democrats can say what they want. A committee struck by the legislature goes and makes a decision based on the information received. The Premier does not give direction to the legislative committee.” Mr. Foster said the committee interviewed Mr. Doyle as part of a rigorous decision-making process that stayed at arm’s length from political considerations. “You make political hay where you can,” Mr. Foster said, but he insisted that a proper hiring process was followed. He said that Liberal members kept their minds open and conducted an independent examination. “It doesn’t matter who dominates the committee. It has to be a unanimous decision,” he said, adding that it would be inappropriate to provide further details.(more)
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The Globe and Mail PublishedSunday, Jan. 06 2013, 2:55 PM EST
With fiscal prudence poised to take the spotlight in the B.C. election, a special committee with a Liberal majority has decided to replace the province’s outspoken Auditor-General instead of renewing his term this fall, according to the NDP Opposition. John Doyle, a fierce critic of the many missteps that have dogged B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government, won’t be reappointed, New Democratic caucus chairman Shane Simpson said Sunday. Mr. Simpson noted that a job posting has appeared in several newspapers, requesting that potential replacements submit their letters of application by Jan. 25. The five-person special committee tasked with appointing an auditor-general consists of three Liberal politicians (Eric Foster, John Les and Blair Lekstrom) and two New Democrats (Kathy Corrigan and Bruce Ralston). “This committee looked at whether to reappoint the incumbent, and Mr. Doyle said to me that he was interested in being reappointed,” Mr. Simpson said. “The committee needed to be unanimous to reappoint, and that clearly did not happen. The search process has been triggered.” Mr. Doyle’s six-year term is slated to end in October, though it has yet to be decided whether he will leave the position earlier, said Mr. Foster, the Liberal chairman of the committee. He said that it is not uncommon for an auditor-general to serve a six-year term and move on. “The New Democrats can say what they want. A committee struck by the legislature goes and makes a decision based on the information received. The Premier does not give direction to the legislative committee.” Mr. Foster said the committee interviewed Mr. Doyle as part of a rigorous decision-making process that stayed at arm’s length from political considerations. “You make political hay where you can,” Mr. Foster said, but he insisted that a proper hiring process was followed. He said that Liberal members kept their minds open and conducted an independent examination. “It doesn’t matter who dominates the committee. It has to be a unanimous decision,” he said, adding that it would be inappropriate to provide further details.(more)
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Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General:
Membership
- Eric Foster (Chair)
- Kathy Corrigan (Deputy Chair)
- Blair Lekstrom
- John Les
- Bruce Ralston
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