Monday, as promisedC.
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Darryl Plecas prepared a report on allegations of misconduct by senior B officialsC.
Legislative Council (
Craig James and sergeant. at-Arms Gary Lenz)
The Legislative Assembly's governing committee subsequently announced the news.
Plecas had previously warned that the contents of the report would irritate the public and "make them vomit ".
If they don't, Plecas-
Who posted on Sept? 8, 2017 —
He said he would step down as speaker.
No charges for 76 years.
Page report is of a criminal nature.
The post-media news has gone through the report and highlighted some of the more disturbing claims.
House Speaker Darryl Plecas looks at the meeting of the Legislative Council management committee in conference room Douglas Fir, B Victoria legislatureC.
Monday, January 21, 2019.
Chad Hipolito/Canadian media Wine: Plecas wrote that in the early days of his term he noticed that there was a cabinet in the Speaker's office, and there were some cabinet members outside --Wine served
"My previous experience is that the government does not pay alcohol for personal consumption of employees or employees, so it surprised me," Plecas wrote . ".
He said that eight months after Plecas became speaker, Lenz told him that on 2013, James ordered the legislature to load the $10,000 worth of alcohol paid by the Legislative Assembly into his
Alcohol was apparently left over from a meeting or event hosted by the clerk and was placed in the vault in the basement, from where alcohol was later loaded onto the truck.
Plecas wishes to investigate this claim.
• Itinerary: on December.
2017, Plecas, James and Lenz traveled to the UK and, among other things, bought a speaker's hat.
As soon as he got there, Plecas claimed, he realized that there was no real need for the trip and that James and Rentz each bought themselves clothes and souvenirs that were paid by taxpayers.
"Throughout the journey, I was very surprised by the level of luxury we traveled and the very little we did for work travel," Plecas wrote . ".
He said that the $2018 inFebruary 14,000 Legislative Assembly, James returned to the UK to meet with the editor of another textbook on parliamentary practice for "apparent purposes.
During a trip to China in June, Plecas said that although James mainly ate under the free reception of the Chinese host, he still claimed that his daily consumption was $200.
James also bought a piece of luggage for $1,140, he said.
During another trip to the UK in August, "anti-" was observed
Plecas said James bought himself a suit, allegedly a uniform, paid by the taxpayer, and noted that James and Rentz traveled with his wife.
Skulldugery: despite working closely together, traveling together, taking time off together, Plecas claims that Lenz wants James to be removed and run for it, always adding when he brings up the topic, "We do not want the audit or the participation of external police.
Plecas also revealed, "the speakers have heard from some former employees who said they were fired for no reason, without notice of any work issues, and for no apparent reason why they were fired.
The witnesses spoke of other employees they understood who were treated the same way, as well as those who were deemed to have raised concerns about fees or financial management and were dismissed.
"According to the deputy sergeant's comment, woodsbitter: Plecas claimsat-
Weapons, the Legislative Council has purchased $3,000 of wood and $10,000 of trailers, but delivered to James's home for private use.
In December, james's lawyer told Plecas that he wanted to return the woodsplitter to the Legislative Assembly, but the RCMP had stepped in and now had the machine.
The trailer has also been returned.
Plecas said that James's lawyer told him that James had been "holding the wood" and had bought the wood if some trees had fallen on the legislature's property.
Subscriptions and other things: According to Plecas, James has subscribed to thousands of publications at taxpayer expense, including Palm Springs Life, Popular machinery, and Wired.
He said James used to claim $658 for a camera, $504 for headphones, and reimbursed souvenirs he bought while traveling to the government.
Listen: in an emergency podcast, House host Mike Smith and Rob Shaw discussed speaker Daryl Plecas's "blatant overspending" on suspended staff Craig James and sergeant"at-Arms Gary Lenz.
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Holiday: Plecas wrote "multiple witnesses with the first witness in question --
People familiar with the matter told The Spokesman thatJames and Mr.
Lenz usually accepts payments in lieu of holidays.
The witness also said that,James and Mr.
Lenz seems to be on regular leave and vacation, but it is not usually recorded as an official holiday. In Mr.
For example, some witnesses observed james's case and he was rarely seen at work on Friday.
"The record shows that Lenz was paid instead of taking leave on 2015 and 2016.
Skills training.
Plecas questions the $20,000 paid by taxpayers for education for Lenz since 2016, as well as many night Vancouver trips related to learning and paid by taxpayers.
Salary of staff.
According to Plecas, the clerk's salary should be set at or around the salary of the chief judge of the BC Court.
This is not the case, however.
For the year ended March 2018, James's salary was $347,090, compared with the chief justice's salary of $293,440.
The difference between the clerk in the previous year was $307,892 and the difference between the chief judge was $282,567.
James and Lenz responded to the allegations in a statement, saying the report was "shocked" when no one asked them to respond to the allegations and explain the expenses ".
"We are only now able to read these allegations for the first time, and we are confident that time will prove that they are completely false and untrue," the statement said . ".
The couple was ordered to submit a written reply to the speaker's report and allegations by February. 1.
The full report can be read below.
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