The B.C. government and legislature have lost a legal battle in which they claimed the right of officials such as the suspended clerk Craig James to be beyond judicial scrutiny.
B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson dismissed Victoria’s attempt to end a lawsuit over alleged commitments James made to the former representative of children and youth by drawing down the curtain of parliamentary privilege.
He was not impressed by the arguments.
“The Legislative Assembly did not explain exactly how judicial scrutiny of whether it has fulfilled contractual terms regarding remuneration and benefits would interfere with its legislative and deliberative functions, offend its dignity, or violate the separation of powers,” Hinkson said.
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