BC Greens want minimum 12-month wait for former politicians starting new jobs
A B.C. MLA has tabled a bill introducing a cooling-off period for outgoing politicians from taking board positions or employment immediately after leaving politics – something that would have prevented a former premier from taking on a new job 24 hours after resigning.
“The amendments also permit former members to apply to the conflict-of-interest commissioner for an exemption, which the commissioner can grant if they are satisfied that the public interest is protected,” she explained. It’s something that would have prevented former premier John Horgan from being able to join the board of a resource company the day after resigning as MLA. Horgan had officially resigned as MLA for the Langford-Juan de Fuca riding on March 31.The move — which many considered an April Fool’s Day joke — renewed questions about the appropriateness of ties between B.C.
Horgan’s future role does not make him a lobbyist per se and he is free to work after his political career, but critics say his move nonetheless feeds the larger perception that politicians are using their connections to enrich themselves in trading on their insider knowledge.
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