The BC Attorney General and Minister of Housing has announced changes to the BC Board of Housing Commissioners.
“Effectively immediately, the board is made up of Allan Seckel and the newly appointed board members Jill Kot, Sheila Taylor, Mark Sieben and Russ Jones,” the Attorney General’s Office and Responsible Housing wrote in a statement.
David Eby’s office announced Friday evening the dismissal of several members of the crown agency’s board, which came after an external review calling for greater oversight of the organization.
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The opposition has questions about the seemingly rapid changes in the board.
“The fact that he didn’t want to acknowledge that anything was wrong publicly for a long time and make a massive last-minute change on Friday afternoon as he makes one wonder how bad that was,” said Peter Milobar, BC Liberals. financial critic of the official opposition.
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These concerns will be those of Eby, especially if he presents himself to the leadership of the NDP party, according to the opposition critic.
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Ernst & Young’s review found that BC Housing did not have a solid process for determining the best ways to spend its financing, make decisions, and deliver contracts.
“The board will continue to oversee the organization’s governance and ensure the implementation of best practices in light of the recently published external review,” the ministry said.
Eby said he is confident the new board members, who were announced in late June, will take action on the report.
“They have grown very quickly and needed this infrastructure to make sure they had the controls and oversight not only within BC Housing, but outside of the non-profit organizations we work with to make sure we provide housing and protect. taxpayer dollars, ”Ebay said.
The BC minister recently announced a 10-year, $ 7 billion commitment to provide more housing and support services across the province.
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