Independent MHA Paul Lane says the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act is “full of holes” and “not worth the paper it’s written on.”
Lane is disappointed to see the latest developments in what started out as a whistleblower investigation into alleged harassment and bullying in the Chief Electoral Office.
The existence of a report by Citizen’s Representative Bradley Moss, first revealed in the House of Assembly earlier this year, appeared to catch government unaware.
(Bradley Moss File Photo)
A series of reviews and reports into the initial report and government procedures and policies followed.
The Commissioner of Legislative Standards, Ann Chafe, last week recommended that Moss apologize to Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk, but Moss is holding his ground, indicating he was only doing his job.
(Bruce Chaulk File Photo)
Lane is disappointed with how the entire matter was handled.
“Had this followed normal process, normal protocol and once that report had been delivered to the Speaker’s Office, had it been dealt with within a reasonable time period, we would never have been here,” says Lane.
Lane defends Moss’ assertion that he will not apologize and echoes the Premier’s suggestion that the legislation is lacking.
Lane supports a full review and changes to the legislation.
