Darryl Plecas

• No more charges in B.C. legislature scandal after final RCMP report

  The British Columbia Prosecution Service says two special prosecutors have declined further charges after receiving the final RCMP report.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2021
  
• Former clerk Craig James charged in connection with B.C. Legislature spending scandal

  Craig James has been charged with four counts of breach of trust by a public officer and two counts of fraud.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2020
  
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• Former speaker claims ‘Me Too’ allegations at B.C. legislature not properly investigated

  Darryl Plecas claims to have provided a confidential memo to legislative committee about allegations "which raised '#MeToo' types of concerns."

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2020
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• MLA Raj Chouhan becomes B.C.’s first South Asian speaker of the house

  The election of a speaker takes place on the first sitting day of the legislature after a provincial general election or when the position is vacated.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2020
• Speaker Darryl Plecas offers suggestions for B.C. legislature on way out the door

  The suggestions stem from a series of roundtables Plecas has been hosting to improve the way the B.C. legislature operates.

  Dec 3, 2020
• B.C. court grants injunction to keep protesters from blocking legislature doors

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction to the B.C. Legislature to arrest anyone blocking the door ways and preventing the every day work at the legislature. 

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2020
• Looking back at British Columbia’s top political stories of 2019

  From spending scandals to byelections to Daylight Saving Time, here's a look at the top political stories in B.C. in 2019.

  Politics

  Dec 30, 2019
• Speaker of B.C. legislature says legal bills in spending scandal to climb over $1M

  The revelation comes exactly one year after former clerk Craig James and former sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz were escorted from the B.C. legislature.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2019
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• EXCLUSIVE: Former sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz says he’s done ‘nothing wrong’

  Lenz, speaking exclusively to Global News for the first time since his retirement, says he never believed liquor was being stolen from the B.C. legislature.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2019
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• B.C.’s former sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz accused of ‘egregious breach of trust’

  A new report is accusing former B.C. legislature sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz of an "egregious breach of public trust."

  Politics

  Oct 8, 2019