Former B.C. premier Christy Clark to face questions from money laundering inquiry
CBC News, 20 April 2021
Former Premier Christy Clark will testify Tuesday at the official inquiry investigating the scope and impact of money laundering in B.C., answering questions as to how much her cabinet knew about the crisis that grew during its tenure.
Clark, who was premier from 2011 to 2017, is the first of several present and past politicians to appear this month before the Cullen Commission, which is investigating the causes and impact of B.C.’s money laundering problem over the past decade.
Clark’s testimony marks a rare occasion: a former head of government appearing before a fact-finding inquiry.
“The presumption is, of course, that they were in charge of things when something went terribly wrong. The buck does sort of stop there, so to speak,” said Gerald Baier, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia.
“This is a big deal to have somebody like a former premier there in front and facing some degree of accountability.”
