‘Worthy of rebuke:’ Damages awarded to investigator fired after B.C. Misfire report
Justice Lindsay LeBlanc said the government used Wendy Taylor as a political pawn and added $250,000 in aggravated and punitive damages.
- On Monday, the B.C. Supreme Court awarded investigator Wendy Taylor $250,000 in damages, ruling that Christy Clark's government unfairly fired her in 2017 as a political "scapegoat" hours before losing power.
- In 2012, the Health Ministry fired seven employees, including Roderick MacIsaac, based on an investigation co-led by Taylor; Ombudsperson Jay Chalke later found rushed decision-making caused harmful consequences in his Misfire report.
- Justice Lindsay LeBlanc rejected claims the firing was handled correctly, finding then-Deputy Minister Graham Whitmarsh made the actual decisions while the government unfairly blamed Taylor for the 2012 outcome.
- Finding the government acted in "bad faith," the court awarded Taylor $50,000 in aggravated damages and $200,000 in punitive damages for conduct LeBlanc called "worthy of rebuke" and "highly reprehensible."
- The Ministry of Attorney General is reviewing the decision, which stems from Taylor's 2017 firing that occurred just as Public Service head Kim Henderson summoned her to a meeting in Victoria.
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‘Worthy of rebuke:’ Damages awarded to investigator fired after B.C. Misfire report
In a scathing judgment handed out by the B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, a judge found that Christy Clark’s government deliberately made the investigator involved in the infamous 2012 Health ministry firings a “scapegoat,” firing her unfairly just hours before the former premier lost power in a vote of non-confidence. Justice Lindsay LeBlanc finds the decision to fire investigator Wendy Taylor at that moment was made by the Clark government simply…
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