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Premier admits witch hunt for whistleblower makes B.C. government look bad

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Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko was called by the anti-corruption unit in the RCMP ’s major crimes section.

The RCMP were investigating the source of a leak, one she’d used to embarrass the NDP government.

A leaked Health Ministry document confirmed what the New Democrats had long denied: Safer supply drugs were being diverted from intended users to the illicit market.

Eby said he understands how this investigation could be interpreted as an effort to silence whistleblowers and intimidate the Opposition .

The premier maintained that the government cannot order the director of policing services to stop the investigation.

But does he wish that Lewis would call a halt? “It doesn’t feel like a priority right now,” he replied.

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