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ForImmediateRelease OfficeofthePremier
May31,2017
StatementfromDeputyMinisterKimHenderson
VICTORIAInresponsetorecommendationoftheOfficeoftheOmbudsperson,theDeputy
MinistertothePremierandheadoftheB.C.PublicService,KimHenderson,issuedthe
followingpublicstatementtoday:
OnApril6,2017,onbehalfoftheBCPublicService,Iofferedanunqualifiedand
comprehensiveapologytoallwhowereadverselyaffectedbypublicserviceconductinthe
processesdetailedintheOmbudspersonsreport.Atthistime,Iwouldliketoexpanduponthat
apologyandconfirmthattheB.C.publicserviceistakingimportantstepstoaddressall
recommendations.
TheOmbudspersonandhisteamdeliveredathoroughreportdetailingfailingsofmultiple
departmentsforwhichthepublicservicemustbeaccountable.
OnbehalfoftheBCpublicservice,Iacknowledgeandapologisefortheharmcausedbythe
investigationandthedecisionsthatresulted,includingtheemployeesuspensions,employee
disciplineandterminations,contractsuspensionsandterminations,andunwarranteddata
suspensions.
Theremaybenowaytofullyrepairthedamagethatwasdone,asheadofthepublicserviceI
takeresponsibilitytoensuregovernmentestablishesandcarriesoutaplantoaddressthe
recommendations,tohelpensureeventslikethesedonothappenagain.
ThegovernmenthasengagedtheHon.ThomasCromwell,formerSupremeCourtofCanada
Justice,toadministerareparationprocessforthoseadverselyaffectedbythematters
recountedintheOmbudspersonsreport,andfinaltermsofreferenceforMr.Cromwellhave
beenagreedandpostedonline.GovernmentwillprovideongoingupdatestoMr.Cromwell
abouttheactiontakenontherecommendations.Thesereportswillbepubliclyavailableonthe
governmentwebsite.
Ourstandardsofconductexpectthatweactwithintegritytoinstillconfidenceandtrustand
treatpeoplewithrespectanddignity.Wefellshortofthatstandard,andthroughtheactions
andchangeswewilltakeinresponsetothisreportwewillstrivetorepairthatdamageand
rebuildthepublicsconfidenceandtrust.
KimHenderson
DeputyMinister
BCPublicService
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