MLA Tegart asked to sign NDA for Lytton recovery information

The community of Lytton still looks as if the June 30^th fire occurred yesterday. The rebuild has yet to begin, and the local MLA received an unusual request from government to find out why.

It came to light in the BC Legislature Wednesday afternoon that Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to receive information about the ongoing recovery effort in Lytton.

Because MLA Tegart is now serving as Assistant Deputy Speaker, Kamloops area MLA Todd Stone questioned the NDP on the NDA request.

“Wanting a member of this legislature to sign a non-disclosure agreement to find out what the government is planning to do to rebuild the Village of Lytton. My question to the premier is this, can the premier tell this legislature why his government is requiring NDAs from local MLAs who are seeking answers on behalf of their constituents,” asked the Liberal House Leader.

Premier John Horgan first spoke to not being aware of the context of the question before giving an answer on the second attempt from Stone.

“I’m not aware of the context of which he is bringing this forward,” said Horgan. “In some instances there are some issues that may be adversarial to the outcomes we are looking for and that is why one would use a non-disclosure agreement.”

Horgan also mentioned a bill currently in the house regarding the recovering of Lytton.

credit – BC Liberal Party