British Columbia's Opposition Liberals are pushing for an emergency meeting to question Speaker Darryl Plecas about how and why he hired a special adviser to look into his concerns about two top legislature officials. Before Wednesday, the Liberals thought Mullen was a clerical worker and driver for the Speaker, Wilkinson said. 'He acted in good faith'This week, Plecas hired former B.C. NDP house leader Mike Farnworth did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Green spokeswoman Jillian Oliver said party house leader Sonia Furstenau will attend the committee meeting on Tuesday.

Source: CBC News November 26, 2018 02:15 UTC