Hey, Christy Clark. It appears you are missing a knife from your collection.
Sadly, we know where it is buried – deep between the shoulder blades of former Shuswap MLA George Abbott.
Abbott, who was previously the minister of aboriginal relations, was preparing to take over as head of the B.C. Treaty Commission when Sophie Pierre ends her term on April 1.
Suddenly, he gets a call from aboriginal relations minister John Rustad, the very man who asked Abbott to take on the post six months ago, to say it was a no-go, following a closed-door cabinet discussion.
Why the sudden change in direction?
Even as he was kicked to the curb, Sophie Pierre expressed dismay and praised her successor saying, “George Abbott is a man of integrity, intelligence and extensive experience who would have benefited the treaty process, First Nations and all British Columbians.”
Both the federal government and First Nations had approved of Abbott’s appointment, so why the sudden flip-flop from cabinet?
Given the nearly-non-existent explanation that cabinet “decided to go in a different direction,” one can only guess at the real reason.
One thing is for certain. Abbott’s integrity remains intact. But we’re not so sure about the premier’s.
