Public finance

What did Eric Foster ask the auditor general?

B.C. Liberal MLA Eric Foster, left, and John Doyle, B.C. Auditor General

B.C. Liberal MLA Eric Foster, left, and John Doyle, B.C. Auditor General

News that B.C. auditor general John Doyle is in line for an equivalent job Down Under working for his old boss forced us to recast this earlier post. Topic: The Top 5 questions Eric Foster may have asked Doyle that got Doyle hot and bothered.:

5. You seriously want us to hold the next committee meeting in Western Australia?

4. Have you been to see The Hobbit?

3. Fosters?

2. By any chance are you investigating anyone on your reappointment committee?

1. Are you looking for another job at the moment?

Globe and Mail, Jan. 25:

Mr. Doyle also said he was troubled by a question from Mr. Foster during the closed-door interview conducted by the committee to determine whether he would be granted a second term as auditor.

“That made it quite clear to me that I had good reason to doubt his objectivity in respect to his role as chair,” Mr. Doyle said. He said he raised his concerns with the Clerk of the House, but he hasn’t decided how he will follow up. He did not elaborate on what Mr. Foster had asked.