Former BC MP steps down as watchdog chairman
Posted January 24, 2014 5:52 pm.
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OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – Former BC Member of Parliament Chuck Strahl has resigned as chairman of Canada’s federal spy watchdog following accusations of inappropriate lobbying activity.
The former Conservative cabinet minister says in a letter to the prime minister that he hasn’t done anything wrong but does not want to be a distraction from the important work of the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Opposition MPs have criticized Strahl for registering to lobby on behalf of Northern Gateway Pipelines, which is seeking federal government approval while Strahl is on the government payroll.
As the federally appointed chairman of the committee, Strahl helped keep an eye on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
