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NDP Demands Apology From B.C. Premier Over Website Hacking Claims

IANS, 09 Feb, 2017 01:08 PM
    VICTORIA — British Columbia's NDP leader demanded an apology Wednesday from Premier Christy Clark over what he says is a false allegation the New Democrats tried to hack the Liberal party's website.
     
    Clark tried to step back from the political finger pointing on Wednesday, calling it "inside baseball."
     
    But NDP Leader John Horgan wouldn't back down.
     
    "She created the ball diamond. She threw the first pitch," he said. "She just made it up. It was a complete fabrication. I find it troubling that the premier of B.C. believes it's OK to make unfounded allegations."
     
    Horgan said the NDP has sought legal advice but wants a public apology from Clark, who made the accusation about the alleged hacking Tuesday in a Facebook Live interview with the Vancouver Sun.
     
    Horgan said the New Democrats do not hack their opponents' websites.
     
     
     
    "I believe it would be the responsible thing for the premier to apologize for her unfounded statements," he said. "Should she not do that we are absolutely prepared to look at other options."
     
    Clark said people are more interested in her government's plans to create jobs than inside issues between political parties.
     
    "Honestly, British Columbians do not care about that stuff, all that inside baseball stuff," she said. "British Columbians care about content. They care about ideas. They care about where the parties stand and what we are going to fight for."
     
    In Tuesday's interview, Clark said hacking is illegal and she's heard the NDP say they were preparing to run a dirty campaign in May's election.
     
    "The NDP have said it's going to be the ugliest, dirtiest campaign we've ever had." Clark told the newspaper. "We saw them try to hack into our website the other day."
     
    The alleged hack involves information about people who responded to a Liberal party survey.

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