Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Josie Osborne is refuting a conflict of interest allegation launched by the BC Liberal Caucus on Tuesday.
The claim stems from a $15 million grant received by the MakeWay Charitable Society, the same society that purchased the Tofino Botanical Gardens from Osborne’s husband George Patterson for $2.3 million in September, 2021.
“We’ve learned Minister Osborne granted millions in funding to an ENGO that had recently purchased a property from the minister’s family,” BC Liberal Critic for Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Lorne Doerkson said through a June 28 statement requesting that the Conflict of Interest Commissioner investigate Osborne’s actions.
“Concerningly,