The B.C. government is facing mounting criticism over its handling of a review into the Community Living BC (CLBC) home-sharing program, with opposition MLAs calling the process “deeply compromised” and demanding an independent inquiry.

Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre and Opposition Critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction, raised concerns after it was revealed that Dr. Tim Stainton—who is leading the review—helped create the of CLBC and has received research funding from the agency.

“You don’t get accountability by asking the architects of a broken system to investigate their own blueprints,” Loewen said in a Conservative Party media release. “Florence’s death demands a real, arm’s-length investigation, one led by independent experts with no ties to CLBC.”

The review

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