B.C. Premier Christy Clark apologizes over claims NDP hacked her party’s website
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s premier has apologized to the leader of the provincial NDP in the culmination of a week-long political back-and-forth that saw Christy Clark accuse the Opposition of criminally hacking her party’s website.
It’s an ordeal that New Democrat Leader John Horgan describes as “the weirdest thing in the world.”
Clark said she jumped to conclusions after allegations surfaced Tuesday suggesting someone had illegally accessed private information through the B.C. Liberal party’s website.
“I have no problem saying sorry because I made a mistake,” she told reporters in a conference call on Friday. “You know I was really mad about it and I jumped to conclusions too quickly. And when you make a mistake like that you should apologize, which is what I did today.”