BCUC commision denies motion to disqualify

It's 3:00 pm, Thursday.

Chairman Hobbs of the BC Utilities Commission has denied the GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition application for an order that the Commission disqualify itself on the grounds of a reasonable apprehension of bias and denial of procedural fairness and natural justice during the hearing.

The transcript isn't online yet, and no-one from within the hearing room has posted more information yet.

Does this decision cast doubts on the value of the rest of the hearing? You bet it does. When it is clear from the transcript of January 19 that the Chairman has already decided what outcome he wants, and it is evident from the fact that he met privately with BC Hydro to get their assistance in helping arrive at that outcome, one must question what value there is in continuing with the rest of the hearing, or charade.

No reasons have been issued.

More to come.

Arthur