Was it Payolla ?

B.C.'s privacy office frozen, leaked letter says
B.C. now has no independent office that can hold the provincial government and nearly 3,000 public bodies to account under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The previous commissioner, David Loukidelis, resigned on Jan. 19. He will take over Feb. 1 as deputy attorney-general, replacing Allan Seckel.
Carlson said with his absence the delegation of powers, duties and functions "have lapsed . . . and no one in the office can make valid delegations until an acting commissioner is appointed."
......Carlson said she wrote to the premier on Thursday but did not get a response. She urged the Speaker to secure the appointment of an acting commissioner. NDP Leader Carole James said it was a "huge oversight on something basic" that the government did not immediately appoint an acting commissioner.
"This is a very serious issue that the director had to write to the Speaker because there was no response from government," said James on Friday night. "The government has a terrible record when it comes to freedom of information.
There have already been complaints about the length of time it takes to access information, said James, adding further delays will undermine the public's confidence in the government's transparency.
The premier's office did not return a phone call requesting comment.

It bothers me- not only that the ex-commissioner left so hastily before a replacement came in to continue the work- but that he was given such a great job by the people he had supposedly been keeping an eye on.

Is there an important matter that would reflect badly on the government that he left behind on purpose, in return for being given the new plumb job? Is there serious unfinished business we should be worried about?