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Aug 9, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Poll:
Is it appropriate that John Nunn, who as an engineer with engineering corporation Klohn Crippen Berger was the chief project engineer on the #SiteC dam design team, sits on BC Hydro's board?

Thread to follow later. #bcpoli
'6 BC Hydro directors sit on NDP's secretive "assurance board"...including John Nunn, #Site’s chief project engineer. Nunn worked for engineering firm Klohn Crippen Berger that holds a current contract, along w #SNCLavalin, for “design services” at Site C' thenarwhal.ca/court-document…
If you think this is appropriate, and not conflict of interest, could you possibly explain why in the replies?
Looks like 11% of respondents work for Horgan or BC Hydro?

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