Welcome back to the podcast, bribes, swindle, or steel.

I'm Alexandra Rogge, and today I'm back in Vancouver to speak with BC's Attorney General, David Eby.

In addition to being the MLA for Vancouver Point Gray and the Attorney General for British Columbia,

David has responsibility for gambling and alcohol policy here.

And a really interesting background note, prior to holding elected office, he was the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association.

David, thank you for joining me.

Thanks for having me.

We talked about the German report on this podcast last week,

and it's a financial crime podcast,

so I don't usually get to tell success stories.

It might be too soon to say,

but this sounds like it might be a success story.

Can you describe the impetus, your motivation,

behind commissioning this report?

I don't know how many of your listeners have experience in government, but when you're sworn

as a new cabinet minister, the public service comes and briefs you on the portfolios you have

responsibility for.

So as Attorney General here in British Columbia, I'm responsible for the administration of

justice and the courts and any time someone sues government.

I thought that would be the majority

of my work. The premier tacked on some additional portfolios, gambling, liquor policy, and

ICBC, which is our public auto insurer here in the province. And it turned out actually after I got

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