Former Clerk of BC Legislature to Serve Three Months’ House Arrest

Craig James, former clerk of the B.C. legislative assembly, leaves B.C. Supreme Court after a sentencing hearing in Vancouver, on July 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The man who was once the senior officer of the B.C. legislature has been sentenced to three months of house arrest for breaching the public trust when he purchased a new suit and shirts as work attire.

Craig James, 71, the former clerk of the B.C. legislative assembly, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment but to be served in his home.