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Eby said no-fault is not his preference, but if ICBC continues to have its reforms overturned by court challenges from the B.C. Trial Lawyers Association, he’ll have to reconsider that to get the $1 billion in savings annually needed at ICBC.

“I’ve told the trial lawyers very clearly that in going after these reforms, they need to be careful what they wish for,” said Eby. “Because, there won’t be many options left for government after that.”

Stone said senior ICBC officials recommended to him several times the same rate redesign Eby recently implemented. That set premiums based on risk and has resulted in young and inexperienced drivers facing large increases to their premiums.

“ICBC is known for coming up with lots of goofy stuff, and I’m sure David Eby is finding the same thing I did, that you’ve got to be right on top of the corporation because they are coming up with crafty schemes all the time, like the driver risk model,” said Stone.

“And, you know, that’s why we have ministers responsible. Unfortunately, in the case of the driver risk model, David Eby he was a sucker and he fell for it hook line and sinker.”

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Eby has blamed Stone and the previous Liberal government for siphoning billions out of ICBC to balance budgets while neglecting the Crown auto agency until it began hemorrhaging money. ICBC lost almost $2.5 billion in the past two years due to rising claims and legal costs.

Stone sat silently in the legislature last week as Eby taunted him for his mismanagement, but emerged Thursday to say he needed to defend his reputation.