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VICTORIA — The Vancouver Sun is releasing a 2014 report it obtained that details the financial woes at the Insurance Corp. of B.C., following claims from Attorney General David Eby that he’s been unable to read the document himself due to cabinet confidentiality restrictions.

The newspaper and website obtained the draft report on Jan. 22. It shows the previous Liberal government scrubbed several key pages that warned of a coming financial crunch within ICBC and recommended “a bold change in policy direction,” including caps on minor injury claims and higher premiums for high-risk drivers. The then-Liberal government erased the pages before the report was released publicly in 2015.

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“I think it’s important for British Columbians to know I haven’t even read those seven pages,” Eby told reporters on Wednesday. “I haven’t seen the report myself. It’s protected by cabinet privilege.

“I would like to see that as the minister responsible for ICBC. I think British Columbians deserve to see it. They paid for the report, and also there should be political accountability. This was a report that was obtained by the Liberals for the purpose of advising them about what to do to ensure ICBC works well. The pages appear to have been removed before the report was released to the public and there should be accountability for that decision.”