B.C. Liberal director moving on

The executive director of the B.C. Liberal Party announced via social media Tuesday that she is leaving her post.

Laura Miller was also the Liberal campaign director for the May 9 election in which the party lost its majority in the legislature.

Miller said on Twitter that she is “moving on professionally and geographically at the end of the month” after more than three years with the B.C. Liberals.

She expressed her gratitude to Premier Christy Clark and Liberal Party president Sharon White “for the incredible opportunity and experience.”

The party said in a statement that Miller signed on to see the party through the 2017 election campaign “and now is transitioning out of her role as planned.”

The search for Miller’s replacement is already underway, the statement said.

White thanked Miller for dedicating her “talents, energy, and excellence to a strong party and B.C.”

It’s the second time Miller has left the B.C. Liberal Party.

She stepped aside in December 2015 after being charged in Ontario with breach of trust and mischief in connection with the alleged deletion of government documents while she was deputy chief of staff under former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty.

Miller denied any wrongdoing and vowed to vigorously defend herself in court.

The Liberals rehired Miller three months later, saying she had organized her defence and was in a position to return. Clark supported the decision. “It’s the fair and right approach — one that respects our court process, including the fundamental principle that every person is innocent unless proven otherwise,” she said.

Miller’s case is set to go to trial this fall.