KPMG finds ICBC chair Paul Taylor complied with standards when he was deputy minister in 2003

An independent KPMG forensic report has concluded that current ICBC chair and former British Columbia deputy minister Paul Taylor complied with accepted standards of conduct and did not attempt to influence the government on behalf of a B.C. auto association or its members during his tenure as deputy minister in 2003.Taylor was the president and CEO of the British Columbia Automobile Dealers Association (BCADA) prior to becoming the provinces deputy finance minister. In a leaked e-mail from 2003, a government relations consultant purported to show a conversation he had had with Taylor, who was deputy finance minister at the time. The e-mail caused the B.C. government to retain KPMG to review the facts and circumstances around the e-mail.The mandate of the review, in the words of KPMGs final report to the B.C. government released Oct. 1, 2007, was to determine whether Taylor attempted to influence the government on behalf of the BCADA or its members during his tenure as deputy minister in a manner that was consistent with his position.Ultimately, KPMG determined Taylors dealings with BCADA and its members were compliant with the standards of conduct in accordance with his role as deputy minister at the time.During the course of their extensive investigation, totaling over 900 hours, KPMG interviewed over 30 people and reviewed a substantial volume of documents and electronic files, the B.C. Premiers Office said in a press release. The review did not find any evidence that Taylor attempted to influence or actually influenced the government on behalf of the BCADA or its members during his term as deputy minister or breached any relevant aspects of the standards of conduct as a deputy minister.