BC Ferries Governance Criticized for Lack of Accountability and Vessel Failures

governance · December 2025

Despite warnings from the BC Auditor-General and recommendations for governance reform, BC Ferries continues to operate without strong oversight, resulting in declining service, costly vessel failures, and unreliable ferry service for communities.

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Sources

• “Twenty-six years after the Fast Ferries scandal, the corporation remains accountable to no one for its failures... The Coastal vessels will need new motors at an undisclosed enormous cost to taxpayers... The Baynes Sound cable ferry... costs $5.9 million annually and has the worst breakdown rate in the fleet.” — The Islands Grapevine – December 18th, 2025 (December 18th, 2025)

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