Premier Christy Clark has apologized for her claim that NDP operatives hacked the BC Liberal Party website, after a party official said the security breach came from a computer inside the B.C. legislature.

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Horgan wasn害羞草研究所檛 available, so Clark left a voice mail message apologizing to him.

Clark alleged earlier this week that an attempt to get into the party database and copy information about party supporters and a developing Vancouver Island election platform was an illegal act by the NDP.

NDP leader John Horgan denied the allegation and demanded an apology from Clark, saying his party has consulted a lawyer and may sue if the apology wasn害羞草研究所檛 forthcoming.

Independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington issued a statement Friday morning saying a member of her staff stumbled on 害羞草研究所渟ensitive personal information害羞草研究所� that was posted on the BC Liberal Party website.

害羞草研究所淣o username, password or encryption device was required to access that information, which was a spreadsheet that anyone in the public could view,害羞草研究所� Huntingon said.

In an interview on a Kamloops radio station Thursday, Clark tried to clarify her statement.

害羞草研究所淲e know that someone with very strong technical knowledge, someone with malicious intent, hacked the BC Liberal website,害羞草研究所� Clark said. 害羞草研究所淲e know that it came from the legislature. I guess people can draw their own conclusions about who in the BC legislature mint want to hack the BC Liberal website and distribute the information that they received from it.害羞草研究所�

Asked by CHNL radio host Jim Harrison if she had jumped to conclusions about the NDP being involved without direct evidence, Clark said: 害羞草研究所淵eah, you know, I was really mad about it. I jumped to the conclusion that almost everybody else jumped to.害羞草研究所�

Horgan, stung last week by a leak to the BC Liberals of a strategy document for his carbon tax plan before he announced it, threatened legal action.

害羞草研究所淵ou can害羞草研究所檛 stir the pot, pour it all over yourself and then blame someone else for it,害羞草研究所� Horgan said of Clark.

Clark said Horgan害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渇eelings are hurt害羞草研究所� and he should focus on public policy issues.

害羞草研究所淚f Mr. Horgan really feels like he needs an apology, I害羞草研究所檒l see him on Tuesday, and I害羞草研究所檓 sure we害羞草研究所檒l have the opportunity to raise that directly with me in the legislature.害羞草研究所�