Smith resigned his position of speaker when criticism followed the appointment of his former secretary Barbara Pennock to the auditor general 's office .
He was speaker for the British Columbia assembly from 1976 to 1978 .
speaker resigned speaker 's position of speaker when criticism followed the appointment of his former secretary Barbara Pennock to the auditor general 's office .
He was speaker for the British Columbia assembly from 1976 to 1978 .