VANCOUVER—A lawyer for British Columbia’s former clerk of the legislative assembly is accusing special prosecutors of trying to “rewrite history,” saying they have failed to meet the high threshold for proving a criminal case against him. Gavin Cameron began defence arguments today in the trial of Craig James, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of breach of trust. Crown prosecutors have said the case rests on three main areas: James’s claim to a $258,000 retirement allowance; his role in the purchase and storage of a wood splitter and trailer; and his personal expense claims. However, Cameron argued in B.C. Supreme Court that a guilty verdict could only be supported with proof of corruption and there’s no evidence of that. He says James was transparent with each of his claims, which were overseen by multiple responsible individuals who raised only “a handful …