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MP discusses recent events, statements Trevor Crawley
It’s not everyday that a federal Cabinet minister comes to town. However, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks has been trying to get James Moore out to Cranbrook for the last year. “I think he was well received and it was great to have him out and about,” said Wilks, who spent the day with Moore meeting with dif-
ferent groups all day, including addressing members of the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce for lunch on Wednesday. “We met with the Columbia Basin Trust and another group of people regarding broadband,” said Wilks. “Broadband’s a significant issue in this area, especially to those people who still don’t have access to highspeed Internet and we’re
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Addressing C-51 There were protests across the country last weekend as people gathered in a national day of action to take a stand against Bill C-51,
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an anti-terrorism bill that is currently being proposed by the Conservative government. Critics of the bill believe it hands too much power to government authorities and has vague and ambiguous language that can be used beyond the scope of anti-terrorism. Responding to the criticism of the bill, Wilks, as a former RCMP officer, said the most important part of the bill is the information-sharing aspect of it. “Most people won’t realize that CSIS, RCMP, CBSA—all of those agencies don’t share information and never have. “This bill allows them to share information on individuals or an individual of interest and allows for a better flow of information.” Drawing on his former career, Wilks said he’s authored affidavits for wiretaps and warrants. “It’s no walk in the park. It’s a long, arduous process that is extremely vetted and scrutinized by a Supreme Court justice and they ensure that every (i) is dotted and every (t) is crossed,”
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Wilks said. “And if it isn’t, you don’t get your warrant. Or you don’t get your wiretap. It’s just that simple.” He encourages people to read the bill itself to understand how it is applied. “It says at the bottom of Section Two, for better certainty, it doesn’t not include lawful advocacy, protest, dissent and artistic expression. It’s pretty clear to me, maybe it’s not clear to other people, but it’s pretty clear to me that it means if you want to have a lawful protest, you may. “And there’s nothing wrong with that.” On overcoming addiction Wilks recently opened up a more personal side in the House of Commons, acknowl-
edging his past addiction with alcohol and the recent work that came out of a summit from the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse at the end of January. “Mr. Speaker, I bring this to your attention because just over 26 years ago, I took my last drink,” said Wilks, in his statement. “My life had spiralled out of control. But by the grace of God, I stand before you and all Canadians to give hope to all those who still suffer with addiction, that they can find a path which will provide them with a daily reprieve from their addiction. “Today, I can tell you that I would not trade my best day drunk for my worst day sober. Today I reach my hand out to help anyone in need, rather than pushing them away.” Wilks said he made
his statement because it was important to him and although he wished to make it closer to the CCSA summit date of January 27-28, it wasn’t his allotted time to make a statement. Wilks noted that recovery from any addiction is a long hard road, but he doesn’t agree with programs like Insite, covered under legislation from Bill C-2. “I don’t think it’s a wise idea to be looking at safe injection sites across Canada when the fact of the matter is that those addicted to drugs and alcohol for that matter, opening these sites enables them to continue to do what they want to do,” Wilks said. “We shouldn’t be enabling them. We should be encouraging them into recovery, not enabling them to continue with the drug of choice.”
Local gov’t auditor feud intensifies Tom Fle tcher Black Press
B.C.’s new Auditor General for Local Government has refused to take part in a performance review of her office by a former deputy minister appointed by her supervisors. Basia Ruta, who became Canada’s first local government spending watchdog in 2013, has been under fire in the legislature in recent weeks after producing only one report in her first two years. For the second time in recent months, Ruta has retained her own lawyer in an effort to fend off attempts to examine her performance. Thursday Ruta issued two more reports on municipal spending in Delta and Rossland, bringing the total to General for Local three. Her initial self-imposed target Auditor was 18 reports in the first year of oper- Government Basia Ruta ation, but she has since said she underestimated the diversity of B.C. local Robinson, who initially raised the governments and the job of establish- issue of Ruta’s performance in the ing a new office. legislature, said Premier Christy Ruta issued a statement Thursday Clark’s initiative from her leadership calling the appointment of reviewer campaign has cost more than $5 milChris Trumpy “unlawful,” and suggest- lion so far, and it isn’t working. ing Trumpy’s potential bias and con“It’s a mess, and the trail of that nections to the B.C. Liberal govern- mess leads directly back to the Liberal ment would undermine her indepen- government’s legislation that estabdence. That followed a lawyer’s letter lished the office that no one but the to her supervisors, the five-member premier wanted in the first place,” Audit Council who hired her, stating Robinson said. that B.C. Auditor General Carol BellRuta said in an interview that she ringer would be the only person im- has had good cooperation from local partial enough to review her. governments in comparing local govRuta said she is surprised the Audit ernment financial management, after Council chose Trumpy, a former dep- initial objections from mayors and uty finance minister who now works as councillors. a consultant with former education The office now has “momentum” minister George Abbott. and will complete its first 18 reports NDP local government critic Selina by the end of this year, Ruta said.