Legislation Communique #4

Submitted by: Sheila Quinn

Greetings and blessings to all as we begin a New Year.

 As you know the First Session of the 40th Parliament was prorogued on December 4th by the Governor General and the throne speech, scheduled to be read on January 26th will open the 2nd session of Parliament.   Please note that our BC Provincial government will resume on February 26th.  To all Legislation chairpersons that means our sabbatical is over and it is time for us to get busy, keep updated by following Hansard and carefully watch for old Bills being presented under new numbers.

The following immediate release from ministry of Attorney General, dated 7th January regarding a special prosecution into allegations of criminal misconduct in Bountiful states “Today the RCMP arrested two Bountiful residents, James Oler and Winston Blackmore, on charges of polygamy pursuant to the Criminal Code.   The arrests are the culmination of an intensive, seven-month charge assessment review by special prosecutor Terrence Robertson into allegations that these individuals breached section 293 of the Criminal Code by entering conjugal relationship with more than one individual at a time”.The complete statement can be found at www.gov.bc.ca. I look forward to receiving your annual reports by the 15th February in order for me to  complete my report for National by 15th March.   Congratulations to Lucille W., Kamloops Diocesan Legislation Chairperson for being the first to report!

May the peace of Our Lord and the guidance of  Our Lady of Good Counsel be with us as we continue our League journey.