The Way It Works by Betty Krawczyk
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THE WAY IT WORKS
By Betty Krawczyk
There is an old adage that says one gets what one pays for. But not in British Columbia. Taxpayers here pay a lot for a justice system that like a cow, gives steady streams of the sweet milk of justice to posh people (Gordon Campbell’s friends of privatization) but decreasing dribbles to poor people (and that includes just about everyone else in Vancouver (except old money) who are trying to survive the drug trade ratcheted up rents and mortgages and eat at the same time) while forcing the people to bring in the hay and of course, clean out the barn to boot. A In fact, if I remember clearly even the law society of BC was aggravated with Wally Oppal for his part in the trashing of legal services and wrote a letter of non-confidence in him.
Gordon Campbell’s privatizing policies are working through the system and showing up in the courtroom What does a citizen do if s/he can’t afford high priced lawyers and can’t get legal aid? Forget the whole thing or do it yourself. Which is what I’m doing. Doing it myself. While I have a great lawyer for my appeal, one who is helping me pro bono, I’m also trying to sue Kevin Falcon, The Minister of Transportation, and Peter Kiewit Sons. Co., the West Vancouver Police and the City of West Vancouver for Collusion and Malfeasance in civil court and as I have no money to speak of I have to do this myself. And I would like to take as many citizens as possible with me through the process.
It’s important. Not only are the issues I raise important in the sense that they concern everyone, the process itself is important. We as citizens must try to understand the legal process in British Columbia or else remain helpless before it. Either we make it work for us, or it will continue to work for them, the posh agencies of government and corporations that puzzle and stifle us with legalize language and processes that not only hide their ideologies but their actions. I’m for making it work for us.
So I want to take those interested with me step by step as I negotiate the legal process of trying to sue the agencies of government and corporations that destroyed the eco integrity of Eagleridge Bluffs and caused the untimely death of Harriet Nahanee. In my next missile I will tackle my first step in filing a law suit and applying for a jury trial and I will post these on my blog:
http://bettysearlyedition.blogspot.com
Betty K.
NOTE from Monika:
Betty K served court papers on Tuesday December 3rd to Peter Kiewit Sons. Co, Kevin Falcon, the West Vancouver Police and their employer, the City of West Vancouver. These offices have 7 days to reply to Betty’s Writ of Summons. We’ll keep you posted.
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