Posted by Barbara Marshall on January 02, 19100 at 13:55:59:
The Niagara Divers' Association has added a Bill 13 update section to their web site found at http://www.vaxxine.com/nda
Because of the onslaught of letters and e-mail, the Standing Committee can no longer rubber stamp this Bill before handing it on for third and final reading. The Clerk has informed us that Standing Committee hearings are to be scheduled for late March or early April.
The site contains links to;
- the actual Bill;
- an Admiralty Lawyer's interpretation of the Bill;
- the Hansard (transcript of the second reading of the Bill in Parliament);
- copies of cover letters sent to Clubs in Canada/US, as well as form letters for divers to send to MPP's, Standing Committee members, Ministry of Tourism, etc.;
- MPP's and Standing Committee members' e-mail addresses;
- copies of letters sent by other dive clubs;
- a reply from one MPP who has some experience with diving in Ontario;
- letter and comments from concerned divers.
In the words of an Admiralty Lawyer "This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever written; It is the opposite of freedom. It takes away all your rights as divers and only promises to tell you what you might be allowed to do in the future"
The site will be updated on a regular basis.