BarTalk | February 1997

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SPECIAL NO-FAULT INSURANCE ISSUE Newsletter of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) February 1997

• Vol. 9 • No.1

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Bar takes No Fault Insurance battle to the people of B.C. Series of Town Hall meetings to be held throughout the province else must," she said. "The Bar has, therefore, Declaring that ICBC and the goverrunent have pushed through a" flawed" consultation process decided it will hold a series of Town Hall meetings throughout the province in order to on automobile insurance reform, the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar ensure that all British Columbians have the Association has announced it will sponsor a opportunity to state their views on the changes being considered by goverrunent and ICBC." series of public meetings throughout the province to discuss this critical issue. The first Town Hall The announcement came at a meeting was held ThursNow it's the Public's Turn President Emily Reid, Q.C. special news conference held by day, February 13, in Page 2 the Bar on Thursday, February 6, Karnloops. A schedule of A Flawed Processadditional meetings was shortly before the presentation of Wrong Conclusions still being drawn up as a CBA report to the Commission The CBA report to the BarTnik went to press . of Inquiry into automobile Allen Commission of Inquiry When communities and insurance, chaired by former On Automobile Insurance dates have been selected, deputy minister Douglas Allen. Page 3 The CBA report was critical of the members of the Bar and Point CounterPoint residents will be notified. process of consultation on auto The CBA and the KPMG Report In its presentation to insurance reform and of the Page 4 the Allen Commission, the recently-released Volume II ofthe Speak out-NOW CBA report said the KPMG consultant's report on How you can get involved KPMG consultant's report automobile insurance in British Page 8 Columbia. A condensed version on auto insurance agrees of the full CBA report is printed in this issue of that changing the existing auto insurance system-eveniftotal No Faultis BarTnik. At the news conference, CBA President Emily introduced-will not result in long-term control of insurance costs. Reid said that the Bar was extremely unhappy The report also said that the only way to with the consultation process created by the modify cost trends on a long-term basis is to goverrunent and ICBC. "The govenunent has failed to listen to British change driver behavior through sweeping traffic safety initiatives like intersection photo radar, Columbians on this issue," she said. "The hearings have been held behind closed doors tougher licencing standards and stricter enforcement of all traffic safety laws. It was coand we think that's just not good enough," she said, adding that the issue is too important to be written and presented to the commission by left to a "backroom" process. John Waddell, Q. C., Gregory Steele and Donald "If goverrunent won't lead the way, someone Yule. +


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