A proposed law that would give the B.C. government the power to force people into homeless shelters has civil liberty activists crying foul.
According to government documents leaked to the BC Civil Liberties Association, the proposed legislation would allow authorities to make a declaration of extreme weather, which would then allow police to force a homeless person into a shelter.
B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman has acknowledged the legislation is in the works for the fall, but says it has nothing to do with the 2010 Winter Olympics in February -- a point of dispute with the civil liberty group.
Source: CTV News
Link: Vancouver Olympics Site
I think it is obvious what the Chinese, er BC government is doing here. If you are a native living BC, watch out, I suspect you will be next.
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