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Currently, the average citizen has more rights than a licensed security guard. B.C.’s public safety minister is far behind on our security guards compared with other provinces such as Ontario. With the appropriate training, security guards should be equipped with self-defence tools such as batons and pepper spray. Security guards should also be mandated to work in pairs for their safety. Shoplifters and other criminals are becoming more brazen by the day using weapons against security guards. On Tuesday, a security guard was stabbed when trying to stop a shoplifter. I used to be able to walk in Victoria unafraid for my safety, but the amount of violent crimes has become rampant making me second-guess before heading out.
Letters May 20: Security for security guards; deer on Sidney Island timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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May 17, 2021
Order extended to support COVID-19 response
Communication tools essential to the public sector’s response to COVID-19 will remain available to staff on the front lines of the pandemic.
Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, May 12 extended an order under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) that has put vital software and technology in the hands of health-care workers, educators and other public-sector staff.
The order was put into place March 26, 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary measure is now set to expire on Dec. 31.
B.C. is one of two Canadian provinces requiring the personal information of its residents to be stored in – and only accessed from – Canada. This requirement would normally prohibit the use of some communication and collaboration software proven vital to the province’s work to protect people and communities from COVID-19.
Posted: May 16, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: May 16 comments
The committee chair for the access to information review is David Orsborn, former chief justice of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court. His report is due by June 30.(Mark Cumby/CBC)
Nine years ago, controversy over the issue sparked late-night filibusters of protest at the legislature, and widespread brushfires of indignation and ire.
More than six years ago, a high-profile panel convened well-attended hearings on the topic that generated significant public interest and debate.
This past week, a much lower-profile process wrapped up, with recommendations now pending on possible revisions to Newfoundland and Labrador s access to information system.