Children of Pickton victims suing the BC government

Children of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton are suing the BC government, and the government has responded by saying the lawsuit may stall work on recommendations made by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. The BC Civil Liberties Association and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs reacted strongly to the government’s statement. “We are extremely concerned and disgusted that the Christy Clark Government–as one of its first official actions–appears to be backing away from critical work on the urgent issue of murdered and missing women because children of Pickton’s victims are suing the government after being denied justice both in the courts and at the Inquiry,” said Stewart Phillip, president of UBCIC. “Legally, these lawsuits in no way prevent the government from making long overdue changes and from taking the advice of affected communities on what changes should be implemented. To us this looks like the government trying to protect itself from potential financial liability in court cases by refusing to make any policy or legal changes that might look like an admission of wrongdoing or negligence,” said Micheal Vonn, policy director of the BC Civil Liberties Association.