first is my reply, second is his reply, third is my initial letter to him and many other MLA's, and MP's he is the only one to have replied, i sent it to him and the others over a weekago
thank you for your reply, i bring this to your attention because. it is Transport Canada that the problem lies with, ICBC istrying to reduce the number of fatalities on our roads and i commend them for it. however, by trying to prevent imported cars from arriving into canada, some importers have instilled a certain amount of buy panic and as a result some unsafe vehicles have come to canada, and since the inspectors didnt know what they were looking at or know what to look for they have unsafely passed and are on our roads. BUT and its a BIG BUT, thefraction of those vehicles are not gonna make our roads unsafe. if ICBC wants to make our roads safer with the help of TC, then they need to re-inspect ALL vehicles 15yrs or older, why just today i saw an older truck that was rusted out, and blowing blue smoke. i have seen junk cars that have there bumpers held on by duct tape and coat hangers driving on our roads. yet these cars arent being harrassed by TC or ICBC.
contacting TC will not help our cause, because they have by way of the CBC brainwashed the general public into thnking these cars arent safe. when in fact they are safer than domestic vehicles the same age. i have emailed my concerns to you because you are someone who has power to voice the truth, and people will actually listen, i know you are not in the position to make a stand as it could hurt your party due to Auto dealers in BC not pledgeing there support or voting for your party. however, those domestic dealerships have just as much chance to make money off of these imported vehicles(because lets make this clear, the report, which i hope you read doesnt clearly state that the numbers they produced are for RHD only vehicles, it only says imported vehicles 15yrs or older), and if the laws change there will be over 1000 people losing htere jobs in Canada and many of them from BC, one BC import shop has put up over $500,000 to produce headlights and other parts to make there cars complaint to BC's standards. all that money will be forfeit and a huge loss. Mr. Premier Campbell, please think about this as if you were outside of the box with no obligations to anyone, and then see how it will affect the people of canada. BC is the leader of Canada when it comes to progressive change, and if these laws which will be changed in Canada under pressure from BC, it will have been a step backwards in progression.
--------- Original Message --------
From: OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EX <Premier@gov.bc.ca>
To: kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca <kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca>
Cc: Minister, SG SG:EX <SG.Minister@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: RE: [Maybe spam] Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web Site
Date: 17/01/07 14:35
>
>
>
> Thank you for your e-mail
> regarding the importation of right-hand drive vehicles and their safety
> record.
>
> I can tell you that our
> government is committed to reducing the number of traffic fatalities on our
> roads and highways. As part of that commitment, the Insurance Corporation of
> British
> Columbia works with community initiatives across the
> province to reduce accidents and promote community involvement in road
> safety.
>
> Since Transport Canada
> is a federal agency, I would encourage you to share your comments with them at
> the following e-mail address: webfeedback@tc.gc.ca.
>
>
> In addition, I am forwarding a
> copy of your correspondence to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor
> General, the Honourable John Les. I know that he and his staff will review your
> comments and give them every consideration.
>
> Again, thank you for writing. I
> appreciate your taking the time to share your concerns with me.
>
> cc:
> Honourable John Les
>
>
> From: Campbell.MLA, Gordon
> [mailto:Gordon.Campbell.MLA@leg.bc.ca] Sent: Mon, January 15, 2007
> 9:24 AMTo: OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EXSubject: FW:
> [Maybe spam] Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web
> Site
>
>
>
>
> From:
> kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca [mailto:kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:35
> PMTo: Campbell.MLA,
> GordonSubject: [Maybe spam]
> Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web
> Site
>
> Name: Kevan
> Arneld
> Email:
> kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca
> Message: hello, my
> name is Kevan Arneld, and im writing to you in regards to a pending issue about
> imported vehicles, primarily RHD vehicles that have been arriving from japan. in
> a recent broadcast by the CBC, a Mr. Mike Woods from Transport Canada has told
> the public that RHD cars are a safety concern for the general public.... unfortunelty for him he hasnt done as much research on the topic, and is able to
> show proof that such alegations are true, and i have evidence available to the
> general public which prooves Mr.Woods wrong, the first proof that he is wrong,
> is that the estimated 60k imported vehicles in canada account for less than 1%
> of ALL vehicles on canadas roads(there is over 10.9million people driving to and
> from work each day).... in a report from TC they had a case study done to show
> collison results from 2000-2004 availble here
> http://www.luxuryimports.ca/faq/joinfight.php after reading that report and the
> various points outlined im sure you will have attained a bett! er scope of the
> truth.... part of that report shows this "from 2000-2004 there were 25,550
> vehicles imported into canada, of those vehicles 80 were involved in an accident
> 1 person died and 1 person seriously injured, 3 of the 80 cars showed mechanical
> failure after the accident and 1 of those 3 had mechanical failure before the
> accident" WOW 3 vehicles out of 25,550 had mechanical failure, thats down right
> amazing, i would love to see a number that close in regards to domestic vehicles
> of the same age. being 15yrs or older. so if these vehicles that are more
> mechanicaly sound compared to domestic vehicles of the same age and are in
> better running condition, why is TC trying to say they are unsafe.... also TC is
> trying to say that due to the majority ofthese vehicles being RHD that they give
> poor visibility for the driver especially when passing(most of the roads in
> canada are 4 lanes, 2 each way), and performing left hand turns at
> intersections. i personally do not own a RHD vehicle yet but i am in the market
> for one. i have test drove acouple RHD vehicles and it would take a few days of
> driving to get used to it but i didnt feel unsafe in making a left hand turn or
> trying to pass a car by using the passing lane.... so if roads that only have 1
> lane in each direction, is what TC is refering to then they should have made
> that more clear, however... i currently own two LHD cars and i have found that
> even though im on the left hand side of the car there are times that i cannot
> see if it is safe to pass by looking past on the left.... andas a result did not
> pass until i could see clearly ifthere was any oncoming traffic. sometimes ive
> had to wait for the vehicle infront of ! me to change there lane position and
> sometimes ive asked a passenger if they could see if its clear, but i have never
> passed a vehicle when it is unsafe to do so, and im sure that any driving any
> vehicle regardless of which side of the vehicle they drive on would not procede
> in passing on a dotted yellow line unless it was safe to do so.... so the
> question that you may be asking yourself then is "why is TC trying to have the
> laws changed?" i believe they are wanting change becuase of pressure from the
> domestic auto industry, if you guesstimate that each of those 60k vehicles cost
> 10k thats a Whoping $600,000,000.00 not in the pockets of already rich domestic
> companies. thats ALOT of money. this very thing happend in Australia a few years
> ago, the gov't underpressure from domestic automakers made a change to the
> importation laws, thus killing a growing industry, there is nothing stopping
> domestic dealership from buying used vehicles 15yrs or older from around the
> world and selling them here. instead of trying to get a piece of that 600million
> they want no one to have any of it. "if i cant have it , no one can" if changes
> do occur it would kill a growing market and put a couple thousand people out of
> work. one such place of business that will flounder is www.theskylineshop.com
> which is located in vancouver, the owners of that business are even
> more informed than i am about this pending situation, and i suggest ! you
> contact them and ask for Paul as he is the Boss. thank you very much for taking
> the time out of your day to read this letter of mine, and i await for a response
> that you have read it. Kevan Arneld
>
thank you for your reply, i bring this to your attention because. it is Transport Canada that the problem lies with, ICBC istrying to reduce the number of fatalities on our roads and i commend them for it. however, by trying to prevent imported cars from arriving into canada, some importers have instilled a certain amount of buy panic and as a result some unsafe vehicles have come to canada, and since the inspectors didnt know what they were looking at or know what to look for they have unsafely passed and are on our roads. BUT and its a BIG BUT, thefraction of those vehicles are not gonna make our roads unsafe. if ICBC wants to make our roads safer with the help of TC, then they need to re-inspect ALL vehicles 15yrs or older, why just today i saw an older truck that was rusted out, and blowing blue smoke. i have seen junk cars that have there bumpers held on by duct tape and coat hangers driving on our roads. yet these cars arent being harrassed by TC or ICBC.
contacting TC will not help our cause, because they have by way of the CBC brainwashed the general public into thnking these cars arent safe. when in fact they are safer than domestic vehicles the same age. i have emailed my concerns to you because you are someone who has power to voice the truth, and people will actually listen, i know you are not in the position to make a stand as it could hurt your party due to Auto dealers in BC not pledgeing there support or voting for your party. however, those domestic dealerships have just as much chance to make money off of these imported vehicles(because lets make this clear, the report, which i hope you read doesnt clearly state that the numbers they produced are for RHD only vehicles, it only says imported vehicles 15yrs or older), and if the laws change there will be over 1000 people losing htere jobs in Canada and many of them from BC, one BC import shop has put up over $500,000 to produce headlights and other parts to make there cars complaint to BC's standards. all that money will be forfeit and a huge loss. Mr. Premier Campbell, please think about this as if you were outside of the box with no obligations to anyone, and then see how it will affect the people of canada. BC is the leader of Canada when it comes to progressive change, and if these laws which will be changed in Canada under pressure from BC, it will have been a step backwards in progression.
--------- Original Message --------
From: OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EX <Premier@gov.bc.ca>
To: kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca <kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca>
Cc: Minister, SG SG:EX <SG.Minister@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: RE: [Maybe spam] Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web Site
Date: 17/01/07 14:35
>
>
>
> Thank you for your e-mail
> regarding the importation of right-hand drive vehicles and their safety
> record.
>
> I can tell you that our
> government is committed to reducing the number of traffic fatalities on our
> roads and highways. As part of that commitment, the Insurance Corporation of
> British
> Columbia works with community initiatives across the
> province to reduce accidents and promote community involvement in road
> safety.
>
> Since Transport Canada
> is a federal agency, I would encourage you to share your comments with them at
> the following e-mail address: webfeedback@tc.gc.ca.
>
>
> In addition, I am forwarding a
> copy of your correspondence to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor
> General, the Honourable John Les. I know that he and his staff will review your
> comments and give them every consideration.
>
> Again, thank you for writing. I
> appreciate your taking the time to share your concerns with me.
>
> cc:
> Honourable John Les
>
>
> From: Campbell.MLA, Gordon
> [mailto:Gordon.Campbell.MLA@leg.bc.ca] Sent: Mon, January 15, 2007
> 9:24 AMTo: OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EXSubject: FW:
> [Maybe spam] Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web
> Site
>
>
>
>
> From:
> kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca [mailto:kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:35
> PMTo: Campbell.MLA,
> GordonSubject: [Maybe spam]
> Contact MLA Form Submitted From Legislative Assembly Web
> Site
>
> Name: Kevan
> Arneld
> Email:
> kevan@freestyle-jiujitsu.ca
> Message: hello, my
> name is Kevan Arneld, and im writing to you in regards to a pending issue about
> imported vehicles, primarily RHD vehicles that have been arriving from japan. in
> a recent broadcast by the CBC, a Mr. Mike Woods from Transport Canada has told
> the public that RHD cars are a safety concern for the general public.... unfortunelty for him he hasnt done as much research on the topic, and is able to
> show proof that such alegations are true, and i have evidence available to the
> general public which prooves Mr.Woods wrong, the first proof that he is wrong,
> is that the estimated 60k imported vehicles in canada account for less than 1%
> of ALL vehicles on canadas roads(there is over 10.9million people driving to and
> from work each day).... in a report from TC they had a case study done to show
> collison results from 2000-2004 availble here
> http://www.luxuryimports.ca/faq/joinfight.php after reading that report and the
> various points outlined im sure you will have attained a bett! er scope of the
> truth.... part of that report shows this "from 2000-2004 there were 25,550
> vehicles imported into canada, of those vehicles 80 were involved in an accident
> 1 person died and 1 person seriously injured, 3 of the 80 cars showed mechanical
> failure after the accident and 1 of those 3 had mechanical failure before the
> accident" WOW 3 vehicles out of 25,550 had mechanical failure, thats down right
> amazing, i would love to see a number that close in regards to domestic vehicles
> of the same age. being 15yrs or older. so if these vehicles that are more
> mechanicaly sound compared to domestic vehicles of the same age and are in
> better running condition, why is TC trying to say they are unsafe.... also TC is
> trying to say that due to the majority ofthese vehicles being RHD that they give
> poor visibility for the driver especially when passing(most of the roads in
> canada are 4 lanes, 2 each way), and performing left hand turns at
> intersections. i personally do not own a RHD vehicle yet but i am in the market
> for one. i have test drove acouple RHD vehicles and it would take a few days of
> driving to get used to it but i didnt feel unsafe in making a left hand turn or
> trying to pass a car by using the passing lane.... so if roads that only have 1
> lane in each direction, is what TC is refering to then they should have made
> that more clear, however... i currently own two LHD cars and i have found that
> even though im on the left hand side of the car there are times that i cannot
> see if it is safe to pass by looking past on the left.... andas a result did not
> pass until i could see clearly ifthere was any oncoming traffic. sometimes ive
> had to wait for the vehicle infront of ! me to change there lane position and
> sometimes ive asked a passenger if they could see if its clear, but i have never
> passed a vehicle when it is unsafe to do so, and im sure that any driving any
> vehicle regardless of which side of the vehicle they drive on would not procede
> in passing on a dotted yellow line unless it was safe to do so.... so the
> question that you may be asking yourself then is "why is TC trying to have the
> laws changed?" i believe they are wanting change becuase of pressure from the
> domestic auto industry, if you guesstimate that each of those 60k vehicles cost
> 10k thats a Whoping $600,000,000.00 not in the pockets of already rich domestic
> companies. thats ALOT of money. this very thing happend in Australia a few years
> ago, the gov't underpressure from domestic automakers made a change to the
> importation laws, thus killing a growing industry, there is nothing stopping
> domestic dealership from buying used vehicles 15yrs or older from around the
> world and selling them here. instead of trying to get a piece of that 600million
> they want no one to have any of it. "if i cant have it , no one can" if changes
> do occur it would kill a growing market and put a couple thousand people out of
> work. one such place of business that will flounder is www.theskylineshop.com
> which is located in vancouver, the owners of that business are even
> more informed than i am about this pending situation, and i suggest ! you
> contact them and ask for Paul as he is the Boss. thank you very much for taking
> the time out of your day to read this letter of mine, and i await for a response
> that you have read it. Kevan Arneld
>
