Premier Bill Bennett and the Water War Crimes
It can be fairly argued that the Water War Crimes began under the tenure of Premier Bill Bennett and the Social Credit Party from 1975 to 1986.
Under the leadership of Premier Bill Bennett, the government of British Columbia entered the field of regulating the export of fresh water by developing a scheme of regulatory charges on water licenses issued for export purposes.
The scheme was arguably unconstitutional because export policy is reserved to Canada’s federal government under the Constitution Act 1867. The regulatory scheme had the practical and, probably, intended affect of diminishing competition for and tending to create a monopoly position in favour W.C.W.Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd., a company with close links to the Social Credit Party.
Further, on March 21, 1986, the British Columbia crown (government owned) corporation, Ocean Falls Corporation, entered a water export contract with W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. granting rights of access to water for export from Link Lake near Ocean Falls. The contract was contrary to the regulatory scheme under the Water Act and was not made available to anyone else.
Ocean Falls Corporation was immediately dissolved on March 31, 1986, by an Order in Council approved by Mr. Bennett’s cabinet.
These events suggest that Mr. Bennett’s government was embarked on a course of conduct that favoured W.C.W. W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. as early as March 1986.
Coincidental in time with this transaction, shares in W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. were issued to a company out of Switzerland whose ownership the RCMP refused to investigate.
However, it sure looks like someone received a benefit.
Shortly after the original favours for W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. were put in place, Premier Bennett retired from politics
It is worthwhile for the reader to consider that, at about this time, Canada and the United States started their negotiations leading to the Free Trade Agreement and a few insiders moved from Ottawa to assist W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. with its business plans.
Under the leadership of Premier Bill Bennett, the government of British Columbia entered the field of regulating the export of fresh water by developing a scheme of regulatory charges on water licenses issued for export purposes.
The scheme was arguably unconstitutional because export policy is reserved to Canada’s federal government under the Constitution Act 1867. The regulatory scheme had the practical and, probably, intended affect of diminishing competition for and tending to create a monopoly position in favour W.C.W.Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd., a company with close links to the Social Credit Party.
Further, on March 21, 1986, the British Columbia crown (government owned) corporation, Ocean Falls Corporation, entered a water export contract with W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. granting rights of access to water for export from Link Lake near Ocean Falls. The contract was contrary to the regulatory scheme under the Water Act and was not made available to anyone else.
Ocean Falls Corporation was immediately dissolved on March 31, 1986, by an Order in Council approved by Mr. Bennett’s cabinet.
These events suggest that Mr. Bennett’s government was embarked on a course of conduct that favoured W.C.W. W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. as early as March 1986.
Coincidental in time with this transaction, shares in W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. were issued to a company out of Switzerland whose ownership the RCMP refused to investigate.
However, it sure looks like someone received a benefit.
Shortly after the original favours for W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. were put in place, Premier Bennett retired from politics
It is worthwhile for the reader to consider that, at about this time, Canada and the United States started their negotiations leading to the Free Trade Agreement and a few insiders moved from Ottawa to assist W.C.W. Western Canada Water Enterprises Ltd. with its business plans.