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Originally Posted by Oeks1
Heard something on the radio today that vancouver mayor kennedy stewart will start having public meetings with citizens to hear their concerns and suggestions. First meetimg is 4 hours long or something.
Someone should go to the meeting and enlighten him about this whole issue
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https://www.vancourier.com/news/here...art-1.23607137
Any resident can book a 15-minute session with him, and I agree that at least one directly affected member who is capable of communicating efficiently and effectively should bring him up to speed with what is happening in his city. I know Vancouverites who are genuinely uncomfortable with being out and about right now, and people from other municipalities are choosing to avoid Vancouver altogether because of this mess. This hurts business, and he knows that. And things will only get worse as the officer shares his trade secret with others.
We are unlikely to convince anyone to spend the money and time to make the necessary changes to the MVA to reflect modern day motor vehicles, so in my opinion the focus of the meeting should be on the following issues:
1. The officer is unfairly targeting a specific group of people and intentionally misinterpreting the MVA and CVSE standards.
2. The officer is doing this in a way that he cannot be held accountable for his actions.
3. Vehicle owners are being forced to pay for costly vehicles inspections that they may not need at dealerships when there is zero evidence supporting this officer's claim that certified independent shops are incapable of properly inspecting motor vehicles. This is ludicrously unfair for small shops and their technicians who have to pay just as much as dealerships and their technicians to obtain and renew the exact same licenses, especially when many dealerships have no interest in vehicle inspections in the first place. I am a licensed vehicle inspector at a dealership myself, and two of my technicians are certified as well so I have absolutely nothing to gain from disagreeing with him. Wrong is wrong in this case.
Duke should be left out of this meeting, and yes I believe anyone with legitimate cases should continue to file complaints with the VPD.