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Subject: Re: New efforts concerning British Columbia's anti-cryonics law
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:36:51 US/Eastern

Ben Best wrote:

>   I request that all cryonicists concerned with
> the legal situation in British Columbia phone or
> send a letter, FAX or e-mail message to Tayt Winnitoy,
> who is in charge of implementing BC funeral law and/or
> to Janet Ricciutti, who is the Executive
> Director of the BC Funeral Service Association.

http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=27868

   I can add the names of two additional British Columbia
officials who would be suitable subjects for lobbying efforts.

   The first is Tom Aquiline, Deputy Director of Industry Relations
for the Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA)
of British Columbia  http://www.bpcpa.ca/  This is a non-profit,
non-governmental agency that has been given authority for
oversight of business practices and consumer protection in BC
(privatization of regulation?). (Tayt Winnitoy is the Director
of Operations.) The BPCPA has a Cemetery, Interment & Funeral
Services Advisory Group that meets periodically to discuss
relevant issues
http://www.bpcpa.ca/advisory-groups/cemetery/advisory-groups-cemetery.htm
Cryonics has never been mentioned at one of these meetings. Tom
Aquiline is the Chairman of this group and he is a mediator between
the BPCPA and the private funeral/cremation businesses. The issues
of the anti-cryonics law and the impunity of funeral directors
in helping with a cryonics case should be brought to his attention.

Tom R. Aquiline
Tel: (604) 296-2855
E-mail:  [tom.aquiline(at)bcpcpa.ca]


   The second official who should be added to the list of those
who should be made aware of the anti-cryonics situation in
British Columbia is Betty Down, who is a Senior Policy & Legislation
analyst for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General


http://www.gov.bc.ca/bvprd/bc/channel.do?action=ministry&channelID=-8391&navId=N\
AV_ID_province
Betty Down has the ability to recommend changes/repeals of current
BC laws or, at least, to forward these requests to policy makers.

Ms. Betty Down
PO BOX 9283
STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC
V8W 9J7 CANADA
Tel: (250) 387-3920 or (250) 387-3398
FAX: (250) 387-2631
E-mail:   or 
[Betty.Down(at)gov.bc.ca]

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