WHEREAS THE BARRETT COMMISSION, HAVING INVESTIGATED THE LEAKY CONDO DISASTER BASED ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAS CONSISTENTLY AND ACCURATELY REFERRED TO THIS AS A DISASTER AND

• AT LEAST 50,000 BRITISH COLUMBIAN FAMILIES ARE INNOCENT VICTIMS
• FURTHER GOVERNMENT DELAYS WILL CAUSE GREATER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVASTATION
• THE INDIRECT COSTS ARE ALREADY KNOWN TO HAVE EXCEEDED THE TOTAL DIRECT COSTS OF RECONSTRUCTION
• TAXPAYERS SHALL UNWITTINGLY PAY FOR THE UNNECESSARY BURDEN OF THE INDIRECT COSTS
• THE MODEST WEALTH OF TENS OF THOUSANDS IS BEING NARROWLY RE-DISTRIBUTED TO A SELECT FEW
• THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HAS PRIDED ITSELF ON EXPEDITIOUSLY IMPLEMENTING THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BARRETT COMMISSION
• THE BARRETT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION WERE MADE ON FEBRUARY 1^ST, 2000
• LEAKY CONDO OWNERS NEED MAJOR RELIEF URGENTLY
• AND WHEREAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAW FIT TO COMPENSATE QUEBECKERS ON THE NON-NATURAL, SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF DETERIORATION PROVINCIAL HYDRO LINES

I MOVE THAT THE COALITION OF LEAKY CONDO OWNERS, ALONG WITH ALL LIKE-MINDED BRITISH COLUMBIANS AND ORGANIZATIONS, REQUEST THAT THE PREMIER OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IMMEDIATELY DECLARE THE LEAKY CONDO DISASTER A DISASTER AND SEEK URGENT FEDERAL RELIEF TO PREVENT FURTHER CASUALTIES AND STOP THE HUMAN TOLL.