Government Services Minister Kevin O'Brien
Email: Kevinobrien at gov.nl.ca
Phone: (709) 729-4712
Fax: (709) 729-4754
Toll Free: 1-800-813-6850

Dear Sir,

I am puzzled by your explanation of why police have been given the power to arrest anyone's travel at any time for no reason whatsoever.

I refer to this article in the CBC news:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/09/30/nl-driving-laws-930.html

Your explanation suggests that over half the population are high-functioning competently-driving drunks or drug abusers, or that they are driving a licensed vehicle without a license, or are guilty of other, unspecified "crimes" of which there is no evidence.

Well it must be that high, must it not? 50% or better or you wouldn't propose stopping everybody would you?

So it suggests you think that most of us are criminals and that the rest of us don't mind being late for our appointments.

I suggest these are rather questionable assumptions on your part.

Sir, as these gestapo-esque fantasies are clearly unlawful under the UN Declaration of Human Rights, which I am sure you will not publicly admit to being ignorant of, and which states that anyone may travel freely within their own country, oh dear, you would seem to be in conflict with international law.

Happily, it may not be necessary to drag you into an international court, if you will now explain where in this legislation it indicates that it can abrogate the right to travel notwithstanding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Also, as some of my friends are Peace Officers I am also concerned that by this Act you are now leaving all your officers *automatically* open to prosecution for gross negligence in bringing statute in the color of law. Please explain how this is not so.

I thank you for your attention and eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

-Kent Barrett