Art Vertlieb: Inquiry System

The Inquiry System Dept: The genius of the inquiry system is the ability to look back on events and to then look forward on recommendations, commission lawyer Art Vertlieb said in an interview, according to Globe and Mail. The public inquiry was announced in September, 2010, and it ran into immediate criticism that its terms of reference focusing almost exclusively on the actions of the police and prosecutors were too narrow to address the underlying problems that lead women into the survival sex trade in the first place and starting this week, Commissioner Wally Oppal moves out of the courtroom for less-formal policy forums at which he will invite suggestions for policies that could better protect the drug addicts and aboriginal women who find themselves vulnerable to predators such as Mr. Pickton. It's the study sessions that really lead to recommendations, and that's what justifies the inquiry system. It's not just a matter of a court case where you're looking back and seeing what happened. The inquiry is about looking forward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.