Dear Editor:
We live in a censorious time, one in which allegations are accepted by far too many as facts. As some fascist said recently, “Nuance is dead.”
I agree with Councillor Linda Watt’s quoted comments about it being concerning that this issue was evidently a matter of conversation in our community before the Law Society of B.C. (LSBC) made it public officially, especially during a municipal election campaign.
This has the distinct smell of corruption.
And as for it being made public by the Society, rather than having been dealt with behind closed doors until a determination has been made by the tribunal, in circumstances such as these involving an elected official I find it both irresponsible and utterly devoid of humanity.
Mark Sager is someone who has devoted a sizable portion of his adult life to serving West Vancouver and its people, and has done so with great ability, diligence and integrity. Whatever the outcome of the LSBC hearing, context and perspective are required.
No doubt the ‘holier than thou’ types, along with various political opportunists, will now surface intent on shooting the wounded.
As our former prime minister, John Diefenbaker, many years ago rightly observed, “It’s a long road without any ashcans.”
For the sake of common decency, as well as the optimal functioning of our council and district, fair-minded and reasonable people, beginning with the District of West Vancouver councillors, need to not let this matter become a distraction.
David Marley
West Vancouver
