LETTER OF THE DAY

Ah yes: the world unfolding as ordained by the RCMP. In the most
unsophisticated plot imaginable, a sniffer dog and his flak-jacketed,
milk-fed, wholesome boy-wonder handler arrive in sunny Duncan. Gosh says
the Sergeant., "what shall we do with the wonder-team? " Sniff sniff sniff
and surprise surprise, administrators and parents, right on cue want the
hero and his trusty sidekick sniffing up and down the halls of academe.
Quelle horreur: they are turned away the first time, but never fear,
rejected yet determined, the intrepid twosome meet with the school
superintendent and after explaining the party line the super agrees to
re-open the debate ( yikes, wonder boy and dog were almost unemployed...!)
Actually I can't imagine a constable ever getting within sniffing distance
of an interview with a school superintendent, but then, times change.

Who directs this nonsense? Does a constable from nowhere or this community
initiate programs in schools? And when will that critical little bit of
fine print about search warrants be answered? The newspaper article coyly
brought it up and then gently slid off into irrelevancy.

Murray Sager