Steven Point

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The Honourable
Steven Lewis Point
OBC LLB
28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office
October 1, 2007 – November 2, 2012
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General Michaëlle Jean
David Johnston
Premier Gordon Campbell
Christy Clark
Preceded by Iona Campagnolo
Succeeded by Judith Guichon
Personal details
Born (1951-07-28) July 28, 1951
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Nationality Canadian
Spouse(s) Gwendolyn Point
Profession Judge

Steven Lewis Point, OBC (Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) (born July 28, 1951)[1] is a former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia whose term of office ended on November 1, 2012.[2] He is currently serving as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women, a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.[3]

From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation. From 1994 to 1999 he served as Tribal Chair of the Stó:lō Nation.

Steven Point attended the University of British Columbia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in May, 1985. From 1986 to 1989 he practiced criminal law and native law as a partner in the law firm of Point and Shirley. He worked for Citizenship and Immigration Canada as an immigration adjudicator for several years, starting in about 1989, at its refugee backlog office in Vancouver. In 1999, he became a British Columbia Provincial Court judge. On February 28, 2005, he became Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission.

His appointment as Lieutenant-Governor was announced on September 4, 2007 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He assumed his duties in a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on October 1, 2007. As The Queen's vice-regal representative in British Columbia, he is styled His Honour while in office and The Honourable for life.

A fire broke out at his private residence in Chilliwack on February 1, 2009. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's investigation believes the fire was deliberately set but it's not clear on the motive.[4] A 13-year-old suspect and band member of the same first nation was arrested on February 5, 2009.[5]

On February 24, 2009, Point was appointed an honorary naval captain by the commander of Maritime Forces Pacific.[6]

On December 17, 2012, Point was appointed Chair of an Advisory Committee under a one-year contract that allowed him to bill up to $220,000 in that year. The position required him to assist the Minister of Justice to implement the recommendations dealing primarily with police reform and public safety made by Wally Oppal in his Inquiry Report released December 12, 2012. On May 17, 2013, Point resigned from his position as Chair on the pretext that lawsuits commenced by the children of missing women prevented him from fulfilling his mandate. Members of the Advisory Committee and family members expressed doubt about this reason on the basis that Point had expressed his intention to resign before the children's lawsuits were filed, and on the basis that there is no logical or practical connection between his work as Chair of the Advisory Committee and the lawsuits.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/ProvinceTerritory/LieutenantGovernors.aspx
  2. ↑ "Office of the Lieutenant Governor - Biography". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
  3. ↑ Government takes immediate action on missing women report
  4. ↑ Arson blamed as B.C. lieutenant-governor's private home gutted
  5. ↑ Police arrest 13-year-old for fire at Lieutenant-Governor's home
  6. ↑ http://www.cadets.ca/regions/pac/content-contenu.aspx?id=75364
  7. ↑ Canada Gazette

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Order of precedence
Preceded by
Robert J. Bauman, Chief Justice of British Columbia		 Order of precedence in British Columbia
as of 2013 		Succeeded by
Iona Campagnolo, Former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
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