The BC court of appeal has reserved its judgment, on whether to overturn BC conservative leader John Cummins’ fisheries act conviction.
Cummins’ conviction stems from a 2002 protest, where he and 87 other fishermen dropped their nets during an “aboriginal-only” fishery.
After an appeal court hearing yesterday, Cummins says, now that he has to wait.
“The issue really is our belief that the courts did not give sufficient weight to the concerns that we expressed.”
Cummins says his appeal is not about the $ 300 fine he was handed.
“It’s about the principle…it always has been. Politically we were unable to satisfy our concerns; so that we felt at the time the only way we were going to address the issue was through the courts.”
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