A few years back, the University of British Columbia provided him with a ticket, claiming that he had accumulated four (4) unpaid tickets and he disputed this. The next time he was parked, legally on the UBC campus (take a virtual tour of the UBC), his car was towed for and held ransom for $200, due to alleged unpaid parking fines. In response, he initiated a class action lawsuit against the University in 2005 and took the position that the University of British Columbia was governed by the University Act and had no authority to issue parking tickets and to then collect fines, for unpaid tickets. In response to the plaintiff’s, UBC took the position that they had the right to ticket/fine and tow motor vehicles on their property and that they would vigourously fight this lawsuit as the “respondent”.