BC's solicitor general Kash Heed.

BC'S SOLICITOR GENERAL KASH HEED was fielding an unusual question from journalists on Ont. 22--"Do you think knitters are a security risk?" Kash was responding to accusations that the RCMP were investigating a group of Cowichan sweater knitters who had planned a protest against the Vancouver Olympic Committee. The knitters allege that VANOC appropriated their brand, the Cowichan sweater with its highly specific designs. The knitters allege their proposal to supply the sweaters for sale at the Olympics had been turned down, and then ripped off when the Hudson Bay Company gave the contract to another Canadian sweater supplier using a Cowichan sweater inspired design. Heed said ne backed without question the RCMP who work to ensure a safe Olympics. RCMP deny they formally investigated the knitters' plans, but acknowledged that one officer made a phone call to inquire about the protest.