By Adam Berls

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“Enough is Enough” rally to push province and feds to take stronger approach to public safety

Apr 27, 2023 | 3:47 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — A rally took place today calling on all levels of government to take a stronger approach to public safety.

The message is “enough is enough”. That was the theme of today’s rally on the walkway beside Highway 16 to bring attention and push levels of government to do more to deal with social disorder and public safety.

The rally is just one of seven being held across the province today, from the legislature Victoria to Kamloops and up to Dawson Creek, and despite various commitments and promises, those here at the rally say a number of social crises continues to intensify without appropriate action and are hoping the rallies can bring attention to the larger issue of public safety and social disorder in B.C.

One issue that the rallies across B.C. are also talking about is bail reform and repeat offenders and that the changes and fixes aren’t there. In a release of data, earlier this week by the B.C. Prosecution Service, it shows only a quarter of repeat offenders were kept in custody until their trial for violent offences and Crown Counsel sought restrictive conditions on the release of the accused in roughly three quarters of bail hearings those conducted.

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The prosecution service says that the law of bail can only be changed by Parliament in Ottawa, and that under the Criminal Code, Crown Counsel does not have any legal authority to release or detain any accused person and judges must apply governing federal law and are not bound by provincial bail policy.