The BC Conservatives focused on crime and public safety on Monday, while the BC NDP unveiled plans for new education assistants and child care.
It's Day 17 on the campaign trail and both BC NDP leader David Eby and BC Conservatives leader John Rustad were out making announcements Monday morning. Richard Zussman has more.The leaders of B.C.’s major parties were on the campaign trail again Monday, this time making big promises around public safety, education and child care.
“So many people today across the province say safety is the number one issue … that we have a province that is being overrun by crime.”Rustad said a Conservative government would end the so-called “catch and release” of offenders by toughening charge assessment guidelines and pressing the federal government for stricter bail rules.The Conservatives are also pledging to hire more judges and sheriffs and to create a new statutory court to speed up trials for minor criminal offences.
He also promised a “zero tolerance” policy in supportive housing for crime and nuisance behaviour, and to eliminate homeless encampments in the province. “They are safe, they are in an appropriate facility, they are looked after and it’s affordable. The school is already built and the staff are already there.”
Eby did not put a price tag on the new program spending, but the NDP’s overall platform released last week anticipates adding nearly $3 billion to the provincial deficit.Story continues below advertisement BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau did not make any policy announcements on Monday but held a media availability in Victoria where she took aim at Rustad’s plans for homeless encampments and both other parties’ platforms on liquified natural gas projects.
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