US EditionEby Says He'll Keep Lobbying for Slain Woman's Family, Who Wanted More From Bail Law
Premier David Eby urges federal government to enhance bail laws amid ongoing family advocacy after Kelowna woman's murder linked to bail release.
- On Monday, British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government is not done advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt and planned to meet with McCourt's family later Monday.
- Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says B.C. lobbying shaped Canada's new bail reform legislation, which toughens sentences and shifts the burden of proof to the accused, while David Eby said last week's bill addresses case issues.
- The McCourt family, speaking through representatives, has criticized Eby's government for paying `lip service` amid ongoing debates over bail reform after Bailey McCourt's death.
- Fraser said the bill will include changes around presumptions of first-degree murder and Ottawa remains in discussion with Eby and Niki Sharma, hesitating to make specific promises.
- Fraser says Ottawa will continue to gather feedback from families impacted by crime and plans further intimate-partner violence legislation by year-end, while Eby said `It's not everything that they want yet. It's not everything I want yet.
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Eby says he'll keep lobbying for slain woman's family, who wanted more from bail law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government was not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband was charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July.
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Eby says he’ll keep lobbying for slain woman’s family, who wanted more from bail law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband has been charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July.
Eby says he'll keep lobbying for slain woman's family, who wanted more from bail law – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband has been charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July. While federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says B.C. government lobbying on the McCourt case is reflected in several elements of Canada’s new bail reform legislation, Eby acknowledges that the law does not incl…
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