October 9, 2024 British Columbia, Get Involved, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Public Response, Wrongful Death in the Media
As the 2024 Provincial Election looms, David Eby & the BC NDP make a litany of promises to British Columbians. However, their promises to modernize BC’s wrongful death laws within their 2020-2024 mandate of government have proven false.
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October 4, 2024 British Columbia, Car Crashes, Children, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death in the Media
The parents of toddler Ocean have learned that their daughter’s life is worth less than a car. Each parent gets $14,918 for the death of child from ICBC. They cannot sue the insurer in this province.
But other provinces have the different rules and a group that wants to change B.C. laws is hoping high profile cases will help change the law.
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May 9, 2024 British Columbia, Car Crashes, Children, Law Reform, Wrongful Death in the Media
The MLA for Peace River South has introduced “Logan’s Law,’ a private member’s bill named in memory of Logan Power.
The bill is aimed at reforming the Family Compensation Act in British Columbia to provide justice for families of victims killed by the careless or intentional acts of others.
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May 16, 2023 British Columbia, Get Involved, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Legal Insights, Public Response, Wrongful Death in the Media
The 2nd Annual Mothers for Justice Memorial Walk was held on Saturday, May 13th at 1PM, led by bagpiper Rich Nichol to Premier Eby’s constituency office.
Despite our efforts and pressure on Premier David Eby, his office completely ignored the families. All the photos of our wrongfully killed loved ones that we posted on his office were immediately ripped down by his office staff. He didn’t acknowledge the issue, or even our existence.
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May 13, 2023 British Columbia, Get Involved, In Their Name News, Law Reform, Public Response, Wrongful Death in the Media
Dozens gathered in Kitsilano for the second annual memorial walk pushing for change to wrongful death laws.
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