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CBC News: Grieving families say their lost loved ones are ‘worthless’ under B.C. law, call for changes

Family members say lost loved ones are ‘worthless’ under B.C. law in emotional PSA.

A 30-second public service announcement by the B.C. Wrongful Death Law Reform Society shows 14 grieving family members holding photos of lost loved ones, part of a campaign to overhaul the province’s Family Compensation Act.

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Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry Puts UBCM Motion Forward to Modernize BC Wrongful Death Laws

Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry has put forth a motion for the Union of BC Municipalities to recommend to the province that our wrongful death laws be modernized so as to provide a foundation of “worth” under the law for everyone in the province of BC.

A foundation of “worth” or “value” of human life would allow for access to justice, accountability to wrongdoers, and for us to prevent future wrongful deaths in the first place through financial deterrence.

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