You are cordially invited to attend the inaugural Mothers for Justice Memorial Walk on May 7th, 2022, 1PM PST at McBride Park in Vancouver (3350 West 4th Avenue).
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Catherine Adamson, Vice President of the BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society, recently sat down for an interview with Christine Kobel of the “Blackfeather, Everything Tribal” show from Vancouver Co-op Radio to talk about advocating for changes when it comes to the law toward doctors and the medical field.
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The Union of BC Municipalities has passed a motion 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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Under new ICBC rules, each parent is entitled to $14,918 for the death of a child. Rules also state they will not be able to sue for more compensation.
“Heartbreaking,” Michael said. “It hurts that somebody can define her as having a number and that number ends up being roughly six times less than the value they would put in for a car.”
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The Lower Mainland Local Government Association had their Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2021 and we are pleased to announce that motion R4 Updating BC’s Wrongful Death Laws was passed!
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