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Eby 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 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 bail burden to the accused, while David Eby welcomes last week's bill addressing the McCourt case.
- The McCourt family, speaking through representatives, has said Plover was released on $500 bail after a prior choking conviction and criticized the NDP for paying `lip service`.
- Fraser said the bill will include changes around presumptions of first-degree murder, with Ottawa in discussion with Eby and Niki Sharma and cautious about promises, while B.C. Conservatives urged support for Bill C-225 .
- Fraser says Ottawa will continue to gather feedback from families impacted by crime and plans to table further intimate-partner violence legislation by year-end, while David 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.
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