B.C. Reviews Festival Safety After Deadly Vehicle Attack
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 5:20 pm
In Vancouver, authorities are reeling from a tragic vehicle attack at a local festival that claimed 11 lives. A high-profile review of event safety, headed by a former chief justice, is underway—even as Premier Eby passionately defends judicial independence, leaving no stone unturned in the quest for tougher measures.
Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a nommé mercredi un ancien juge en chef de la Cour suprême de la province à la tête d’une commission indépendante sur les mesures de sécurité destinées aux organisateurs d’évènements et à la police, après que 11 personnes ont été tuées dans une attaque au…
Premier David Eby says Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct the review ‘in a very short period of time’
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver.
British Columbia is launching a review of summer event safety, due by the end of June, in the wake of the deadly Vancouver Lapu Lapu day car ramming tragedy.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won't be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should "spend the rest of his goddamned life…
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