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Public Safety platforms

Here's what the candidates in New Westminster, and their parties, are promising.

Gang violence

BC Liberals
  • Aggressively crackdown on gangs.
  • Prosecute people who transport illegal handguns in cars.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Gang violence.

BC NDP
Introduce legislation to improve information sharing for law enforcement agencies, regulate imitation firearms, strengthen regulation of shooting ranges, and close regulatory gaps.

Photo-radar

We don't have any BC Greens policies on Photo-radar.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Photo-radar.

Public safety funding

BC Liberals
  • Increase funding for public safety by $58 million.
  • Hire 40 additional full-time Crown prosecutors and additional support staff.
  • Provide tools to the BC Prosecution Service to reduce delays and aggressively crackdown on crime.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Public safety funding.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Public safety funding.

Public safety personnel

BC Liberals
Fund the hiring of 200 additional police officers and 100 more psychiatric social workers/nurses.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Public safety personnel.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Public safety personnel.

Roadside panhandling

We don't have any BC Greens policies on Roadside panhandling.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Roadside panhandling.

Surrey Police transition

BC Liberals
Pause the transition in policing in Surrey and hold a referendum on whether to continue it.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Surrey Police transition.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Surrey Police transition.