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VOL 23 - ISSUE 21
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024
Premier Eby urges PM to provide foreign interference information to protect BC British Columbia Premier David Eby is pressing for urgent access to information from Canada’s spy agency to help combat foreign interference at the provincial level, citing allegations involving transnational organized crime, cybersecurity and murder. Eby said Monday he sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying B.C. does not have the information it needs to intercept and address foreign interference that may be occurring in the province. “How are we supposed to take action to address these issues?” he said at a housing related news conference in North Vancouver on Monday.
He described a series of situations with alleged foreign links, including the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh leader who was shot last June in Surrey, B.C. Trudeau said in the House of Commons in September there was credible intelligence that India’s government was involved, which it denies. “We’ve seen the prime minister say that India was potentially directly involved in the murder of a British Columbian,” Eby said, calling the claim “a massive and significant allegation that was profoundly disturbing to British Columbians.” Four Indian nationals have been charged with Nijjar’s murder.
Man released on bail arrested in Surrey murder
A brutal and reportedly random homicide in Surrey has focused more attention on what critics call B.C.’s “catch-and-release” justice system. Surrey resident Tori Dunn, 30, has been identified as the woman who was killed in her home on last Sunday in what her family said was a home invasion. The suspect, who was arrested but has not been charged, has a lengthy and violent criminal history and was on probation after being released from custody just days before the homicide. “We can see in this case that the system failed because we had numerous interactions with this person in our justice system and not once but twice women were harmed,” Sturko said. “And in the second case, that person was murdered and it’s just simply unacceptable.” The suspect was to appear in court on Tuesday on previous charges of aggravated assault in the alleged stabbing of a woman in May. He has consented to remain in custody until a court appearance later this month.
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Surrey mayor accepts judicial review decision on Surrey Policing
The years-long controversy over the transition to a civic police force in Surrey is seemingly over. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke seems to have given up in her bid to keep the RCMP as the police force of jurisdiction. In Monday night’s city council meeting, the mayor explained she has accepted the judicial review decision which ruled the province was right to force the transition to the Surrey Police Service. Continued on Page 9...
BC residents spend more than anyone else on rent
A sobering report from Royal LePage reveals the staggering amount of income Vancouver and BC residents are spending on rent. The report also reveals some trends and insights into the percentage of renters who want to purchase property rather than sign or renew their lease. Among renters in BC, 23% spend up to 30% of their net income on their monthly rent, and 42% of renters spend between 31% and 50% of their income on rent. (According to BC Housing, affordable is when 30% or less of your household’s gross income goes toward paying for housing costs). “25% of renters spend more than 50% of their net income on rent, well above the national average of 16%,” the report states. While it isn’t breaking news, Vancouver is Canada’s most expensive rental market. Due to steady demand and incredibly limited supply, the cost of renting has remained consistently high in recent years. Continued on Page10...
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