BC has the highest property crime rate in Canada. By 2000, there were only 417 officers. The challenges in crime prevention and law enforcement are endless. Government has a fundamental duty to protect its citizens and maintain law and order.
Public safety is a cornerstone to our quality of life.
We can do better on every front to enhance public safety, if we get our priorities straight in government. The NDP have decimated BC's auxiliary police force. They have taken officers who should be enforcing traffic safety and stopping crime, and turned them into photographers who sit in photo radar vans. That's a waste. We must provide better public safety for your tax dollars.