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‘Every excuse in the book’: Eby under fire over B.C.’s handling of prolific offenders

David Eby admits to increased no-charges decisions, defends Crown counsel by citing pandemic-related limitations
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B.C.’s Attorney General, David Eby, responds to questions asked by Skeena BC Liberal MLA Ellis Ross in the Legislative Assembly on March 30. (Screenshot/Hansard videos)

Days after Terrace council members pressed provincial cabinet ministers to deal with prolific offenders and others plaguing the downtown core, attorney general David Eby faced renewed questions from BC Liberal MLAs about crime in their own communities.

During question period in the Legislative Assembly April 5, the MLAs wanted to know why the government was not taking action against crime and prolific offenders.

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