Beck Lays Out Plan To Get Tough On Crime, Tough On The Causes Of Crime
For immediate release: August 30, 2024
Beck Lays Out Plan To Get Tough On Crime, Tough On The Causes Of Crime
More police, mental health and addictions services, Unexplained Wealth Taskforce, Security Rebate
SASKATOON - Today, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck outlined her 4-point plan to make Saskatchewan communities safer.
“We used to be the place where you left your door unlocked, but under Scott Moe and the Sask. Party our province has the worst crime rates in Canada,” said Beck. “We need to get Saskatchewan out of last place on public safety and make our communities more secure. We need to get tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime. It’s time for a change.”
Beck’s 4-point plan will make Saskatchewan safer by:
- Scraping the Marshals Service and hiring more local police officers
- Investing in mental health and addictions services
- Going after organized crime and drug traffickers with an Unexplained Wealth Taskforce
- Protecting families, small businesses and places of worship with an $2.0 million rebate program for security updates like alarms, doorbell cameras and motion sensor lights
Scott Moe and the Sask. Party are ignoring the nearly 100 municipalities calling for the Marshals Service to be halted.
In an exclusive interview with the Regina LeaderPost, former Sask. Party MLA Randy Weekes said that Bill 70, which led to the creation of the Marshals, was driven by MLA Jeremy Harrison's personal animosity towards former members of the RCMP.
"The Sask. Party have spent $14 million dollars so far and haven't added a single boot on the ground into local communities," said Beck. "We should be directing this money into the frontlines today."
Beck also pledged to work with local leaders to improve public safety and to do everything in her power as Premier to fill empty public housing units and expand social supports, measures which will directly target the root causes of crime.
“This is an all-hands on deck approach to giving communities the tools and resources they need to make our streets safer and tackle those root causes of crime – like mental health, addictions, and the lack of housing.”
