B.C. government receives report looking into event safety after Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 30, 2025 7:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: 33 minutes ago

British Columbia's lawyer wide says the authorities has received a study from a retired justice connected ways to amended information and information astatine events aft 11 radical were killed and galore much injured astatine a Vancouver festival.

Premier David Eby commissioned the enquiry into information astatine assemblage events soon aft a conveyance tore done a assemblage astatine the extremity of the Lapu-Lapu Day solemnisation connected April 26. 

Attorney General Niki Sharma said successful a connection connected Monday that she has the study from erstwhile B.C. Supreme Court main justness Christopher Hinkson, which, aft reappraisal by cabinet, volition beryllium made public. 

Sharma said that B.C. experienced 1 of the worst moments successful its past erstwhile a senseless enactment of unit turned a solemnisation into a tragedy. 

B.C. residents understandably raised questions successful the aftermath astir enhancing nationalist information truthful radical tin consciousness harmless attending and celebrating assemblage events this summer, she said. 

The Union of B.C. Municipalities said successful a connection that it provided a submission to the inquiry, and its president, Trish Mandewo, met with Hinkson to speech astir concerns from section governments.

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Mandewo said successful the submission dated June 9 that the state should debar taking a "one-size-fits-all" framework, since section governments are struggling to code galore responsibilities, and budgetary impacts could pb to immoderate lawsuit cancellations. 

"In smaller communities, determination whitethorn beryllium arsenic fewer arsenic 1 unit subordinate successful complaint of overseeing assemblage events arsenic portion of a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities. 

"Any interaction connected policing resources would besides travel with a important fiscal impact, arsenic section governments wage the largest stock of policing costs successful B.C.," said Mandewo, who is besides a councillor for the Metro Vancouver metropolis of Coquitlam. 

Mandewo's missive said there's besides a request for greater intelligence wellness enactment arsenic portion of the information framework. 

"UBCM's rank has endorsed resolutions seeking greater provincial concern and enactment successful addressing issues related to intelligence health, addictions and analyzable societal issues," it said.

One of the cardinal principles they anticipation to spot passim this process is to "allow section events to bespeak section needs," Mandewo said. 

"It whitethorn besides beryllium due for the state to supply backing and resources for smaller communities, to guarantee each section governments person a akin level of capableness to present assemblage events."

The accused, Adam Kai-Ji Lo, remains successful custody portion facing galore charges of second-degree murder.

Vancouver constabulary said past week that six victims were inactive successful infirmary 2 months aft the tragedy. 

Sharma said the committee was established to supply applicable accusation and recommendations to lawsuit organizers, section governments and nationalist information officials connected however to support events safe. 

"I convey Commissioner Hinkson for the enactment helium and his squad person done implicit the past six weeks to heighten and support our close to stitchery and observe safely and guarantee that fearfulness does not forestall communities from coming together," Sharma said successful her statement. 

Crystal Laderas, nationalist relations manager with Filipino B.C., the Lapu-Lapu Day lawsuit organizer, said Hinkson did not interaction their radical for input connected his report.