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AARON GUNN -- It’s a crime that was just the most recent, in what is a long history of violence


Should we really be building halfway houses for ‘violent' criminals ... right in the middle of our communities?  

Unbeknownst to most residents, many are placed smack in the middle of Canada’s cities and neighbourhoods, like this one in Victoria right behind me.  

They hold (some of) this country’s most notorious rapists and murderers, and pedophiles who have just been released from prison on parole, many of whom have not been rehabilitated at all.   

And for some inconceivable reason, we don’t even use basic technology to track their location – allowing them to simply take off whenever, and wherever, they want.

That’s exactly what happened when 29-year-old Jesse Goodale took off earlier this week, forcing police to issue a nation-wide warrant for his arrest.

This is the same individual who brutally and mercilessly attacked an innocent father and business owner from Nanaimo, with a machete ... leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and fighting for his life.

It’s a crime that was just the most recent, in what is a long history of violence. And look, that’s not to say that many of these halfway houses don’t do great work ... they do! 

But we need to get smarter with how we manage our criminal population.

Starting with putting the safety and security of our society, first.


Aaron Gunn is an advocate for taxpayers and common sense. Throughout his work and notably in his role as Spokesperson for BC Proud, Aaron has been a voice for citizens across British Columbia and Canada.

Prior to his work for BC Proud, Aaron worked for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).

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