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Press Release

Chamber of Commerce against blaming the victim with new bylaws

July 3, 2007, Halifax, NS – The Halifax Chamber of Commerce does not support the newly proposed graffiti and shopping cart bylaws and feels that penalizing the victims of such offenses is not the answer.

The proposed graffiti & shopping cart bylaws hold property owners and businesses responsible, physically and financially, for property damaged by graffiti and retrieval of stolen shopping carts. “Yes, graffiti is unsightly and no one wants to see shopping carts all over the neighbourhood, but creating additional bylaws with penalties for the victims is not the answer,” says Valerie Payn, President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.

While the Chamber agrees with Coun. Linda Mosher that due to the rising number of incidences it is difficult to police crimes like vandalism, we do not feel that “forcing the private sector to do something” is the best course of action.

“These are very difficult crimes to solve and prosecute but because the police and the courts cannot enforce the current laws does not mean that they should add yet more regulation that penalizes the victim to correct the damage done,” says Payn, “In fact it makes much more sense to support business and property owners who naturally want to return their property to its original condition.”

“The last time I checked defacing or stealing someone’s property was a crime. Does anyone actually think that building owners want their property spray painted or that stores want people to steal their $300 shopping carts? How much can we expect property and business owners to spend on preventing crime?” added Payn.

The Chamber started its Red Tape Man campaign to bring to the attention of the community the cost of excess and unnecessary regulation. Like the Province’s Better Regulation Initiative, the Chamber asks that those who impose regulation on citizens first think if the regulation is the best way to achieve the results that they desire, or if it is a duplication of rules already in place that are simply not being used to their full extent.

For more information please contact:

Janet Creamer

Communications Coordinator, Halifax Chamber of Commerce

(902) 481-1240

janet@halifaxchamber.com