It seems like the UCP are proposing new laws that seem somewhat akin to stand your ground laws from the states. cbc(.)ca/news/canada/calgary/ucp-rural-crime-alberta-1.4733514
UCP says Criminal Code should be amended to support use of force in rural self-defence
The United Conservative Party is calling on the federal government to amend sections of the Criminal Code and sentencing factors to address what it describes as vulnerabilities in how rural citizens can protect themselves from crime.
The request is one of a wide-ranging list of recommendations released by Alberta’s Opposition party Wednesday as part of a report on what it calls a “dramatic increase” of rural crime in the province.
One of the recommendations is for the province to lobby the federal government to reform the Criminal Code to ensure the use of force as self-defence precludes the prosecution of a victim of a crime.
The UCP wants to ensure the following points are considered in sentencing if someone uses force in self-defence:
-If police were delayed or did not respond at all.
-If the offender failed to leave the premises once confronted.
-The number of people committing a crime, and if they appeared to be intoxicated.
-Whether or not the accused was armed or exhibited threatening behaviour.
“Property owners who are victims of repeated break-ins and thefts, without suitable police response, are warned by police, or even charged, when they use their lawfully owned firearms to defend themselves, their families, and their property from brazen criminals,” reads the report.