BC United proposes amendment to Name Act after Merritt child killer changes his name
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VICTORIA — The leader of the official opposition in B.C. is tabling a bill to prevent criminals convicted of dangerous offences from legally changing their names.
The proposed amendment to the Name Act from BC United Leader Kevin Falcon comes after news emerged that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three young children in Merritt in 2008, legally changed his name. His name hasn’t been made public.
“The NDP government had every opportunity to prevent this monster’s application for a name change with provincial powers under the Name Act, but they didn’t do anything,” Falcon states. “Since British Columbians cannot rely on David Eby and the NDP to exercise their authority to protect our communities from dangerous criminals like Schoenborn, the legislation I’ve tabled today will force government to reject the by default.”
BC United states the amendment would automatically prevent those who have been designated as dangerous or long-term offenders under the Criminal Code of Canada from applying to change their names, rather than allowing government discretion.
