SASKATOON – Sharlene Lange has spent almost ten years advocating for greater compensation for victims of crime, spurred on by the brutal 2003 assault of her then 20-year-old son.
“You still can’t get it around your head that this night actually happened,” she said.
With Victims of Crime Awareness Week underway in Saskatchewan, Lange is renewing the charge to increase compensation for crime victims to what motor vehicle collision victims receive.
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“A victim of a criminal act, a victim injured or killed…may receive up to a $25,000 maximum reward,” according to the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.
Whereas under Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s No Fault benefits, a person may be entitled to up to $6,382,084 in rehabilitation coverage.
The province sent a letter to Sharlene, stating that a review of current compensation is underway and her arguments are being taken into consideration.
The results of that review are expected before summer.
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