Speakers at the forum included Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, B.C.'s Minister of State on Community Safety Terry Yung and BC Conservative leader John Rustad.

The coalition has grown from 30 members to 59 members, as concerns continue to escalate surrounding B.C. public safety issues.

A group of like-minded homeowners in an affluent Toronto neighbourhood are being criticized on social media for opposing a proposed townhouse development plan they say will change the make-up of their street as a result of "density creep."