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Lookee here. Perhaps some good news can mercifully grace this piece of newspaper real estate where so many have fallen on their face.

Perhaps some good news for Eddie Maurice.

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You see, the Kenney government is changing Alberta law so the good guy isn’t treated as the bad guy, a trespasser won’t be able to sue an individual for actions they take while protecting their property.

That is, as long as that person is not convicted of a criminal offence while protecting their property.

The announcement is Wednesday. Don’t be surprised if a happy Eddie Maurice is in the room.

You see, this is where the news gets better. The law will go back in time. The bad-guy-can’t-sue law will be the law effective Jan. 1, 2018.

As you know, Eddie Maurice is the guy sued by a trespasser who was up to no good on Eddie’s property and was hit in the arm by the ricochet of a warning shot.

And when did the intruder intrude? February 2018. The month after Jan. 1, 2018.