The key issue in B.C.’s decision for Surrey to either have a municipal police service or use the RCMP is public safety for the city and the province
British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service.
Farnworth says the government is set to announce its decision on the future of policing in the city, following last fall’s civic election that prompted the reversal of a move away from the RCMP in favour of an independent force. Mayor Brenda Locke was elected on the promise to go back to the RCMP, saying the transition will be less expensive than the change to the Surrey Police Service, a move the provincial government had already approved.
But the provincial government also needs to approve the reversal and Farnworth says it has been one of the most difficult decisions his government has had to make.Farnworth said earlier he has concerns about RCMP staffing levels in the province and the call for reforms for Mounties contained in the recent inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting.
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