Councillor Linda Annis wants a referendum to end the contentious issue of policing in B.C.\u0027s fastest\u002Dgrowing municipality once and for all.
Coun. Linda Annis is urging B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth to call on the city to hold a public referendum that will allow residents to decide whether Surrey should be policed by the RCMP or a municipal police force.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
on whether to stick with Surrey RCMP and dismantle the Surrey Police Service, or continue with the transition started by former mayor Doug McCallum who pledged the creation of a municipal force as one of his key campaign promises in 2018.Article content In comparison, McCallum won 27.2 per cent of the vote with a voter turnout in Surrey of approximately 34.5 per cent.
“This decision is so big, so costly, and so divisive that it will take a vote of our citizens to bring it to a legitimate conclusion,” she said in a statement.
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