Mayor Doug McCallum still says he won’t release details of plan before it goes to Solicitor-General for consideration, but that he is eager to receive residents’ feedback after that.
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And he said that process could lead to changes. “We always will listen to the public if they have got some ideas as far as what they want to see our police do.”Critics, including some councillors on the mayor’s Safe Surrey Coalition slate, have expressed concerns about Mr. McCallum’s position that the report on replacing the RCMP not be released to the public before it goes to the Solicitor-General.
The RCMP have policed Surrey since the 1950s, but the mayor has argued that a municipal force would be more accountable to residents and lead to better policing. The mayor, who said he has yet to see the document, said it’s up to the province to release the report.In a statement, B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth declined comment on that issue.
In an interview, Mr. Hundial said he thinks the report should be released to the public before it goes to the province. “I don’t feel the process, at this point, has been transparent.”
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