British Columbia’s solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency.
Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he became concerned last Wednesday after learning a report on the future of policing in the city that hadn’t been shared with the province was nevertheless going before council.
Farnworth says he asked Mayor Brenda Locke to give them the report and delay the vote until they could agree on what was safest for the people of Surrey.
Instead, he says, council voted on the report before he had a chance to determine if it would ensure safe and effective policing….