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Province receives report from Surrey officials on policing

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Jun, 2023 10:22 AM

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government has received the report it was waiting for from Surrey officials on the future of policing in the city.

That's after Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke announced Friday that a majority on council had reviewed the report and voted to keep the R-C-M-P, reversing the transition to a municipal force that had been initiated by her predecessor.

The B-C government recommended in April that Surrey continue the transition to an independent force and Farnworth set out requirements for safe and effective policing, which the city would need to follow in order to keep the Mounties.

The minister says he's working to make a decision as quickly as possible based on the city's report, though he did not respond to accusations of bullying and misogynistic treatment that Locke made earlier yesterday.

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