BC Premier Says Spat Over Surrey Police Force ‘No Longer up for Discussion’

BC Premier Says Spat Over Surrey Police Force ‘No Longer up for Discussion’
British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the rotunda at the legislature in Victoria, on Oct. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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British Columbia Premier David Eby says a court challenge by the City of Surrey over being forced to continue the transition to a municipal police service “will not be successful.”

Eby said Tuesday that Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke “fought a good fight” in attempting to move the RCMP back to its police force of jurisdiction, but the decision to move ahead with a municipal force has been made by his government and is no longer up for discussion.