BC to Bring in Law Forcing Surrey to Go With Municipal Police Force

BC to Bring in Law Forcing Surrey to Go With Municipal Police Force
Farnworth looks on at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Oct. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
The Canadian Press
Updated:
0:00

British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has introduced legislation that will require the City of Surrey to provide policing with a municipal force in the latest jurisdictional salvo over the RCMP and the Surrey Police Service.

The update in the Police Act also gives the province the authority to cancel the RCMP contract it has with Surrey, B.C.’s second most populous city behind Vancouver.