Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke misrepresented Mayor’s Committee vote on policing in Surrey

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke (right) with Surrey RCMP Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards: Shameful sabotaging of Surrey Police Service.

“This motion was not to keep the RCMP in Surrey, but instead to ask the province to make a quick decision on which police force will be policing Surrey”

 

SHOULD LOCKE RESIGN?

 

THE Safe Surrey Coalition on Thursday slammed Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke for deceiving the public and spreading false information regarding a recent vote by the Mayor’s Committee regarding policing in Surrey.

According to a statement issued by the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) on Thursday: 

“At the April 6 Mayor Committee, Board Chair George V. Harvie tabled the following motion, which was unanimously supported and will be considered by the Board on April 28, 2023:

“That the MVRD Board provide the City of Surrey with a letter of support requesting a provincial decision forthwith on the City’s request to have the RCMP provide policing services for the City of Surrey.”

Doug Elford

Surrey Councillor Doug Elford said: “The Mayor’s Committee did not vote on a motion to keep the RCMP in Surrey as Mayor Locke claims. In fact, the Mayor’s Committee passed a motion for the MVRD Board to send a letter to the Province urging a quick decision on the City of Surrey’s request to keep the RCMP in Surrey. This motion was not to keep the RCMP in Surrey, but instead to ask the province to make a quick decision on which police force will be policing Surrey.”

The accusations against Locke have caused concern among the public and Metro Vancouver mayors, who believe that the Locke should be transparent and honest in her communications with the public, the Safe Surrey Coalition said.

Mandeep Nagra

Surrey Councillor Mandeep Nagra said: “It’s disappointing to see Mayor Locke misrepresenting the facts in her press release. We believe that public officials should be held to a high standard of transparency and accountability, and issuing false information for your own political agenda undermines that trust. Mayor Locke should apologize to the public and media for issuing a false press release.”

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