INDEED, unless a Surrey mayoral candidate wins 50-plus per cent of the total vote in the October 15 municipal election they will have NO right to try and stop the ongoing police transition in the City of Surrey!

That is because the pro-RCMP forces kept harping on the fact that the incumbent mayor Doug McCallum did not get 50 per cent of the total vote in the last municipal election and, therefore, in their opinion, he had no right to kick the RCMP out.

This was despite the fact that he clearly won the election on the promise to establish a municipal police force with accountability to the people of Surrey – and not to RCMP bosses sitting in faraway Ottawa.

Any attempt to reverse the course by a candidate who now does not win by 50-plus per cent of the vote will lead to open rebellion by Surrey-ites and cause disruption in the law and order situation as they will stop cooperating with the RCMP.

This will lead to a very dangerous situation in the City, especially because of the bitter divisiveness that pro-RCMP forces have nurtured over the past four years.

What is more, with so many super candidates in the running for the mayor’s post, it will be a miracle for anyone to garner even 30 per cent of the total vote.

The Provincial Government will have to keep that in mind also.

Lastly, remember that unless a Mayor has at least four Councillors, that person will be just a lame duck – and there will be chaos in the Council.