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Surrey political party calls for recall legislation at civic level

Political rivals question the motive, charging the slate is seeking to ‘weaponize’ recall legislation
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Surrey City Hall. (File photo: Anna Burns)

It’s not every day you see a civic slate calling for legislation enabling the recall of council members but that’s what the Safe Surrey Coalition is doing.

Some political rivals are questioning the motive.

The SSC issued a press release Wednesday morning to announce it’s calling on B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs Anne Kang to introduce such legislation, “inspired by Alberta’s model.

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About the Author: Tom Zytaruk

I write unvarnished opinion columns and unbiased news reports for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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