The City of Surrey in British Columbia is launching a constitutional challenge against the provincial government's treatment of the city during the transition of its police force. The challenge comes after the province suspended the police board and ordered the city to continue its transfer to the independent Surrey Police Service. Mayor Brenda Locke announced the city's decision to amend its original petition to challenge the constitutionality of the government's recent amendments to the Police Act.
The British Columbia government's treatment of the City of Surrey over the transition of its police force has set off a constitutional challenge after the province suspended the police board . The city will amend its original petition to challenge the constitutionality of the provincial government's recent amendments to the Police Act.
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