Wally Oppal

• Long-awaited Surrey Policing Transition Report released

  The report found a Surrey Police Department would cost the city nearly 11 per cent more, but will come with more boots on the ground.

  Mar 10, 2020
  
• Questions linger over whether Surrey can reach April 1, 2021 goal for local police force

  The B.C. government has approved a transition report for Surrey to move to a municipal police force.

  Politics

  Feb 27, 2020
  
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• 2021 start date for Surrey Police Department ‘a bit ambitious’ says transition committee chair

  "I'd say you're probably looking at a good two years," said former attorney general and judge Wally Oppal.

  Feb 26, 2020
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• RCMP civilian advisory board ramps up, but Wally Oppal stands down

  One year after the government announced plans to create a civilian advisory board, is the RCMP on the right track?

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2020
• Chair of police transition committee disputes Surrey mayor’s timeline for final report

  "There's nothing wrong with having ambitious timelines, but I can tell you that the report we're doing will not be ready on the 11th of December," said Wally Oppal.

  Dec 6, 2019
• War of words breaks out as Surrey mayor claims ‘red tape’ holding up new police force

  Doug McCallum linked the police transition to the latest fatal shooting in his city, and says the new police force needs to be hurried up.

  Sep 30, 2019
• Feds name civilian advisory board tasked with overhauling RCMP ‘culture of dysfunction’

  Thirteen civilians named to new RCMP advisory board, tasked with modernizing Canada's scandal-plagued national police force.

  Politics

  Jun 5, 2019
• ANALYSIS: Canada’s problem with polygamy

  Polygamy is illegal in Canada. This is why.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2018
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• Former B.C. Attorney General says police attitudes have shifted on ‘high-risk’ women

  The province’s former Attorney General said the police’s and public’s view towards women who are subject of violent crimes have changed over the last 15 years.

  Oct 26, 2017
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• ‘There’s no way [Robert Pickton] should be writing a book’: NDP critic

  "I couldn't believe it, absolutely couldn't believe it," said BC NDP public safety critic, Mike Farnworth, when he heard that convicted serial killer Robert Pickton had written a book and published it from prison.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2016