Exclusive: With election in sight, NDP demanded Surrey city hall keep policing truce secret

Inside the $250 million deal, announced just 10 weeks before the election kickoff

As the provincial election loomed, the NDP government set three red lines for Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke and city council to accept a $250 million deal for ending the dispute over who would police B.C.’s second biggest city.

It also demanded secrecy.

Premier David Eby’s government offered $150 million in July 2023 over a five-year period to switch from the…