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John Horgan on 'Sver wala show'; says second hospital for Surrey is a “done deal”

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Premier John Horgan leaves the podium following his announcement that there will be a fall election as he speaks during a press conference in Langford, B.C., on Monday September 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

BC NDP leader John Horgan while talking to Connect FM in SVER WALA SHOW today, said that BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson delayed the construction of a much-needed Surrey hospital by selling off its potential site.

He said the second hospital for Surrey is a "done deal" and the money for the hospital is already in the budget.

Responding to a question about Surrey-Langley-Sky Train extension, Horgan said that he and the federal government are committed to seeing it through. He said that for Surrey’s mayor Doug McCallum or anyone else to say that his government is not moving fast enough on this issue "is not a fair comment", because election of Mayor McCallum and his council has side tracked all the planning that had gone into Light Rail Transit (LRT) process. We’ll build the Skytrain nevertheless, he said.

Horgan also visited Surrey today for his election campaign. Responding to a question about keeping the RCMP in Surrey, Horgan termed it a divisive issue. Mayor McCallum opened up the hornet’s nest and he is responsible for it, Horgan said.

Characterizing the issue of portables in Surrey schools as a failure of the Liberal government, Horgan said that a lot has been done by his government but he admitted that a lot more needs to be done.

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