32 BCBUSINESS JULY/AUGUST 2019
b y F R A N C E S B U L A
p h o t o g r a p h b y R O B E R T K E N N E Y
a Simple
plan
DOUG McCALLUM regained the Surrey
mayor's chair last fall by offering easy-sounding
solutions when it comes to policing, transit and
real estate development. The veteran politician
says he's changed along with B.C.'s second-
largest city, but is he the right person to
lead it into the future?
On election night last October,
DougMcCallumdid something no other mayor
would dare to try in this region where belea-
guered residents are wracked by angst over the
cost of housing and seething with resentment
toward developers and anyone they perceive as
the 1 percent. The newly elected Surrey mayor
dedicated a notable part of his victory speech
to lavish appreciation for a prominent Surrey
developer, would-be casino builder and con-
tributor of tens of thousands of campaign dollars
over the years.
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largest city, but is he the right person to
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largest city, but is he the right person to
lead it into the future?
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lead it into the future?
On election night last October,
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On election night last October,
DougMcCallumdid something no other mayor
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DougMcCallumdid something no other mayor
would dare to try in this region where belea
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would dare to try in this region where belea
guered residents are wracked by angst over the
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guered residents are wracked by angst over the
cost of housing and seething with resentment
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cost of housing and seething with resentment
toward developers and anyone they perceive as
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toward developers and anyone they perceive as
the 1 percent. The newly elected Surrey mayor
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the 1 percent. The newly elected Surrey mayor
dedicated a notable part of his victory speech
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dedicated a notable part of his victory speech
to lavish appreciation for a prominent Surrey
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to lavish appreciation for a prominent Surrey
developer, would-be casino builder and con
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developer, would-be casino builder and con
tributor of tens of thousands of campaign dollars
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tributor of tens of thousands of campaign dollars
over the years.
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over the years.
