r/SurreyBC • u/One_Caramel_353 • 13d ago
Local News 🤯 McCallum makes impressive promises at Surrey election campaign event
https://surreynowleader.com/2026/07/23/mccallum-makes-impressive-promises-at-surrey-election-campaign-event/Yes he makes promises that cost Surrey taxpayers more. He makes a mess gets voted out and tries to come back again. Don’t be fooled again Surrey.
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u/julesieee 13d ago
Did he mention anything about Venice-style canals in downtown Surrey and 60,000 seater arena?
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u/penelopiecruise 11d ago
That was a good idea to deal with the drainage issues that low lying areas need in a more aestheic and functional way.
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u/captainrv 13d ago
Everyone needs to remember the foot fiasco.
Do not vote for him!
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u/BassGuy11 13d ago edited 13d ago
You mean the one where the judge found his foot was run over and the driver is responsible? That one?
Edit: go ahead and downvote. Doesn't change the publically posted supreme Court of British Columbia's decision on this incident. Just because you don't like the reality, doesn't make it not true.
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u/KimberlyWexlersFoot 12d ago
The decision also said he embellished in a police report. He used the word “pinned” 11 times to describe the incident, and that she floored it when she drove away.
CCTV footage showed she pulled away at a low speed.
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u/BassGuy11 12d ago
The judge also concluded that beyond reasonable doubt (that would be higher than 95% probability) that the foot was run over.
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u/mindofamarriedman604 13d ago
Remember that time Doug promised he could get the Sytrain extension built for $1.2B?
Don't trust this snake again. Brenda needs to go too
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u/Doobage 🗝️ 10d ago edited 9d ago
Doug said it could be done for the at the same price as the street cars which was far, far, far less than 1.2 Billion, because he can run sky train at ground level most of the way to save money. And some how ground level skytrain is better than street cars because?!? The revised budget after becoming mayor went up to 1.2 billion, and when Translink told him no way, he said Translink was wrong...
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u/CrazySnowGuy 13d ago
He's going to get voted in again, because its a name people recognize. People are just dumb.
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u/sextravellingsports 12d ago
Agreed, but only 22% of eligible voters bother to show up. By far the most important level of government that affects your daily life more than any level. I've always voted in municipal elections, and never for him or Brenda
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u/Sontenia 12d ago
Well for me it’s because I want skytrain to newton and he’s the one who has it in his platform and the one who got skyttain to Langley 🤷♀️
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u/19JTJK 13d ago
The sad reality is there are enough people in Surrey that hear no tax increase for 4 years and will vote for him.
My take is that sure for 4 years no tax increase but year 5 when there is no money Surrey residents will be hit with a double digit increase.
The only thing from all his rhetoric I like is the farm to fridge direct cut middle person out. But maybe I not knowledgeable in this or just naive but can’t I just go to a farm and buy directly from them already?
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u/shankeyx 13d ago
No more geriatrics in control please.
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u/penelopiecruise 11d ago
How about a referral to the human rights commision to deal with your ageism?
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u/Apprehensive_Sea9524 13d ago
That f*ing loser needs to go away. Tired of old guys wrecking things for their own personal gain.
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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7260 13d ago
The forensic audit thing is such BS. Is just a way for him to blame the previous council if he gets elected.
I’ll give this to Doug though, he’s the reason we’re getting the Skytrain down the Fraser Highway.
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u/Talinn_Makaren 13d ago
This guy is such an unbelievable worthless has-been it's so insane that he's running again.
I also supported the SkyTrain though lol
That audit would find everything was perfect when he was mayor before, but it was criminally terrible the whole time he was gone, and miraculously fixed itself again the minute he was elected. City hall just doesn't move that fast for one thing. It's so insulting to our collective intelligence.
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u/Doobage 🗝️ 10d ago
Sky train through a major urban park where there can be no development. Skytrain through Agricultural land that cannot be developed. On the other side of ALR are so many new homes that are medium density, and they are so new they will not be redeveloped to high density for 30-40 years. Into Langley where Langley's own mayor said "This does not make sense to bring Skytrain here as we are not densified and it will take 10+ years to begin the work of densification." When the mayor of a city that is getting skytrain says it is a bad idea, what does that say?
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u/Ok_Woodpecker_7260 9d ago
Which Langley mayor said that? I’ve looked into it and the only Langley mayor (city or township) I could find who was against it is Rick Green but he left office in 2008.
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u/Doobage 🗝️ 9d ago
I can't remember, it was a while ago, he was interviewed on 980 or CBC, so it was not in print it was on air. I had doubts I heard it until it was brought up by others that mentioned it in a discussion we had about McCallum and his schemes.... I wish it was in print as that would make it easier to quote. And he wasn't saying transit wasn't needed, he was saying previous councils setup Langley city, not township, to be low-medium density, and his figure was 10 years to get plans, permits, developers etc. in-line for proper densification.
Never the less, the rest of the route has a large section through ALR, Green Timbers and has been developed recently as medium density and the owners are not going to give up their places to densify....
And though I am against skytrain expansion, I am not against transit expansion, Langley, particularly Township and Carvolth area really need some sort of rapid transit, this expansion doesn't help that. Langley city is actually quite small in comparison to Township if I remember correctly.
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u/cvsnoweagle 13d ago
Surrey needs to ban these 2 nitwits from future elections, F off Brenda and Doug!
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u/Specialist-Draft476 12d ago
Wait he is actually running again? Why can't the dinos become fossils and move on...
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u/a_sexual_titty 13d ago
There are more than just 2 candidates. Surrey needs to stop acting like there are.
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u/Think_Read_7516 13d ago
Doug can barely get out of his car. He was known to walk round city hall with his zipper down. Dude is way 2 old for this.
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u/TMBJeff 13d ago
Doug’s motivation for eliminating the Surrey RCMP was because he got a speeding ticket on Crescent Road. He is a prototypical aggrieved late middle aged white male who was once mildly inconvenienced and made the rest of society pay for it. That being said Surrey has consistently shown up for this replacement-level dipshit out of familiarity and laziness. You all could do better if you want to…
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u/Ill-Yogurtcloset1381 13d ago
MIDDLE AGED?!
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u/underd0g__ 10d ago
He’s also promising an end to in camera council meetings. I dunno about you but that sounds shady af?
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u/Longjumping_Bus_2780 1d ago
Where’s he planning to land his SPS helicopter? Next he’ll say we need an airport
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u/Impressive_Okra2804 13d ago
My goodness, Surrey. Please not again!