Kevin Falcon would halt second Surrey Hospital, says Starchuk

July 4, 2022 at 12:16 pm  Politics, Provincial

As the B.C. NDP government takes the next big step to build a new Surrey Hospital in Cloverdale, B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon has made it clear he would halt construction, once again putting the brakes on the project.

“I think the challenge, quite frankly with the NDP wanting to put one in Cloverdale, is it’s not a great location,” Falcon said on Red FM in February. “I would want to take a hard look at where it’s located.”

This would be the second time Falcon halted a second Surrey hospital. When Falcon was Finance Minister, he announced in his budget speech that land set aside for a second hospital was “surplus” and he would put it up for sale. The land was later sold to a BC Liberal donor for $3 million less than it was worth.

The $1.72 billion hospital project is the biggest provincial capital investment in a healthcare project in B.C. history.

BC NDP MLA Mike Starchuk:

“Kevin Falcon would take the second hospital out of Cloverdale and set back progress on this project for years. Surrey families deserve a government that’s working for them. We’re committed to getting the job done.”

 

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