Surrey news: Jack Hundial apologizes to developer following lawsuit [Video]

A former Surrey city councillor has issued an apology to a local developer – after initially implying he took part in a 2018 meeting between the mayor and solicitor general amidst the debate over the future of Surrey policing.

Over the last number of years, there have been questions, insinuations and various claims made about developer Bob Cheema’s role in Surrey affairs.

Now former city councillor Jack Hundial has issued an apology to Cheema as part of an out-of-court defamation settlement, saying his statements represent a “grave slur” on the businessman’s “personal and professional integrity.”

Cheema shared the signed apology letter – which also says Hundial will pay him a “substantial sum” of money – to several media outlets on Tuesday.

“I’m glad,” Cheema told CTV News during an interview in Vancouver on Tuesday. “You know, me and my family can put this behind now and move forward.”

The lawsuit …