Premier David Eby said what is happening in Surrey with the extortion cases is a “terror attack in slow motion.”Eby made those comments in Ottawa on Thursday after meeting with the other premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney. “What we’re seeing in Surrey is it’s a terror attack in slow motion and you would never dream of giving refugee status to someone who participated in a terror attack, but that’s exactly what’s happening under our current system; that loophole has to be closed,” Eby said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Locke is also requesting that Ottawa declare a federal state of emergency and reiterated the need for a national extortion commissioner to oversee a coordinated response. The declaration would give the City of Surrey additional temporary powers to tackle the extortion crisis.