The Editor,

Re: 鈥淟ocke鈥檚 political rivals slam $500k PR campaign against 性视界传媒 policing transition,鈥� the Now-Leader online.

Will 性视界传媒 Mayor Brenda Locke ever accept reality?

It is foolish enough wasting money on a court case to challenge the firmly established law that the provincial government has primacy over municipal councils. But Locke has found another way to waste taxpayer money in her stubborn and quixotic quest to overturn the 性视界传媒 Police Service decision.

The other morning a paid advertisement appeared in my Facebook feed from 鈥淣DP性视界传媒Tax.ca,鈥� but which in small print at the top noted 鈥淧aid for by City of 性视界传媒.鈥� It was the usual attack on the decision to proceed with the SPS.

Does Locke actually think an advertising campaign will cause Minister Farnworth to reverse his decision? Obviously not 鈥� what this represents is a partisan advertising campaign on behalf of Locke and her 性视界传媒 Connect party, paid for by the taxpayers of 性视界传媒.

One suspects any contact information collected through this will quickly make its way to the party HQ to drum up donors and volunteers.

This misuse of city funds is outrageous. Mayor Locke should immediately resign, and there should be a full investigation by Elections BC and an independent police force into what has happened.

Ed Beauregard, 性视界传媒