Dear Editor
Now that the court has ruled that Burnaby’s attempt to block Trans Mountain by passing bylaws intended to obstruct the work was without merit, the city will now have to pay Trans Mountain’s legal fees.
Somebody’s head should roll because of this boondoggle, because it is Burnaby taxpayers who will be stuck with paying that expense.
If it was the lawyers used by the city (internal or external) who said there was merit in passing those bylaws, then those lawyers should be on the hook to pay legal fees. If it was city administration staff who went against legal advice and passed the bylaws anyway, then the mayor and council should immediately resign for reasons of incompetence and stupidity.
Gordon Foy, Burnaby
