Letter to the Editor - Attack on deputy mayor unwarranted

My latest letter to the editor was printed in today’s newspaper:

I would like to respond to Pat Riley’s public attack on Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase. Mr. Riley has been trying to imply that the deputy mayor’s meeting with port management was “improper.”

I strongly disagree with that statement.

What people need to understand is that Mr. Riley has been meeting with the mayor and several other councillors himself, which is why I find his comments so hypocritical.

There are no reasons for his arguments except for politics.

What he needs to realize is that there will be consultation, the councillors will listen to the community, and they will make a decision.

Meeting with port officials to fully understand the issue is common sense, and it’s the right thing for the councillors to do.

Shawn Peterson
Saint John