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Letter: New West mayor is spirited, passionate — but never authoritarian

Patrick Johnstone is doing a good job with grace and wit, this writer says.
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You can call Mayor Patrick Johnstone many things, but "authoritarian" isn't one of them for this New Westminster letter writer.

Editor:

I am writing in response to the letter from Kelly Slade-Kerr which she wrote in response to a letter written earlier by Joseph Joy alleging that Mayor Patrick Johnstone has temper tantrums and is authoritarian in his tone and demeanour at council meetings.

I was totally taken aback by these "authoritarian" claims! One can say many things about the mayor, including enthusiastic, spirited and even passionate about certain issues, but to call him authoritarian is totally inconsistent and contradictory to anything I have seen at council meetings or other public venues. Ms. Slade-Kerr is spot on in her assessment of the mayor.

I am writing to say that Mayor Johnstone is doing a good job, and doing it with grace, and even some wit!

Gary Holisko