The Editor,
Recently on TV, the Burnaby taxpayers were berating their council for heading off on a junket to their Sister City in Arizona.
Total cost of the junket was to be around $15,000.
Do they have any idea how lucky they are that they don't have councillors like ours?
Our approved projected costs for the year are in the region of a quarter of a million dollars, all to improve "economic and cultural benefits" for Richmond.
If this junket attracts some tourists to visit Richmond, they may provide some economic benefits for a small group in the tourism industry, but it is highly unlikely the average taxpayer will see any benefit whatever.
And "cultural benefits?" What exactly are they?
Will Mayor Brodie publish a list, describing them so that we will recognize them when they manifest themselves?
Robert M. Paul, Richmond
