Kamloops NewsKamloops mayor argues judge wrongly dismissed part of his defamation lawsuitMayor wants lawsuit revivedPhoto: Josh Dawson FILE - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson outside the Kamloops Law Courts on Monday, June 1, 2026. Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson wants B.C. ’s highest court to revive part of his defamation lawsuit against a city councillor, arguing a judge wrongly dismissed his claim over allegations he harassed her father. Supreme Court Justice Jacqueline Hughes dismissed Hamer-Jackson’s lawsuit under B.C. The mayor argues Hughes placed too little importance on evidence showing Neustaeter’s father, former longtime MLA Kevin Krueger, repeatedly initiated contact with him.