"The spirit of Christmas isn't about publicly shaming those who have made a poor choice in life," a Facebook user wrote.

There is a happy ending to the story of a Burnaby bus driver who was denied his right to wear a Santa suit on the job by his employer.

Fifty-two-year-old Kirk Rockwell has been driving the bus for Coast Mountain Bus for the last 19 years. For the last 16 of those, he's been putting on his Santa suit over the holidays. But that may be about to change.