Regina Coun. Terina Shaw may undergo anti-racism training despite no formal punishment for comments: mayor
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Regina Coun. Terina Shaw may be required to undergo anti-racism training, despite not being formally sanctioned by Regina city council on Wednesday, according to Mayor Sandra Masters.
Masters gave the information during an interview with Stefani Langenegger on CBC's The Morning Edition Thursday.
"We have some follow up work to do on some potential anti-racism training that we will hopefully undertake," Masters said, explaining that she would be happy to attend any training with Shaw.
The news comes after Wednesday's council meeting, which saw Shaw (Ward 7) avoid official punishment for comments made to a fellow councillor.
The decision to not punish Shaw went against the recommendation of integrity commissioner Angela Kruk, who said the first-term councillor should be sanctioned and made to take classes on respectful communication.
Shaw said at Wednesday's council meeting that she has attention deficit disorder and a brain injury. Her disclosure appeared to sway councillors against following the commissioner's recommendation.
Shaw also said on Wednesday that a separate complaint had been deemed unfounded by the city's integrity commissioner.
That complaint, written by Regina residents Florence Stratton and Susana Deranger and signed by 45 other people, outlined two incidents they said were racist, promoted stereotypes and violated the City of Regina's code of ethics bylaw.
The residents who filed the complaint disagreed with how Shaw characterized the commissioner's decision.
"This is really not the case. The integrity commissioner ruled that our complaint was, quote, beyond the jurisdiction of the integrity commissioner," Stratton told CBC.
Stratton and Deranger said they believe Shaw's description is inaccurate and disrespectful.
"I was hoping that my assumptions, because I don't like assumptions, would be proven wrong and that she would graciously apologize and sincerely understand the impact of what she had done," Deranger said Thursday.
"But it's blatantly obvious after what she said to the news yesterday that she doesn't care. She stands by it."
Deranger, a member of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, confirmed Masters has been in contact with the pair and inquired about the potential for anti-racism education.