Regina councillors call for investigation after mayor accuses them of harassment
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Following the harassment claims over the city's refusal to address homelessness, an open letter was sent to Masters and Anderson, signed by over 100 Regina residents.
Regina city mayor Sandra Masters has added more fuel to the fire between two city councillors and the city manager.
Mayor Masters has accused city councillors Daniel LeBlanc and Andrew Stevens of harassment in the form of sexism and intimidation.
The two are now calling on a provincial investigation to clear their names.
City council agreed in June to $24 million in funding to end homelessness in Regina. But when the city unveiled its proposed 2023/2024 budget in 2022, homelessness funding was excluded.
“Solving homelessness, I don’t think anyone has actually ever done that or put a monetary cost to it,” said city manager Nikki Anderson at a press conference in February.
A lawsuit was filed by LeBlanc, who is also a lawyer, on behalf of Stevens against Anderson after the funding was allegedly withheld.
Anderson said that the lawsuit took away any opportunity for the city to have conversations about what could be done to solve homelessness.
“The community asked them to stick their necks out and advocate the way that they did,” said Alysia Johnson with Rally for Homelessness.
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