Homelessness advocates removed from Regina city hall after tensions rise with council
Global News
Protesters were escorted out of city hall by Regina police Wednesday evening, after some of them repeatedly interrupted council during a debate over homeless funding.
It was an evening of friction within the walls of Regina city hall Wednesday evening, as homeless advocates were forced to leave by Mayor Sandra Masters and city council.
“You can escort the balance out of the gallery,” Masters said to security, after cheering erupted from advocates agreeing with statements from councilors.
Protesters were escorted out of the building by Regina police, after some of them repeatedly interrupted council during a debate over the fates of Ward 6 Coun. Dan LeBlanc and Ward 3 Coun. Andrew Stevens.
The two councilors were involved in a lawsuit, which centered around LeBlanc and Stevens’ belief that city manager Niki Anderson and her office withheld estimates for funding to end homelessness in the city’s proposed budget.
The lawsuit called for a line item describing the cost of ending homelessness to be added to the 2023 city budget.
LeBlanc and Stevens believed the decision had been unanimously supported by council in a motion in June 2022.
Masters has called the lawsuit disgusting and claimed it contained tones of sexism.
Despite a 45-minute interruption from protesters, council determined they would accept a report from integrity commissioner Angela Kruk, who determined LeBlanc and Stevens’ lawsuit against Anderson violated council’s code of ethics bylaw.
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