Councillors traded barbs, one was nearly kicked out and city employees were excoriated by councillors as tensions boiled over during negotiations on the city's budget. But after four days of debate, Regina city council has passed its budget to set property taxes for the upcoming year
The municipal corporation has faced mounting scrutiny this year after a failed rebrand of the city's tourism organization drew international backlash and questions about the conflict of interest posed by CEO Tim Reid's private consulting firm.
Tourism Regina was using sexualized slogans months before campaign launch cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An investigative report into Regina's recent rebranding fiasco, which played on the fact that Regina rhymes with vagina, blames a junior staffer, who allegedly published sexualized slogans to the city's tourism website without management authorization. Critics say that claim is absurd.