Your letters for Jan. 26, 2021
City ad ban would push away oil and gas
The City of Regina’s recent proposal to ban oil and gas company sponsorship is scary . It’s scary in the sense that it’s clear confirmation that city council is clueless as to how important this industry is to both the city and province’s financial health. What the city is doing in voting against oil and gas sponsorship is sending a signal to those businesses that this city doesn’t welcome them, and by association it doesn’t welcome their investment, jobs and taxes.
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Regina city councillors backtrack on controversial fossil fuel sponsorship motion
Some Regina city councillors who originally supported a motion that would prevent fossil fuel companies from advertising or buying naming rights for city property have announced they re backing down.
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The executive committee’s function is essentially the entire city council hashing out policy before finalizing and voting to implement those policies as a council. It is made up of the entire council. At question was a recommendation to council for a sponsorship, naming rights and advertising policy. An amendment to that policy was moved by Councillor Dan LeBlanc. As amended, the recommended policy stated, “The City will not solicit nor accept sponsorship or advertising from companies or organizations … whose business is principally derived from the sale or production of fossil fuels,” according to the minutes of the Jan. 20 meeting. That amendment carried 7-4.
The executive committee’s function is essentially the entire city council hashing out policy before finalizing and voting to implement those policies as a council. It is made up of the entire council. At question was a recommendation to council for a sponsorship, naming rights and advertising policy. An amendment to that policy was moved by Councillor Dan LeBlanc. As amended, the recommended policy stated, “The City will not solicit nor accept sponsorship or advertising from companies or organizations … whose business is principally derived from the sale or production of fossil fuels,” according to the minutes of the Jan. 20 meeting. That amendment carried 7-4.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 2:42 PM CT | Last Updated: January 21
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called a proposed amendment to the city s naming rights policy absurd, and threatened to withhold millions in municipal surcharges if it passes at next week s city council meeting. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press)