▁Thomas ▁opposed ▁plans ▁for ▁W inn ip eg ▁to ▁spend ▁$ 7 ▁million ▁to ▁subs id ize ▁a ▁Canada ▁In ns ▁private ▁water ▁park , ▁express ing ▁concern ▁that ▁low - in come ▁residents ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁supported ▁an ▁un success ful ▁motion ▁by ▁coun c ill or ▁Dan ▁V andal ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁b anned ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁union ▁don ations ▁in ▁municipal ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Thomas ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁ret ire ▁rather ▁than ▁seek ▁re e lection ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁month ' s ▁municipal ▁elections . ▁She ▁was ▁succeeded ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Ste en . ▁ ▁Federal ▁politics ▁ ▁Thomas ▁end ors ed ▁Bill ▁Bla ik ie ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁leadership ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁Bla ik ie ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁consider ▁seeking ▁the ▁party ▁nom ination ▁for ▁El m wood — Trans con a ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁She ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁municipal ▁politics . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁Record ▁ ▁All ▁elect oral ▁results ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁on ward ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁W inn ip eg . ▁ ▁Results ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁are ▁taken