▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁W inn ip eg ▁is ▁too ▁large ▁to ▁be ▁govern ed ▁by ▁only ▁fifteen ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁She ▁opposed ▁term ▁limits ▁for ▁coun c ill ors , ▁and ▁described ▁anti - mos qu ito ▁fog ging ▁as ▁a ▁" necess ary ▁evil ". ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁rent ▁controls , ▁after ▁school ▁trust ee ▁Mario ▁Santos ▁proposed ▁their ▁abol ition . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Thomas ▁announced ▁a ▁two ▁million ▁doll ar ▁invest ment ▁in ▁inner - city ▁development ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁federal , ▁provincial ▁and ▁municipal ▁govern ments . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁months ▁later , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁provincial ▁panel ▁charged ▁with ▁chart ing ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁region . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁municipal ▁election , ▁and ▁retained ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁and ▁her ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁F is cal ▁Iss ues ▁Committee . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Glen ▁Murray ' s ▁" new ▁deal " ▁plan ▁for ▁W inn ip eg , ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁a ▁full ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁public ▁ind oor ▁spaces . ▁ ▁She ▁rel in qu ished ▁her ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁in ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁cabinet ▁sh uffle , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁over see ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁provincial ▁government .