▁She ▁also ▁critic ized ▁municipal ▁exp end it ures ▁on ▁the ▁Charles wood ▁Bridge , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁project ' s ▁fund ing ▁to ▁be ▁redirect ed ▁toward ▁infrastr ucture ▁renew al . ▁ ▁She ▁supported ▁Sunday ▁sho pping ▁with ▁some ▁restrictions , ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁proposal ▁to ▁extend ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁same - sex ▁partners ▁of ▁civ ic ▁employees . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁over ▁a ▁strong ▁challenge ▁from ▁former ▁coun c ill or ▁Ray ▁Brun ka . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Glen ▁Murray ▁and ▁Dan ▁V andal , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁W IN ▁members ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁council . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁board ▁of ▁govern ors , ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁the ▁medical ▁advis ory ▁committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁opposed ▁Mayor ▁Thompson ' s ▁proposed ▁roll - back ▁of ▁municipal ▁w ages . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁almost ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁her ▁three ▁board ▁positions ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁process ▁that ▁many ▁believe ▁was ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated . ▁ ▁She ▁retained ▁her ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁board ▁and ▁medical ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁following ▁a ▁length y ▁debate , ▁but ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9