▁ ▁Murray ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁this ▁appointment ▁because ▁Thomas ▁was ▁trust ed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁Gary ▁Do er ' s ▁administration . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Thomas ▁encourag ed ▁Man it oba ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁members ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁policy ▁of ▁end ors ing ▁W inn ip eg ▁council ▁and ▁school ▁board ▁candidates . ▁ ▁De leg ates ▁over wh el ming ly ▁approved ▁the ▁policy ▁at ▁the ▁party ' s ▁convention . ▁ ▁K atz ▁administration ▁ ▁Glen ▁Murray ▁res igned ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁supported ▁Dan ▁V andal ' s ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁successor ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁that ▁followed . ▁ ▁The ▁winning ▁candidate ▁was ▁Sam ▁K atz , ▁whose ▁platform ▁Thomas ▁had ▁critic ized . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁she ▁opposed ▁K atz ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁sh elve ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁rapid ▁trans it ▁plan ▁for ▁W inn ip eg . ▁ ▁She ▁never theless ▁retained ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁K atz ' s ▁executive ▁committee , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Urban ▁Ab original ▁O pport un ities . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁opposed ▁K atz ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁priv at ize ▁municipal ▁garbage ▁collection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁encou rage ▁private ▁mon opol ies ▁and ▁drive ▁prices ▁up ward ▁in