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team during most of her time on council. She shifted to a pro-arena position for an important May 1995 vote, but later returned to the opposition camp when various complications emerged. The Jets eventually left the city when an agreement for the arena could not be reached. Jim Silver later
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Winnipeg attorney for what turned out to be an unfounded accusation of sexual assault. Reese argued that Hughes singled out the police for criticism, and did not adequately address problems in the provincial justice department.
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remove gasoline-contaminated soil from a site in her ward. She also criticized a report by retired judge
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Dan Lett, "Same-sex benefits leave councillors sputtering",
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Thin Ice: Money, Politics and the Demise of an NHL Franchise
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Winnipeg City Council in the
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Langevin ward. She was re-elected in
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Glora Taylor, "File application or else, Petro Can told",
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