Developer cash scandal inflames council divisions — and there may be no going back
When Coun. Shawn Menard introduced a motion to accept $300,000 from developer Groupe Katasa to his downtown ward, it kicked off a political maelstrom. He should have seen it coming.
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When Coun. Shawn Menard introduced a motion to accept $300,000 from developer Groupe Katasa to his downtown ward, it kicked off a political maelstrom. He should have seen it coming.