Mayor Sul Demands Legal Costs Back | Winnipeg News

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

Mayor Joy Sul is back in court demanding nearly $50,000 in legal fees she paid out of pocket during a three-year battle to defend her mayoral powers — a fight that ended in victory on appeal in 2023 when a bylaw stripping her authority was struck down. The feud began in 2019 when she clashed with five councillors over a wastewater project, leading them to pass a bylaw that barred her from leading meetings or speaking for the municipality. Sul argued they overstepped, and after losing her initial case, she won on appeal — restoring her mandate as the only mayor elected by the entire…