Mayor Watson defends proposed 2% tax hike, trades jabs with councillors

Sensing a possible move to stymie his tax promise, Mayor Jim Watson is battling councillors who want even more money from property owners in 2018.
Watson traded jabs with councillors on social media before delivering his annual economic outlook speech to a business crowd at the Shaw Centre.
On Twitter, he zeroed in on Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper.
After his speech, Watson noted that Leiper, who suggests adding another 0.5 per cent to the 2018 tax increase, ran for council on the idea of keepin