[8] Silva also suggested that Winnipeg consider "tasteful" advertising on police cruisers and ambulances as a means of generating revenue.
He opposed a private-sector core renewal project in 1995, arguing that it would provide financial benefits to the city and province but would do nothing to help the area targeted for improvement.
[10] Silva initially opposed public financing for a new area that was proposed by the Manitoba Entertainment Complex in 1994, as a means of keeping the Winnipeg Jets hockey franchise in the city.
His primary concern in this campaign was public safety, while Keeper criticized Silva for having supported the bridge and arena proposals.
[16] He later supported a law giving the city power to shut down massage parlours and other businesses that violate zoning bylaws,[17] and unsuccessfully called for a youth curfew to reduce crime rates.
[18] In 1996, Silva was one of Winnipeg's two negotiators in discussions with promoter Wayne Flett to set up "Music City Manitoba", a tourist destination planned for the downtown core.
[25] Silva introduced a motion in October 1997 to radically reform the structure of city hall, including the hiring of a chief administrative officer and the dismissal of the four-member Board of Commissioners.
[26] The following month, Silva was reassigned as chair of the protection and community services, and was also appointed to a new expenditure management committee.
[31] A newspaper report from 2001 indicates that he was planning to co-manage Brian Tobin's Manitoba campaign in his bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.