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City Council, meeting 39, April 26, 2018 - Part 1 of 3
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C
You,
madam
Speaker,
with
your
indulgence
in
that
of
counsel
I,
want
to
just
take
a
minute
to
update
the
members
of
council
on
the
state
of
the
city
and
a
couple
of
things
related
to
the
aftermath
of
Monday's,
tragic
events
and
I
hope.
Madam
Speaker,
as
we
continue
with
our
deliberations
and
other
matters
today,
we'll
be
mindful
of
what
I
think
is
still
a
fragile
state
of
mind
on
the
part
of
a
lot
of
the
people
that
we
represent,
and
they
expect
us
to
carry
on
our
business.
C
But
I
think
they
would
also
hope
that
we
could
do
so
in
a
sensitive
and
respectful
manner.
Given
that
we're
still
in
the
aftermath
of
a
really
Syrian
fact.
For
some,
the
shock
is
maybe
beginning
to
wear
off,
but
for
others,
I
think
it's
just
setting
in
as
we
start
to
see
the
faces
and
the
stories
of
the
victims
emerge
and
come
to
grips
with
something
that
we
always
knew,
which
is
that
the
victims
and
the
heroes,
the
victims
and
the
heroes
are
real
people
with
families
and
stories
of
their
lives.
C
And
even
some
of
the
heroes
have
been
traumatized
by
what
they
experienced
on
Monday.
Doing
the
right
thing,
I
think
we've
seen
that
for
ourselves,
one
really
encouraging
thing
has
been
the
response
of
the
public
who
in
most
cases,
were
not
in
any
way
directly
involved
in
this,
but
they've
established
the
Memorial
Yonge
Street
near
Finch,
which
is
something
that
is
I,
think
a
very
drawn
tone.
C
As
you
know,
I
hope
details
have
been
announced
of
a
vigil
that
the
city
will
very
much
be
a
part
of
to
be
held
at
Mel
Osman
square
of
this
Sunday
evening
at
seven
o'clock
and
I
hope
that
we
can
show,
by
our
presence,
the
compassion
of
our
city,
but
also
its
strength
and
resiliency
in
the
face
of
this
terrible
tragedy.
So
I
just
wanted
to
bring
those
two
things:
the
state
of
the
fund
and
the
reminder
about
the
vigil
to
the
attention
of
members
of
council.
Thank
you,
master
Thank,.
D
Yes,
just
because
you
gave
me
the
format
of
speaker,
let
me
add
that
the
sunday
event
does
part.
The
faith.
Communities
have
really
come
together
on
this
and
are
putting
their
best
best
foot
forward
and
have
just
been
amazing.
So
if
you
have
an
opportunity,
my
call
colleague
councillors
to
tweet
it
out
and
let
people
know
seventy
seven
o'clock.
Everyone
is
welcome,
but
at
this
moment
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
introduce
three
guests
from
from
Portugal
who
are
here
to
commemorate
the
40.
D
D
A
Welcome.
Thank
you,
members
of
council.
We
will
not
review
and
confirm
the
order
paper.
There
are
47
items
left
on
the
agenda
plus
28
members
motions,
City
Council
has
not
completed
the
mayor.
Second
key
item:
item
ax
33.2
unexpanded
gaming,
a
Woodbine
Racetrack,
City
conditions
and
councils.
Considering
this
item
with
item
ey
29.2,
the
final
report
on
555
Rexdale
Boulevard
zoning
bylaw
amendment
Council
will
resume.
That
debate
has
the
first
items
of
business
today.
A
Council
also
decided
to
consider
the
following
items:
after
the
mayor's
key
item:
item
e
ax
33.3
on
the
development
charges
by
law,
review
results
of
additional
consultation
in
item
TX
33
point
set
a
7
on
an
update
on
the
ground
lease
amendment
for
the
Toronto
Transit
Commission
lands
at
Yonge
and
Eglinton
Canada
square.
Yesterday,
council
also
decided
to
consider
item
CC
39
point
10
on
actions
taken
to
date
arising
from
council
decision
respecting
the
Auditor
General's
investigation
into
a
certain
land
transaction.
A
As
the
first
item
of
business
this
morning,
council
has
not
yet
completed
the
mayor's
key
item
in
council.
All
has
also
timed
other
items
for
consideration
after
the
mayor's
key
matter.
I
propose
that
item
CC
39
point
10
be
dealt
with
after
IX
33.7
City
Council
will
consider
members
motions
at
2:00
p.m.
if
the
mayor's
key
item
has
been
completed.
A
Council
has
also
timed
item:
CC
39.4,
the
Ombudsman
annual
report,
an
item
e^x
33.8
on
the
Smart
City
challenge
update
to
follow
after
members
motions
given
the
other
time.
The
items
ahead
of
these
I
expect
they
will
be
dealt
with
later
today
or
tomorrow.
I
will
now
take
the
release
of
members.
Souls
please
put
your
name
under
request:
oppression
staff.
G
A
J
A
E
E
K
L
A
L
A
B
A
D
D
Layton
David
was
a
father
of
two,
a
husband
to
Carol
than
an
uncle
for
many,
including
two
counselor
Layton
David
succumbed
after
a
long
battle
with
cancer
just
earlier
this
week
and
he
had
a
long
career,
including,
as
vice
president
of
the
YMCA,
where
he
led
the
development
of
the
city's
own
Cooper
ku
YMCA
in
Corktown,
as
well
as
505
Richmond
and
work
in
Weston,
also,
and
so
on.
Behalf
of
counsel,
I
wanted
to
extend
condolences
to
the
family
of
David
Lee.
M
D
L
Oops
I'm
up
first
to
speak,
yes,
you're,
saying
yes,
I
have
a
motion
I.
L
And
if
you
extrapolate
that
same
percentage
of
revenue
growth
to
would
bind
who've
received
now
about
750
million
they're
likely
to
in
minimally
generate
over
1.25
billion
dollars
and
of
the
1.25
billion
dollars
that
this
license
to
print
money.
It
will
give
to
Woodbine.
We
will
get
about
10
million.
So
this
deal
for
Woodbine,
the
Woodbine
casino.
It's
just
not
a
good
deal
for
the
City
of
Toronto
I.
A
L
And
I
did
want
to
reiterate
once
again
what
we
heard
from
the
city,
solicitor
and
other
staff
that,
in
answer
to
a
series
of
questions
both
at
committee
and
on
the
floor
of
Council,
that
they
have
come
forward
with
the
recommendation
to
say
that
in
their
opinion,
the
conditions
are
met.
But
it
is
this
council
that
is
interpreting
those
conditions,
those
21
conditions
and
determining
whether
we
believe
they're
met.
L
Now
there
are
those
who
have
suggested
that
somehow
a
childcare
center
would
fall
outside
the
scope
and
I,
don't
believe
it
does
at
all
conditions,
14
and
15
that
speak
to
employment,
that
speak
to
three
streams,
retention,
recruitment
and
equity.
Those
three
streams,
of
course
childcare,
contributes
to
making
sure
that
this
facility
has
employees
and
recruits
employees
who
can
go
to
work
and
the
very
target
group
that
we're
hoping
for
the
local
staff
are
local
residents
in
the
Rexdale
area.
We
hope
they
can
get
those
jobs.
L
And
yes,
if
there's
a
childcare
center,
there
will
be
city
subsidies
available
if
it
is
a
nonprofit.
Childcare
center
and
I
want
to
thank
councilor
by
Lao
for
the
motion.
She's
brought
forward
to
make
sure
that
we
do
have
a
childcare
center
that
supports
women
who
want
to
go
to
work,
which
is
the
primary
rationale
that
the
supporters
are
providing,
that
it
will
create
jobs.
L
Well,
I
can
tell
you
that,
for
women
and
for
women
who
work
odd
hours-
and
there
will
be
odd
hours
long
hours
different
hours,
they
will
not
be
able
to
work
there
if
they
don't
have
childcare
and
in
particular
single
women.
I.
Don't
understand
why
my
colleagues
are
making
faces.
That
is
fundamental.
We
all
know
that
women
need
childcare
to
work
and
every
piece
of
evidence.
We
know
from
the
experience
in
other
jurisdictions
when
childcare
is
made
available,
women's
labor
force
participation
rate
goes
up.
L
K
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker.
In
good
morning,
I
have
a
couple
of
motions
I'd
like
to
move
the
supplementary
report,
e.x
33.2
a
and
then
I
have
an
additional
motion
that
would
be
B
and
basically,
a
and
B
of
the
motion
reads
that
the
Toronto
and
York
Region
labor
council
be
included
in
the
representation
on
the
community
steering
committee
and
also
the
employment
and
labor
market
advisory
working
group.
K
Olg,
I,
guess
and
the
province
for
making
a
decision
to
allow
for
expanded
gaming
at
would
mine
we've
had
the
local
councillors,
Celso
Ford
and
Celso
ford
prior
to
council
ford,
who
had
come
forward
and
asked
for
our
support
because
of
the
issues
surrounding
this
area.
It's
a
very
challenged
area.
Many
years
ago,
I
owned
a
house
in
that
area
and
it
was
challenged
then,
and
it
hasn't
changed
dramatically.
There
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
be
able
to
help
in
this
area.
K
Councillor
Davis's,
who
spoke
very
eloquently
about
the
daycare,
and
she
has
been
very
adamant
in
terms
of
this
as
an
issue
to
be
able
to
help
women,
particularly,
but
more
importantly,
to
help
families
with
respect
to
being
able
to
have
a
safe
place
for
their
children
to
be
placed
on
a
daily
basis,
so
that
they
can
in
fact
go
to
work
and
be
able
to
earn
a
living
to
support
their
families.
I
don't
actually
have
any
fundamental
problem
with
the
organization
that's
seeking
to
set
up
this
particular
facility
of
the
gaming
facility.
K
There
I'm,
not
a
gamer
and
that's
fine.
There
are
people
who
are
and
I
think
that
people
should
be
allowed
to
gamer
gambler.
The
people
should
be
allowed
to
do
as
they
wish.
I
think
that
it's
an
adult
decision.
Clearly
we
know
that
there
are
some
challenges
and
I
think
councillor.
Cressy
has
spoken
to
those
by
the
way
I
won't
be
supporting
the
18
hour.
Operation
I.
Think
24
is
appropriate.
People
can
decide
what
they
want
to
do
in.
K
Tell
you
one
reason
why
speaker
I
had
the
opportunity
of
meeting
with
the
representatives
the
casino
company
in
my
office
I
later
attempted
to
broker
a
meeting.
An
email
was
sent
to
my
office
and
the
email
made
a
number
of
a
particular
statement
which
seemed
to
suggest
that
the
city
manager's
office
had
implied
or
told
them
that
the
meeting
could
not
take
in
place.
I
dad
did
then
went
and
spoke
to
the
city
manager's
office.
K
They
indicated
to
me
that
was
not
the
case
and
I
think
what
I'm
hearing
here
is
that
an
operation
that's
going
to
be
making
as
been
stated
billions
of
dollars
in
the
case
of
a
daycare
not
wishing
to
wanting
to
invest
in
the
community
five
million
dollars.
It
just
doesn't
equate
quite
frankly
and
I,
think
that
this
is
something
that
they
really
need
to
reconsider
and
so
I'm
offering
the
motion
be
to
allow
us
to
be
able
to
go
back
to
renegotiate.
K
K
So
speaker,
those
are
the
reasons
why
I'm
actually
moving
the
motions
here
and
I'm
hopeful
that
the
representatives
are
here
from
the
company
will
be
amenable
and
mindful
of
the
needs
to
ensure
that
support
is
provided
to
this
community,
where
not
only
will
they
be
able
to
be
represented
well
on
the
different
committees
that
we
have
listed
in
the
governance
model
and
figures
exhibit
six,
but
also
that
the
daycare
actually
will
provide
the
amenities
that
are
needed
in
the
community.
Thank
you.
N
Unfortunately,
not
all
of
them
were,
and
some
critical
ones
weren't
one
is
the
critical
ask
from
the
community.
The
the
community
benefits
a
network
that
the
number
of
local
jobs
number
of
full-time
jobs
being
to
start
at
the
beginning.
Here,
no
one's
going
to
be
surprised
where
my
vote
is
at
the
end
of
the
day
on
this
item,
because
my
position
since
2013
has
not
changed
casinos
prey
on
problem
gamblers.
N
We
heard
that
25%
of
the
revenue
that
comes
in
to
casinos
come
from
problem
gamblers,
a
billion
dollars
the
billion
dollars
of
profit
that
this
casino
is
going
to
going
to
bring
in
to
mostly
or
something
like
ninety,
five
percent
of
which
will
go
to
the
operator
and
the
provincial
government,
because
we'll
get
under
four
percent,
we
heard
from
staff
25%
of
that
is
coming
from
problem
gamblers
people
losing
their
homes
going
bankrupt.
He
bill
people
struggling
with
relationships
and
their
families,
and
we
saw
that
in
some
of
the
correspondents
coming
from
our
faith.
N
Leaders
of
the
city
who
have
to
clean
up
those
messes
after
they're
made
25
percent
of
that
revenue,
pretty
much
the
whole
ink
in
their
profit
and
and
the
provinces
end
is
coming
from
problem
gamblers.
Just
think
about
that.
Our
provincial
government
is
doing
this
to
raise
more
revenue.
They
haven't
been
shy
about
that
they
haven't
been
shot
and
they're
doing
it
on
the
backs
of
people
with
addictions.
N
So
for
that,
for
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
won't
be
supporting
the
recommendation
in
the
end,
because
I
don't
believe
the
city
and
the
the
the
the
the
deal
that's
been
struck
meets
with
the
conditions
that
we've
laid
out,
I,
also
think
and,
and
and
the
like.
You
could
say
what
you
will
that
there's
there's
balanced
in
in
in
some
of
the
literature
on
the
matter.
But
when
you
look
at
some
of
the
stronger
literature,
they
first
point
out
that
you
have
to
disregard
all
the
literature,
that's
funded
by
the
gambling
industry.
N
Most
academics
actually
liken
it
to
the
the
tobacco
industry
funding
research
in
the
50s,
and
once
you
take
out
all
that
under
information
and
put
together
the
the
untainted,
unbiased
literature,
it
suggests
that
actually,
it's
not
all
a
jackpot
for
the
local
community.
In
fact,
it's
more
like
a
it
cost
three
dollars
for
every
dollar
the
casino
brings
in
it.
Also,
as
we
heard
from
our
medical
of
off
officer
of
health
proximity
is
a
driver.
N
Accessibility
as
a
driver
for
increased
problem
gambling,
this
literature
also
points
out
that
casinos
don't
take
money,
don't-don't-don't
create
new
money,
they
take
money
out
of
the
local
economy.
So,
while
we're
talking
about
some
net
new
jobs,
you
got
to
think
about
the
loss
of
jobs
in
those
same
communities
that
counselors
here
profess
to
champion
so
strongly
for
those
small
businesses
are
going
to
suffer
as
a
result.
N
N
I
won't
be
supportive
of
this
casino,
but
I
will
say
that
if
we
are
going
to
accept
that
we
need
to
get
the
best
deal
possible
and
that
the
most
possible
jobs,
the
least
possible
impact
our
problem
gamblers,
which
is
why
counselor
crises
motion
is
so
important
oversight,
which
is
why
counselor
Thompson's
motion
is
so
important
and,
of
course,
yes,
ensuring
that
everyone
can
enjoy
in
the
financial
benefits
of
employment
at
the
casino,
which
is
a
major
part
of
counselors
by
Lau's
motion.
I.
N
Will,
though,
very
quickly
just
mention
that,
on
the
licensing
and
standards
item
on
on
payday
loan
lenders,
you
will
also
see
I've
advanced
circulated,
a
motion
that
will
was
prepared
by
staff
that
will
restrict
payday
loan
operators
around
the
woodbine
site
and
I
hope
that
you'll
all
support
that.
Thank.
A
F
You,
madam
Speaker
I,
won't
actually
begin
by
acknowledging
the
work
done
by
community
organizations
and
activists
on
the
ground.
The
proposal
is
strong
today
with
a
few
more
benefits
to
the
community
because
of
the
hard
work
of
many
activists
and
individuals,
particularly
young
people
who
organized
in
the
Etobicoke
area,
note
Etobicoke
area,
the
labor
unions,
the
hospitality
workers
and,
and
particularly
the
Turner
community
benefits
network
and
cord
they
have.
They
have
been
consistent
in
pushing
to
make
sure
that
this
particular
development.
This
particular
project
makes
sure
that
that
the
local
needs
are
met.
F
There's
local
benefits
in
the
in
this
process,
so
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
that
they
have
done.
I
also
want
to
thank
them
for
it.
Having
said
that,
I
am
strongly
in
opposition
to
expanding
gambling,
for
many
reasons
that
have
been
articulated
by
counsel
Layton
and
councillor.
Christie
I
used
to
be
in
the
not-for-profit
sector
before
coming
here
and
have
seen
firsthand
the
impact
of
problem
gambling
in
terms
of
young
people
and
their
lives
being
fully
taken
away
from
them.
F
Slowly,
family
splitting
families
having
difficulties
leading
to
mental
health
living
to
accented
suicide
and
suicide,
and-
and
these
are
real
examples
in
our
community-
you
can
talk
to
our
organization
or
faith
groups.
They
will
give
you
those
examples
and
when
it
comes
to
opposing
Casino
in
the
downtown
core,
for
the
very
same
reason,
we
should
be
off
posting
casinos
and
expansion
of
gambling
in
in
Etobicoke
Etobicoke
is
not
far
away
from
residential
area.
Etobicoke
is
an
area
that
the
the
where
this
is
going
to
be
situated.
F
It's
going
to
be
very
close
to
neighborhoods
neighborhoods
that
have
been
under
serious
disadvantage,
neighborhood
that
have
been
marginalized,
neighborhood
that
are
facing
serious
barriers
in
in
terms
of
economic
level,
market
participation.
So
the
the
way
to
pitch
this,
as
as
an
economic
boost
to
a
community
that
has
been
marginalized,
is
it's
a
double
standard
because
you
know
if
you
want
to
really
invest
into
economic
development,
why
not
create
healthy
jobs
when
it's
a
healthy
job,
jobs
that
do
not
depend
on
on
taking
advantage
of
vulnerable
population?
F
Why
is
it
okay
for
us
to
go
into
communities
and
say
that
they
can
have
these
types
of
jobs,
because
there
are
no
jobs
available?
This
is
a
double
standard.
As
a
city,
we
should
be
watching
as
to
how
we
treat
these
situations
as
an
economic
thing,
so
young
people,
racialized
people,
seniors
people
in
low
income
and-
and
this
is
going
to
be
located
very
close
to
those
communities
and
I'm,
very
afraid
of
the
impact
this
will
have.
F
We
haven't
really
had
calculated
the
social
impact
of
this,
so
I
see
that
just
like
many
other
councillors,
I'll
be
warding
against
the
proposal
at
the
end,
but
I
see
this
as
somehow
moving
forward
with
a
lot
of
the
councillors
support.
So
I
want
to
do
my
part
to
make
sure
this
is
strong.
We
cannot
pitch
this
as
an
economic
development
initiative
to
a
neighborhood
that
needs
support
without
having
full-time,
sustainable
well-paying
jobs
that
are
protected.
F
We
have
very
similar
challenges
and
I
hope
that
that
pitching
this
as
an
employment
or
possibly
for
young
people
and
local
people
gets
done
at
by
taking
advantage
of
the
situations
that
exist
in
the
community.
So
I
want
to
caution
all
of
us
that
you
know
we
don't
want
to
be
here,
10,
15
years
down
the
road
looking
at
social
problems
that
we
have
actually
exasperated
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
already
looking
for
ways
to
get
out
of
poverty.
F
A
O
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker
I'll
be
supporting
the
report,
certainly
in
general
I'll
be
supporting
the
motions
by
cancer
by
Lao
and
by
councillor
Thompson
I
think
that
this
is
a
very
well
thought-out
report.
The
City
of
Toronto
gave
City
Council
gave
a
number
of
conditions
that
we
thought
if
this
facility
is
going
to
be
located
south
of
Steel's
Avenue
in
this
very
vibrant
city.
O
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
these
investors
would
come
here
and
make
the
city
richer
and
more
vibrant
and
I
think
when
we
look
at
the
conditions
that
we've
attached
I
think
we're
achieving
that
I
think
there
are
some
requests
for
improvements
and
and
setting
the
bar
even
higher
and
I,
actually
think
the
company
and
the
investors
can
actually
do
that
and
I
think
everything
that's
being
requested
of
the
corporation.
That
I,
certainly
that
I'm
gonna
vote
for
today,
I
think
actually
makes
the
facility
stronger
makes.
O
Here's
what
we're
asking
the
investors
to
do-
and
this
is
what
they've
agreed
to-
and
this
is
I
think
a
very
good
thing
for
the
City
of
Toronto.
We
have
a
closet
says
we're
encouraging
the
hiring
and
purchasing
of
skilled
service
providers
that
resemble
the
diversity
and
multicultural
makeup
of
Toronto
I.
O
O
That's
a
pretty
broad
range
I!
Don't
think
it's
gonna
be
a
challenge
for
the
employer
to
find
that
it's
not
going
to
be
simple,
I.
Think
I've
heard
somebody
say
earlier
today
that
oh
this,
this
this
license
that
the
companies
getting
is
a
license
to
print
money.
I,
don't
actually
think
it's
that
simple
people
do
go
bankrupt,
running
a
facility.
This
large,
with
this
many
staff,
with
all
the
dynamics
that
that
is
involved
in
gaming
I,
think,
is
actually
a
very
complicated,
very
difficult
challenge.
O
There's
a
competitive
bid,
so
a
lot
of
people
were
bidding
on
this.
So
when
I
look
at
it,
I
think
it's
actually
gonna
strengthen
the
city.
I
think
the
request
for
to
us
or
incorporate
a
day
care
center
into
a
facility
or
facility
some
day
that
might
reach
a
million
square
feet,
you're,
looking
at
a
construction
cost
of
at
least
a
quarter
billion
dollars,
if
not
300
or
400
million
dollars
to
put
into
the
a
care
center.
You
know
I
think
it's
not
an
outrageous
demand
and
again
I.
O
Think
it'll
for
the
employer
in
the
end
at
the
end
of
the
day,
will
actually
be
very
happy
in
five
years
from
now
or
eight
years
from
now,
when
they
walk
into
their
that
daycare
center
and
their
own
kids
are
taking
advantage
of
that
day
care
center.
So
madam
Speaker
I
will
not
be
supporting
the
motion.
I
think
there's
a
if
there
is
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
restrict
the
hours
of
operation
to
18
hours.
O
A
I
Madam
Speaker
I
don't
have
any
motions
that
I
want
to
pass,
but
I
I
do
want
to
remind
everyone
that
this.
This
is
a
decision.
That's
already
been
made
by
council
that
that
a
casino
be
established
in
this
part
of
the
city-
and
it's
what's
happened
since
is-
is
now
we're
having
to
deal
with
some
of
the
crossing
of
the
T's
and
dotting
with
the
I's
and
a
part
of
that
is.
Is
the
community
benefit
package?
Sorry.
I
A
I
Okay,
the
same
people
that
are
adding
all
of
all
of
the
costs
to
this
now
and
and
adding
on
to
the
community
benefit
package
are
gonna
vote
against
the
casino.
They
already
said
that
and
I
think
this
is
a
part
of
the
the
strategy
to
stop
the
casino,
because
if
you
ask
the
proponent
right
now,
if
he's
worried,
if
this
thing
might
cost
a
little
too
much
and
whether
or
not
they'll
pull
the
plug,
they'll
probably
say
yeah
well,
they're
really
worried
about
this.
I
If
any
of
you
remember
what
Windsor
went
through
with
their
with
their
economy,
it
was
a
ghost
town.
Windsor
had
nowhere
to
go,
jobs
were
disappearing,
the
banks
were
moving
out.
Everything
was
going
wrong
with
Windsor
and
it
was
actually
the
casino
that
saved
Windsor
in
the
early
90s,
Saved,
Windsor's
windsors
economy
and
what
happened
to
Windsor.
After
that,
the
economy
went
south.
Yes,
it
did,
but
why?
Because
Detroit
introduced
their
own
version
of
a
casino,
and
so
the
economy
itself
was
shared
with
with
with
just
south
to
Windsor.
I
O
A
D
I
I
The
economy
in
this
city,
in
in
the
northwest
of
the
city
needs
this
casino,
there's
a
reality
at
play
here
and
that's
jobs,
and
it
will
create
jobs
and
nobody's
arguing
that
it's
not
going
to,
because
it's
going
to
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
I
will
support
with
with
the
community
benefit
package.
But
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
really
skeptical
about
is
what
everybody's
considering
today
and
that's
a
daycare
great
if
daycares
are
strictly
for
the
workers,
I'll
support
it.
I
If
it's
not,
it
means
that
the
gamblers
are
going
to
drop
off
their
kids
and
they're
gonna
go
and
gamble.
Allow
that
well,
someone
else
is
watching
their
children
right.
I've
got
some
huge
concerns
with
that,
okay
and
and
that's
what
the
daycare
will
do.
So,
let's,
let's
be,
let's
be
clear
about
who
it's
going
to
help.
I
If
it's
going
to
help
the
workers,
then
let's,
let's
be
specific
as
far
as
the
rest
of
this
package,
I
don't
agree
on
the
rest
of
the
costs,
because
I
know,
what's
going
on
here,
you're
trying
to
defeat
it
you're
trying
to
get
the
proponent
to
be
to
be
scared
off
and
leave
and
I
want
to
remind
anybody.
It's
been
around
here
a
long
time
as
well
that
the
downs
you
lands,
councilor,
LG,
Mary
and
others-
will
remember
this.
The
down
G
lands
were
scheduled
to
have
oh
my
opinion.
I
I
voted
in
favor
of
it
back
then
it
was
a
wonderful
venue
that
was
going
to
be
established.
That's
the
days
of
Mel
Wiseman
and
what
scared
the
proponent
off
was
exactly
what's
happening
on
the
floor
today
there
were
just
too
many
costs
associated
to
them
and
they
got
scared
off
and
pull
the
plaster.
A
J
You,
speaker
I,
think
that
we've
lost
the
plot
when
we
were
debating
casinos
and
gaming
five
years
ago,
we
looked
very
carefully
at
some
of
the
questions
around
what
get
what
casinos
are,
what
their
impact
are,
what
their
impacts
are,
what
the
consequences
are
and
we've
lost.
All
of
that
and
we've
replaced
it
with
this
very
neutral
language
that
disguises
what's
actually
in
front
of
us.
We
describe
what's
going
on
here
as
entertainment
and
gaming
after
our
last
debate
about
casinos,
I
took
it
on
myself
to
go
to
a
couple
of
them.
It's
not
entertainment.
J
J
It's
a
machine
designed
to
take
money
away
from
people
another
another
piece
of
the
language
that
we
use
with
this
is
that
somehow
adults
have
choice,
and
you
know-
and
we
can't
be
interfering
with
adults
right
to
go
in
and
gamble
if
they
want
to
well
know,
go
look
at
a
casino.
It's
actually
all
designed
to
take
your
choices
away
from
you.
There
are
no
clocks,
the
exit
signs
are
obscured,
the
room
is
dark
and
flashing
lights
go
off
and
bells
go
off.
J
Everything
is
designed
to
just
to
disorient
you
to
take
away
your
sense
of
time
to
lower
your
your
function,
your
brain
function.
The
term
problem
gambler
suggests
that
there's
some
of
us
who
have
something
wrong
with
us
and
lose
money,
but
most
normal
people,
wouldn't
that's
also
false.
The
gambling
industry
hires
cognitive
neuroscientists,
who
designed
the
games
specifically
to
create
a
rhythm
of
all
rewards,
so
that
you
are
no
longer
thinking
about
the
value
of
the
money
that
money
you're
feeding
into
the
machine,
you're
thinking
about
the
reward
cycle
and
they
speed
it
up.
J
The
machines
are
actually
designed.
They
can
tell
when
a
player's
been
there
for
a
while
to
speed
up
the
reward
cycle
so
that
you
further
lose
your
higher
brain
function
and
are
just
living
in
your
brain
stem.
Seeking
that
reward
cycle,
that's
nothing
to
do
with
being
a
problem
gambler.
That's
a
science
designed
to
call
a
few
of
us
out
who
are
more
susceptible
to
the
reward
cycle
and
steal
their
money,
because
we're
too
cowardly
to
raise
public
funds
in
a
way
that's
actually
fair.
J
This
is
also
described
as
an
investment
in
economic
development.
For
heaven's
sake,
can't
we
think
of
things
we
need
to
invest
in
that
actually
develop
our
economy.
Do
we
not
know
that
we
need
more
street
nurses?
Do
we
not
know
that
we
need
more
skilled
trades
people?
Do
we
not
know
that
we
need
to
manufacture
things
in
southern
Ontario?
How
on
earth
is
setting
up
machines
to
take
money
away
from
people
who
are
wired
in
a
more
vulnerable
way
than
the
majority
of
us
any
kind
of
economic
development?
P
Thank
thank
you,
madam
Speaker
I'm
I'm
not
going
to
be
supporting
this
item
either.
I
didn't
support
it.
When
we
looked
at
downtown
Casino
I
didn't
support
it.
When
we
had
this
vote
almost
four
years
ago
and
I'm
not
going
to
be
supporting
this
now,
I
will
thank
the
community
benefits
groups.
The
the
people
that
came
in
and
spoke
about
what
they
need
were
heard
loud
and
clear.
They
were
looking
for
a
living
wage
and
a
and
a
daycare
and
to
brighten
up
counselor
do
bear
makers
day.
P
I'm
gonna
tell
them
a
little
story
about
the
last
time.
The
only
time
I
went
to
Las
Vegas,
my
wife
and
I
went
to
see
a
comedian,
and
we
were
in
this
beautiful
hall.
It
was
marble
and
brass
and
I'd
never
seen
anything
like
it
and
the
comedian
started
off,
and
he
said
he
said
how
many
people
here
gambled
today.
He
says:
don't
lie.
There's
no
kids
here
how
many
gamble
ninety
percent
of
the
people
in
that
room,
gambled
and
he's,
and
then
he
said
you
know,
I've
been
all
over
the
world.
P
I've
never
been
in
an
auditorium.
This
beautiful
I'm
glad
everybody
gambled
and
had
a
great
time.
He
said
how
many
of
you
lost.
He
says
once
again,
your
kids
aren't
here
how
many
of
you
lost
90%
of
the
people
in
that
room,
put
up
their
hand
and
he
looked
around
and
he
goes
now.
I
know
why
casino
can
build
such
a
beautiful
auditorium
and
a
palatial
building
like
this
everybody's
coming
to
here
and
giving
them
their
money
that
happens
in
Las
Vegas.
It
happens
at
Atlantic
City,
it
happens
it
would
buying.
P
When
I
was
questioning
staff
yesterday
about
community
benefits,
because
somebody
said
to
me
you
know
the
casino
is
giving
us
ten
million
dollars
in
community
benefits.
Staff
said
they
have
no
idea
what
the
community
benefits
are.
They
haven't
put
a
cost
on
it
when
aspects
of
social
cost
to
the
city
and
what
that
involves,
because
you
can
look
at
the
rate
of
gambling
addictive
gambling,
there's
all
kinds
of
studies
that
have
been
done
about
the
suicide
rates
around
casinos
and
we
talked
to
a
couple
of
years
ago
at
increasing
our
police
costs.
P
Staff
also
had
no
idea
what
the
social
costs
were:
casino
fees
we're
getting
I
think
it
was
roughly
50
or
60
million
dollars.
Somebody
can
correct
me,
you
know
that's
great,
but
I'll
report
I'll
point
out
a
study
that
was
done
in
2011
and
it
was
done
by
a
professor
in
the
United
States
he's
done
them
all
over
North
America,
professor
steven
seagal.
P
One
of
the
things
that
he
points
out
is
that
for
every
three
three
video
slot
machines
and
there's
gonna
be
three
thousand
machines
or
in
Woodbine
right
now
you
can
look
it
up
it's
on
their
website.
They
tell
you
to
come
to
what
vine
and
be
dazzled
by
it.
The
professor
here-
and
this
is
a
2011
study
points
out
for
that.
Every
three
video
slot
machines
you
have
you
annually
lose
two
jobs
in
the
economy
and
that's
not
the
local
economy.
P
P
So
when
you
look
at
those
numbers
that
would
bind
the
money,
that's
coming
out
out
of
discretionary
money
from
our
residents,
not
just
in
this
area
that
has
the
highest
number
of
neighborhood
improvement
areas
right
across
that
city
is
that
that
works
out
to
about
a
thousand
jobs
in
this
city
a
year,
the
economy
grew
pi,
understand,
they've,
offered
800
jobs.
That's
a
one-time
deal,
video
slot
machines,
take
the
the
disposable
money
out
of
our
economy,
the
equivalent
of
a
thousand
jobs
each
and
every
year.
P
That's
why,
a
few
years
ago,
when
we're
looking
at
the
downtown
casinos
first
Capital
Group,
which
is
one
of
the
largest
commercial
real
estate
holders,
retail
developers
in
the
city,
they
said
at
the
end
of
their
letter.
We
strongly
urge
city
council
to
vote
no
to
any
proposed
resolution
for
a
casino
first
capital.
Realty
is
prepared
to
take
all
necessary
steps
to
challenge
the
outcome,
and
this
was
around
Liberty
Village.
Councillor
Layton
complained
this
out.
They
were
very
concerned
about
Woodbine.
P
If
you
go
up
to
Woodbine
once
again,
one
of
the
largest
areas
where
we
have
neighborhood
improvement
areas,
we're
trying
to
get
the
economy
going,
the
first
capital
has
to
deal
with
this
in
Liberty
Village.
How
do
you
expect
them
to
try
and
develop
the
swaths
of
empty
land
that
we're
told
are
around
the
woodbine
casino
they're
gonna
have
a
huge
difficulty
with
it
all
of
those
costs
combined
for
the
money
coming
in
and
the
money.
That's
gonna
leave
our
city.
Well
we're
trying
to
get
the
best
deal
for
the
residence
of
that
area.
P
That's
one
thing
and
I
think
we're
trying
to
we're
doing
an
admirable
job
of
trying
to
achieve
that.
The
effects
on
the
economy
and
the
city
on
a
whole
are
very
negative,
and
people
have
said
to
me:
no
that's
spread
across
the
city.
Well,
if
the
economy
is
great,
that's
one
thing:
if
we
face
a
recession
and
we're
still
seeing
this
income
disposable
income
leaving
our
city
that's
another
thing
and
for
all
those
variables
and
all
those
reasons
I'm
still
prepared
not
to
support
what's
before
us
today.
Thank
you.
Q
You,
madam
Speaker
I'm
speaker,
I'm,
not
I'm,
really
astounded
by
some
of
the
comments
that
I've
heard
on
this
particular
item.
When
people
try
to
compare
major
development
in
an
area
that
is
very,
very
underutilized,
a
large
piece
of
land
that
is
underutilized
and
they
try
to
compare
it
with
a
piece
of
property
down
in
the
core
of
the
city,
and
they
say
you
know
a
use
in
the
core
of
the
city.
Q
Just
isn't
right,
notwithstanding
that
it
could
bring
us
a
huge
development
in
the
form
of
a
Convention
Center
that
we
could
become
a
world
city.
That's
not
enough
in
the
core
of
the
city.
We
don't
want
a
casino,
we
don't
need.
A
casino
in
the
core
of
the
city
is
what
people
said.
We
don't
need
it,
because
we
can
attract
high
quality
jobs
without
attracting
a
casino,
but
Rexdale
is
not
in
the
same
place.
Q
Q
The
old
city
of
Toronto
in
the
core
of
the
City
of
Toronto,
because
we
want
to
attract
investors
in
a
very
large
underutilized
site
and
if
that's
not
a
viable
option,
let's
go
on
to
the
Planning
Act
and
say:
look:
we
need
to
pass
a
community
improvement
plan
under
Section
28
of
the
Planning
Act,
where
the
government
will
make
major
investments
to
bring
in
the
development.
That's
required
up
there
that
these
people
want
to
see
there.
Q
They
want
to
see
high
quality
jobs
and
it's
within
our
jurisdiction
to
put
in
high
quality
jobs
but
they're,
not
bringing
forward
motions
like
that.
They're,
not
saying
to
the
provincial
government.
We
want
a
high
quality
job
that
we're
prepared
to
pay,
won't
prepare
to
raise
property
taxes
to
bring
high
quality
jobs
there.
What
are
you
the
province?
We
you,
you
should
pass
that
motion
go
to
the
province
and
ask
them.
Q
What
are
you
the
province
prepared
to
pay
to
bring
in
high
quality
jobs
and
the
province
will
say,
go
shove
it
because
what
they're
willing
to
do
is
bring
in
lotteries,
maybe
charge
ten
dollars
for
a
lottery
ticket
that'll
bring
more
revenues
in,
but
who
buys
lottery
tickets
the
same
people
that
you
claim
you
want
to
try
and
help,
so
you
won't
bring
a
casino
there,
but
you'll
raise
the
price,
a
lottery
text.
Maybe
I
go
back
way
when,
when
I
said
I
don't
want
lotteries
at
all,
because
I
know
who
buys
lottery
tickets.
Q
So
what
can
we
really
do?
How
do
we
deliver
something
now,
because
something
is
needed
now
the
government's
not
prepared
to
do
it.
Private
enterprise
is
coming
to
the
table.
Yes,
they
have
a
model
that
they
have
to
abide
by.
They
have
a
business
model
and
they're
saying
look
for
us
to
do
to
address
the
need
up
there.
Here's
what
we're
prepared
to
do
and
people
are
saying
not
good
enough,
not
good
enough
find
an
alternative.
Show
me
another
vehicle
that
will
bring
the
benefits
today
that
are
being
proposed
today.
Q
There
is
no
other
vehicle,
only
private
enterprise
can
come
and
help
and
they
may
not
be
able
to
help
to
the
extent
that
we
want,
but
that's
not
reason
to
turn
him
away.
It
really
just
isn't
reason
to
turn
them
away.
So
I
would
ask
you
to
support,
counts.
Your
bylaws
motion,
all
of
the
recommendations
put
forward
by
the
executive
committee
and
one
of
councillor
Thomas's
functions.
The
first
one
I
believe
concert
Thompson,
sorry.
A
E
Do
have
a
motion
if
staff
can
put
it
on
please,
madam
Speaker
I.
The
motion
is
that
part
of
the
proceeds
that
we
make
get
used
in
order
to
have
communities
apply
for
as
well
as
Boards
of
Education
and
others
that
we
discourage
people
from
gambling.
Madam
Speaker,
whether
with
snagger
Falls,
whether
its
Orillia,
where
is
Windsor
gambling,
will
go
on
and
I
don't
buy
this
thing
that
says
the
closer
you
are
the
more
often
you
would
go.
I
got
buses
that
come
into
my
ward
and
they
park
and
they
wait.
E
I've
seen
and
I've
heard
families
lose
it
all
I've
seen
families
lose
their
homes,
but
whether
it's
Woodbine
or
it's
Niagara,
Falls
or
deter
Illya.
The
problem
will
exist.
We
can
say
we're
not
going
to
do
it
in
Toronto
and
we
can
go
to
our
constituents
and
say
guess
what
we
did
not
allow
the
casino.
So
please
vote
for
which
you're
not
telling
your
constituents
is
that
there
is
a
bus
waiting
and
I'll.
E
Tell
you
exactly
in
my
word
worth
waiting
a
bamberg
circle,
which
is
that
steals
and
warden
they
drive
up
every
hour
we
park
right
there,
people
walk
on
I've,
seen
people
walk
on
with
their
canes
now,
I
fear
what
Gosselaar
Perugia
says
but
he's
in
the
dream
world.
He
lives
in
la-la
land.
So
they
give
you
for
lunch.
So
you
get
on
the
bus,
you
drive
to
Niagara
Falls
for
an
hour
and
a
half
you
get
free
lunch.
You
play
your
money,
you
waste
your
money
and
then
you
come
back
home.
E
You've
done
a
date,
so
you
have
more
opportunity
to
do
a
date
and
people
say
these
are
lonesome
people
that
have
nothing
to
do,
and
that
might
be
the
case,
but
there's
also
people
that
are
addicted
to
this
and
people
that
will
go
and
do
it
doesn't
matter
what
you
say.
I
will
tell
you
one
thing:
I
will
speak
about
my
community,
my
heritage
in
my
heritage.
We
gamble
we
go
out
and
play
carts
and
people
in
my
community.
That
say
this
is
not
the
case.
I
say
to
them.
Come
talk
to
me.
E
I
know,
I,
go
to
the
casino
and
I
just
walked
me.
I,
don't
even
sit
down
because
long
long
time
ago,
I
made
a
promise
to
myself
that
I
wouldn't
sit
at
that
table.
I
wouldn't
sell
at
the
blackjack
I,
wouldn't
sit
at
the
slots
and
I'm
able
to
do
this,
but,
however,
there's
people
that
cannot
do
it.
There's
people
that
are
addicted
and
people
that
go
to
it.
E
Madam
chair
I'll
tell
you
one
thing:
councilor
Purusha
is
living
in
Aladdin
and
he
shooting
his
mouth
off.
There's
the
Latin
language,
the
reality.
The
reality
is
that
if
we
can
get
jobs
created
in
our
area,
if
we
can
have
development
happen
close
to
us,
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we're
responsible
for.
We
cannot
be
responsible
for
the
people
that
get
on
the
bus
to
go
and
Gamble.
We
cannot
be
responsible
for
people
that
have
an
addiction.
We
cannot
be
responsible
for
a
lot
of
things.
E
However,
we
can
be
responsible
by
supporting
emotion
that
says
part
of
those
funds
that
we're
going
to
make
do,
go
and
help
people
that
are
helping
others
in
order
not
to
have
gambling
addiction
and
do
go
to
make
sure
that
we
educate
our
children,
educate
our
families,
educate
our
stakeholders
in
order
to
promote
no
gambling
and
the
latter
line.
We
don't
want
to
bring
it
over
here.
E
R
You
very
much
so
you're,
looking
at
one
percent
of
incremental
revenue
going
to
educational
institutions
to
educate
people
about
gambling
addiction,
which
is
great
I'm,
just
wondering
accounts.
Are
you
looking
for
an
added
1%
1%
of
the
of
the
of
them.
E
What
what
do
you
have
in
the
yes?
One
percent
could
be
given
to
institutions
to
schools
to
school
boards
in
order
to
help
and
that.
R
D
D
E
D
You,
madam
Speaker,
my
question
is:
there's
there
are
a
number
of
organizations
already
in
place
that
do
this
work,
federally
provincially
and
locally,
and
so
are
you
looking
to
fund
those,
or
are
you
looking
to
create
new
initiatives
within
the
City
of
Toronto
that
would
receive
this
funding?
That's
what
I'd
like
to
understand,
if
you're
duplicating
or
if
you're,
trying
to
beef
up
the
organization's
already
in
place
by
providing
additional
funding
I
thank.
E
A
E
A
D
D
I
Councillor
care
Janice
say
that
if,
if
the
counsellor
was
felt
that
if
she
felt
slighted
that
that
he
would
apologise,
I
I
heard
him
apologize.
So
I
don't
know
what
all
this
is
about
if
you're
starting
to
get
into
a
tone,
perhaps
on
how
somebody
might
speak,
let's
put
a
list
of
things
together,
madam
Speaker
that
are
appropriate
and
not
not
appropriate,
because
you
can't
keep
adding
these
things
every
time
somebody
speaks
and
you
don't
like
what
they
have
to
say.
Thank.
A
You
councillor
ma'am,
lady
first
of
all,
councillor
Janice
did
not
apologize
to
council
Robinson
and
it's
not
that
a
member
of
Council
does
not
like
the
way
of
the
answer.
The
way
the
questions
are
being
asked,
it's
the
tone
of
the
councillor
and
the
lack
of
respect
when
he
addresses
members
of
council.
It's
unacceptable.
E
Speaker
your
job
is
to
guide
traffic
through
here,
and
your
job
is
to
make
sure
that
you
keep
the
order.
Your
job,
respectfully
speaking,
is
not
to
quote-unquote,
say
what
others
can
or
cannot
do.
And
if
you
don't
like
my
tone
of
voice,
you
can
speak
to
me
privately.
However,
your
job
and
if
you
look
at
okay.
A
A
A
A
S
Madam
Speaker
I
just
to
be
clear
in
case
anybody's,
wondering
here
today:
I
rise
in
support
of
staff
recommendations,
obviously
including
the
supplementary
recommendations
that
are
in
front
of
us
as
well
we've.
We
certainly
come
a
long
way
on
this
particular
item,
but
I
now
speaker
were
in
a
good
place,
we're
in
a
place
to
to
do
the
right
thing
for
a
topical
North,
an
area
that
I
represent
together
with
my
colleague,
counselor
counselor,
for
a
lot
of
work
has
been
done
on
this
file.
S
A
lot
of
things
have
been
negotiated
so
when
I
say
that
we're
in
a
good
place,
you
can.
My
colleagues
could
rest
assured
that
councilor
Ford
and
my
office
has
overseen
a
lot
of
this
as
well
and
has
worked
very
closely
with
our
community
and
and
and
staff.
So
on
that
note,
though,
I
also
want
to
thank
staff
for
the
work
that
they've
done.
The
city
manager's
office
I
want
to
thank
our
a
topical
planning
office
and
some
other
people.
S
S
S
That's
attracting
the
development
that
we
desperately
need
up
in
Etobicoke
north,
where
700
acres
have
been
sitting,
as
mentioned
by
other
councillors,
very
much
under
utilized,
but
it's
not
just
about
the
revenue
that
it's
going
to
bring,
and
it's
good
in
the
revenue
to
to
be
clear,
because
I've
heard
some
very
low
numbers
or
upwards
of
40
to
50
million
dollars
a
night
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
more,
but
it's
a
lot
more
than
that.
It's
about
having
a
first-of-its-kind
community
benefits
agreement
and
we've
heard
it
from
staff.
S
This
is
a
first
of
its
kind,
it's
precedent-setting
and
and
in
addition
to
that,
there's
going
to
be
oversight
by
a
number
of
different
committees
that
have
been
formed
and
a
lot
of
work
went
into
creating
these
committees
as
well.
So,
as
mentioned,
this
is
a
catalyst
that
will
bring
that
future
development
will
bring
renewed
hope
for
revitalization
of
the
700
acre
site,
which
will
make
it
a
premier,
entertainment
center,
and
it
the
nation
place
so
effectively
for
we're,
not
here
to
support
a
casino
or
such
we're
here
to
just
endorse
the
21
conditions.
S
S
So
I'm
asking
colleagues
around
this
room
to
to
support
our
community
in
Etobicoke,
north
and
one
more
thing
I
would
just
want
to
say
about
day
care.
There
are
I've
spoke
with
our
day
care
staff,
and
they
made
it
clear
to
me
that
there
are
five
new
day
care
facilities,
both
in
Ward
1
and
in
war
2
within
the
next
12
to
18
months.
Thank.
S
T
So
I
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
the
work
of
councilors,
Ford
and
Vince
ante,
because
I
recognize
that
this
debate
is
about
fundamental
values
for
us
all
and
we
all
have
I
think
very
strong
opinions
about
gaming
and
gambling.
We
also
have
very
strong
opinions
about
the
import
of
providing
jobs
and
opportunities
to
to
residents
and
and
no
more
so
than
in
neighborhoods,
like
Rexdale,
where
there
has
not
been
that
opportunity,
and
so
I
recognize
that
we're
counselors,
Vince,
Antion
and
Ford
are
coming
from.
T
Is
that
value
that
they
I
believe
they
earnestly
want
to
support
the
residents
and
provide
opportunities?
I
must
say,
though,
that
every
everything
that
I've
read
and
everything
that
I've
personally
experienced
and
both
through
through
the
data
that
I've
seen
the
the
the
reports
that
I've
read
and
through
anecdotal
experiences
of
family
and
friends,
I
can't
fund
I
just
can't
support
moving
forward
with
the
casino.
But
I
say
that
in
context
that
I
know
that,
where
they're
coming
from
is
is,
is
the
best
interest
of
their
community
and
I
was
just
in.
Ironically.
T
I
was
just
in
Las
Vegas
recently,
but
not
to
go
to
Vegas.
My
sister
and
I
flew
down
to
Vegas
Airport
so
that
we
could
drive
out
to
Zion
National
Park
and
we
had
a
weekend
of
a
really
remarkable
experience.
We
hiked
through
mountains
and
walk
through
canyons
and
breathe
fresh
air
and
had
time
to
reflect
and
time
to
bond
and
talk
with
each
other.
T
Our
mom
died
three
years
ago
and
we
had
time
to
really
just
talk
about
our
childhood
and
in
our
dreams
and
aspirations
for
our
lives
and
for
my
daughter,
and
that
was
the
kind
of
quality
time
that
I
really
valued
and
we
were
leaving
from
Vegas
Airport
back
to
Toronto
that
Monday
morning.
So
on
Sunday
night
I
slept
over
in
Las
Vegas.
We
walked
around
and
I
I,
don't
gamble
so
I
didn't
I
didn't
go
to
the
casinos
to
take
part
in
that.
T
But
I
did
I
was
fascinated
by
the
place
and
I'm
just
walking
around
just
taking
it
all
in
I
couldn't
believe
it
I
was
seen
and
when
I
walked
through
a
casino
and
actually
at
one
point
it
was
5:00
in
the
morning.
So
I
woke
up
early
in
the
morning,
I
was
getting
ready
to
go
to
the
airport.
I
saw
so
many
people
just
sitting
there
like
zombies,
and
you
can
smoke
in
those
casinos
there.
T
Don't
think
any
of
us
pretend
that
they
don't
I
mean
that's
their
business,
that's
their
industry,
just
like
cigarettes
were,
were,
you
know,
created
to
be
addictive
and
there
are
industries
that
really
do
there
they're
there
to
be
parasitical.
They're
there
deliberately
to
take
from
you
and
but
I
also
recognize.
I
spoke
with
our
city.
Solicitor.
I
spoke
with
their
city
manager
and
I
recognized
that
no
matter
what
we
do
today,
we
did.
We
did
as
a
council
agreed
to
move
forward
with
with
this
project
and
we're
at
a
point
now.
T
Chancellor
Malini
I
have
to
say
this
and
believe
it
or
not,
he
spoke
well
any
any
I
think
he
nailed
it
an
important
point,
which
is
they
were
not
debating
whether
or
not
we
have
a
casino
today
we're
debating
what
conditions
and
what
we
want
the
arrangement
to
be
like,
and
that
was
a
student
that
was
that
was
helpful
and
it
was
a
good
reminder.
So
I
think
we
have
a
responsibility
to
everything
we
can
to
support
conditions
that
will
mitigate
the
harm.
Councilor
kress
sees
motion
like
and
I.
T
Was
there
like
5:00
in
the
morning,
seeing
people
drinking
alcohol
chain-smoking
and
throwing
their
money
away
like?
Why
would
you
want
to
support
that?
Like
I
mean
whether
you
want
jobs
or
support
an
industry
there
or
do
something
for
the
economy
or
like
I,
don't
understand
the
argument
that
would
suggest
that
we
want
people
at
5:00
in
the
morning
throwing
their
money
away
like
what?
Why
would
you
want
that?
T
I,
don't
understand
that
argument,
but
I'm
asking
you
to
to
consider
counselor
trustees,
motion
and
ultimately
I
personally,
not
only
on
behalf
of
my
constituents,
but
just
as
a
my
personal
values,
where
I've
seen
people
lose
their
lives
and
see
their
lives
collapse
over
problem
gambling
I
just
can't
push
push
a
green
button
today
and
I
hope
you're
on
on
moving
forward
and
I
hope.
You
understand
why.
Thank
you,
Thank
You.
G
Thank
You
speaker
a
speaker:
I
am
I
once
supported
legislation
to
oh
I
have
two
motions:
speaker,
yeah,
sorry,
please
I'd
like
to
introduce
them
and
the
clerk
will
put
them
on
the
screen.
There
they're
easy
to
read
self-evident
and
very
supportive.
All,
and
one
of
them
is
an
amendment
to
councillor
Thompson's
motion
which
is
States
very
clearly
there
and
has
a
very
sort
of
clear
objective
and
we're
in
agreement
on
that
councillor.
Thompson
is
absolutely
good
with
that
one.
So
so
that's
good!
G
Basically,
you
know
changing
the
laws
in
the
province
of
Ontario
to
allow
casinos
I,
remember
being
in
the
bar
a
government,
along
with
my
good
NDP
colleague
back
then
councillor
George,
a
lady
who
was
very
very
faithful
and
dedicated
to
the
party
at
the
time
and
was
very
much
a
barber,
a
hanger-on
and
he
he
supported
and-
and
we
got
convinced
at
that
time
by
Dave
Cooke
and
Bob
Rae
that
win
sir,
which
was
struggling
because
of
the
auto
industry,
needed
absolutely
needed
a
casino.
G
In
order
to
be
able
to
make
ends
meet,
and
they
convinced
us
and
the
majority
of
us
at
the
time
to
support
changing
the
laws
in
Ontario,
which
then
permitted
casinos,
both
Windsor,
raelia,
Niagara,
Falls
and
and
in
some
of
the
others
that
that
have
kept
up
up
and
down,
but
I've
had
since
had
a
considerable
amount
of
time
to
grow,
and
you
gain
experience
as
you
as
you
grow
older.
You
meet
more
people,
you
get
to
know
a
little
more
and
casinos.
G
Basically
and
ironically,
it's
one
of
the
only
laws
that
was
changed
by
the
NDP
and
its
duty
for
members
at
the
time
that
actually
survived
the
Harris
era
and
that
in
itself
should
say
something
about
what
what
we
did.
But
it
was
a
dark
day
in
Ontario
back
then,
and
I
and
I
have
to
tell
you
I
love,
councilor,
croissant,
II,
I
really
do
friend
of
mine,
I'd
love.
Councillor,
Kerry
Janice
often
shares
one
of
these
fine
Cuban
cigars
with
me.
G
I
do
and
I
don't
and
I
don't
take
our
position
and
and
and
stand
opposite
them
on
this
issue
because
of
them
or
because
of
some
of
the
things
that
that
they
believe
and
I
and
I
give
them
all
the
credit
for
trying
to
do
for
their
neighborhoods
in
the
area.
What
they
absolutely
can.
But
the
problem
with
the
casino
is
it's
an
easy
way
to
kind
of
like
make
money
right.
It's
a
no-brainer.
You
know
you
bring
in
a
casino,
it's
kind
of
like
good.
G
G
You
know
Casino
Royale,
James,
Bond
right
whole
bunch
of
like
rich
guys
going
in
and
playing
at
a
hike,
takes
poker
game
and
driving,
fancy
cars
and
and
and
you
got
the
girls
and
you
got
the
boys
and
you
got
and
you
got
the
man,
but
if
that
was
a
casino
by
all
means,
knock
yourself
out,
I'd
be
the
first
one
here,
jumping
up
and
down
saying
yeah
go
ahead!
Knock
yourselves
out,
that's
not
that's!
Not
what
a
casino
is.
That's
not
that's,
not
the
image
of
a
casino,
a
casino
draws
from
a
local
neighborhood.
G
You
make
it
more
convenient
for
people.
You
know
that
14
15
16
17
year-old
kid
who's
going
to
go
out
with
his
buddies
at
night
and
say
to
a
movie
his
buddies
say
you
listen.
Why
don't
we
go
check
out
the
new
casino?
That's
what
they
do
and
then
before
you
know
it
before
you
know
it.
Several
of
them
are
going
back
on
a
regular
basis
and
bringing
their
other
buddies.
There
are
other
buddies
with
them.
G
That's
the
problem,
that's
the
problem
with
casinos
and
they
keep
drawing
a
bigger
and
bigger
and
bigger
local
pool
of
people
who
become
problem
gamblers
and
then
it
get
exposed
to
all
kinds
of
other
things.
So
when
you
add
that
up
and
quite
frankly,
Speaker
I
have
yet
to
see
a
significant
study
that
says
danger.
A
T
I
G
A
A
I
G
Well,
what
I,
what
I,
what
I
said
in
my
in
my
speech
yesterday
with
respect
to,
for
example,
smart
track
I,
believe
that
these
are
provincial
government
projects
and
the
provincial
government
should
essentially
be
paying
for
them.
Look
if
I
was
the
premier
of
the
province
of
Ontario
and
a
local
mayor
came
to
me
and
said:
look
I'm
happy
to
pay
to
contribute
billions
of
dollars
to
build
your
six
platforms
on
your
line.
No
strings
attached
I
give
you
a
freaking
parade.
I
would
so
who
would
pay
for
it?
I
just
said
that
yeah.
I
G
The
casino
I
think
you
heard
our
staff
say
yesterday
that
they
are
in
conversation
with
both
the
proponents
and
Metrolinx
on
extending
the
LRT
through
Woodbine
to
the
airport,
because
they
believe
that
it's
a
good
thing
to
do
from
a
transit
initiative.
So,
as
those
conversations
evolve,
you
know
it'll
be
clearer
on
what
is
the
plan?
How
that
you
know
might
ultimately
be
paid
for
so.
G
I
G
Explained
to
you,
I
just
told
you
that
the
proponent
has
actually
said
through
our
staff,
who
communicated
to
us
that
they
are
happy
to
contribute
to
both
the
NGO
station
and
a
an
LRT
line
by
by
means
of
land
I,
think
and
by
means
of
money,
because
they
understand
that
they
benefit
they
get
to
draw
more
poor
people
into
their
casino.
If
they
do
that
easier.
Just
with
a
bust.
A
Q
Okay
and
I
guess
my
first
clarification
would
be.
How
do
you,
how
do
you
see
the
the
RT
being
extended
to
the
airport,
somehow
creating
the
quality
of
jobs
that
are
being
proposed
under
this
proposal
or
any
kind
of
jobs
as
a
matter
of
fact,
on
on
that
site?
How
will
that
help?
Over
and
above
how
the
current
proposal
helps
yeah.
G
I
I've
always
believed
that
ending
the
Finch
LRT
at
Humber
College
a
bit,
creates
a
bit
of
a
stump
I
think
its
ultimate
terminus.
Everybody
gets
that
should
be
the
airport,
the
biggest
employment
of
in
the
in
and
around
the
the
City
of
Toronto
the.
So
the
airport
employs
a
great
deal
of
people
so
access
to
it,
it's
a
it's.
It's
it's
a
major
transit
transportation
hub.
It's
a
way
to
connect
the
Finch
LRT
in
the
northern
part
of
the
city
of
toronto,
with
ultimately
the
Eglinton
and
the
UPS
express
rail
service
there.
G
Q
If
clarification
is
simply
this
because
I'm
looking
at
how
it
affects
the
issue
before
us,
I'm
sure
I'm
intrigued
by
his
experience
at
the
in
the
provincial
government,
where
they
looked
at
a
bunch
of
ways
of
revitalizing,
Windsor
and
I'm
wondering
what
other,
what
other
incentives
that
the
provincial
government
look
at
to
try
and
revitalize
Windsor
that
they
discarded.
You
remember.
A
K
H
You
very
much
madam
Speaker
I
will
be
supporting
some
of
the
motions
not
all
of
them,
but
certainly
I
will
have
some
difficulty
supporting
the
expansion
of
gambling
at
Woodbine
and
and
for
a
couple
of
reasons.
One
is
that
I,
don't
believe
the
casino
actually
is
gonna
bring
greater
prosperity
and
economic
opportunities
for
the
neighborhood
in
the
long
run,
perhaps
in
the
short
run,
you'll
see
the
creation
of
jobs
and
perhaps,
in
the
short
run,
there
will
be
some
opportunities
to
provide
some
limited
economic
benefit.
H
But
we've
seen
casinos
around
the
world,
basically
scrub
a
neighborhood
from
any
other
economic
prosperity.
You
won't
find
that
rhythm
and
pattern
of
vibrant
streets
with
vibrant
and
retail
or
vibrant
pedestrian
activity.
That
just
doesn't
happen
when
you
have
a
casino
that
takes
all
the
energy,
all
the
talent
and
every
other
resource
and
puts
it
into
a
building
and
then
hermetically
sealed
it.
And
then
it's
designed
to
keep
people
in
and
the
only
folks
that
will
end
up
making
the
big
dollars
our
folks
who
actually
run
the
casino.
H
H
Think
too
much
of
this
particular
community
and
I
know
that
land
is
extremely
valuable
in
Toronto
and
pretty
soon
we'll
be
looking
at
other
places
in
the
city
on
where
the
next
pocket
of
economic
development,
master-planned
economic
development
will
be
and
I'm
pretty
sure
that
this
particular
parcel
of
land
is
worth
much
more
than
a
casino.
You
can
take
a
look
at
Niagara
Falls
to
see
what
happens
when
you
put
a
casino
into
to
Niagara
Falls.
All
the
activity
that
takes
place
around
the
casino
is
actually
dead.
H
All
those
streets,
not
vibrant
everything,
is
pushed
underground.
All
the
parking
facilities
there
are
no
vibrant,
there's
no
vibrancy
around
the
casino.
You
have
to
leave
the
casino
to
find
the
beauty
of
that
neighborhood
and
the
number
one
tourist
attraction
is
actually
not
the
casino
it's
actually
the
natural
beauty
of
the
Falls
itself
and
the
Botanical
Gardens,
and
that's
where
the
city
of
Niagara
Falls
is
putting
their
economic
future
at
stake.
Is
that
they're
investing
in
those
type
of
cultural
assets
and
not
a
casino
there?
Is?
H
There
is
a
letter
here,
an
email
here
from
the
Chinese
Family
Services
of
Ontario,
which
is
the
premier
flagship
service
provider
for
the
Chinese
Canadian
community,
here
in
Toronto,
they're,
very
clear
and
they've
noted
that
they
believe
that
this
community,
my
community,
is
a
targeted
population,
and
they
also
have
noted
that
there's
far
more
gambling
institutions,
both
legal
and
illegal
than
there
are
service
providers
that
are
providing
service
and
supports
for
those
with
gambling.
Addictions.
H
There
isn't
a
single
person
that
I
know
of
China
Chinese
Canadian
background
who
doesn't
know
somebody
who
will
be
lined
up
for
the
casino
bus
outside
of
Chinatown
or
the
long-term
care
facilities
that
are
scaling
to
the
Chinese
seniors,
and
this
is
actually
not
new
they've
raised
this
concern.
Over
and
over
again,
we
heard
about
the
CAMH
receiving
a
hundred
million
dollars
for
addiction,
research
and
counseling.
They
gave
this
organization
Chinese
Family
Services
of
Toronto
Avante
Ontario
$16,000,
to
help
my
local
community.
H
Well,
let
me
just
tell
you
that
these
issues
are
actually
very
personal
in
this
community
and
I
actually
struggled
to
raise
it
because
I've
had
conversation
with
a
number
of
Chinese
civic
leaders
about
how
much
do
I
say.
Well,
they
said
say
as
much
as
you
need
to
say
so.
I'll
tell
you
that
it's
personal
as
a
child
who
grew
up
with
a
4,
the
father
with
a
gambling
addiction,
it's
personal
I,
have
an
uncle
who
is
part
of
a
Hong
Kong,
jockey
club,
it's
personal,
and
it's
not
just
me.
H
It's
actually
goes
beyond
what
my
family
experienced,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
the
stories
that
you've
heard
are
real
and
the
lives
that
will
be
impacted
are
real
and
once
you
do
it,
you
cannot
undo
it
and
don't
just
be
led
by
jobs.
You've
got
to
make
sure
those
separate
services.
Are
there
and
right
now,
they're,
not
there.
Thank
you.
Thank
You.
B
You
I
am
very
sympathetic
with
what
councillor
wong-tam
has
said
and
ensuring
that
the
services
that
are
required
and
the
scrutiny
that
is
required
around
problem
gambling
is
ensured
at
this
site
in
Woodbine
I'm.
Also
very
clear
I
believe
that
I
might
not
have
voted
for
it,
but
council
did
vote
to
go
out
and
establish
a
casino
at
this
site.
Tell
our
staff
to
do
certain
things.
They've
come
back
I'm,
not
sure
that
we
are
able
to
overturn
that
decision
on
the
casino
today.
B
What
I
think
our
job
is
today
is
to
be
very
clear
whether
I
support
casino
or
don't
support.
A
casino
I
feel
my
job
today
is
to
make
sure
that,
should
it
be
introduced
that
there
are
enough
safeguards
along
the
lines
that
councilor
long
time
has
spoken
about
and
that
there
is
accountability
around
our
requirements
that
the
jobs
there
are
not
just
jobs,
they're,
not
greeter
jobs,
they're,
not
just
minimum-wage
jobs,
that
they
are
without
any
benefits,
dental
or
anything
that
we
are
seeking.
Good
jobs
at
this
site.
B
I
feel
like
that's
my
job
and
that's
council's
job,
and
in
order
to
achieve
that,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
accountability
is
in
place
to
achieve
those
things.
So
back
in
the
day,
I
was
here,
I'm,
not
sure.
There's
that
many
who
were
here
when
we
introduced
the
woodbine
life,
it
was
called
the
court
agreement,
Woodbine
life
and
through
community
discussions
and
conversations
and
Suzanne
councillor
Hall
was
sitting
beside
me
at
that
time.
Councillor
Kris
still
beside
me
from
Ward
1,
the
core
discussions.
B
Many
of
us
didn't
agree
with
it,
but
the
only
thing
we
saw
a
Woodbine
live
discussions.
We
didn't
agree
with
it,
but
we
agreed
on
should
it
come
and
council
voted
for
Woodbine
life
that
we
needed
to
ensure
the
conditions
for
good
jobs,
that
there
would
be
good
jobs,
that
there
was
an
accountability
framework
and
that
there
was
money
into
the
community.
So
that
is
council's
job.
B
Now
our
staff
have
negotiated
well
and
long
and
hard
with
the
proponent,
there's
also
a
planning
side
here
in
a
subdivision
agreement
which
gives
a
little
more
latitude
to
look
out.
What
does
the
community
need
from
a
from
a
subdivision
agreement,
and
now
it's
Council's
turn
to
say?
Is
it
strong
enough?
Is
this
strong
enough?
What's
here
or
do
we
need
a
few
more
things
to
ensure
accountability,
that
the
jobs
that
we
say
we're
bringing
here
are
good
jobs,
because
councillor
Crisanta
will
tell
you
councillor.
B
Ford
will
tell
you
that
this
section
of
our
city,
this
area
is
sits
about
27%,
lower
in
wages
27%
lower
in
the
City
of
Toronto
than
all
other
Ward's.
It
needs
to
leg
up
needs
to
be
lifted
up.
If
there's
going
to
be
these
jobs,
I'm
not
talking
about
the
people
going
there
to
gamble
I'm
talking
about
the
people
that
will
be
work
there,
they
need
to
be
good
jobs.
B
We
don't
want
to
find
that,
after
introducing
a
casino
for
those
who
voted
for
it,
that
it's
still
people
working,
they're
still
poor,
because
they're
all
working
part-time
they've
got
to
work
somewhere
else.
We
know
what
that's
like
in
the
City
of
Toronto,
especially
for
youth
working
one
to
three
jobs,
just
to
make
a
go
of
it.
These
have
to
be
good
jobs,
so
I'm
going
to
support
those
motions
that
make
sure
we
have
accountability.
That
would
bring
an
added
benefit
to
the
community
dollars
wise.
B
B
T
You
speaker
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
resub
arise
where
we're
at
today.
It's
been
a
long
debate
and
sometimes
we
lose
our
grounding.
I
want
a
remind
council
that
back
in
July
2015,
he
made
a
choice.
He
made
a
choice
to
move
forward
with
expanding
gambling
at
a
facility
where
there
already
is
gambling
and
almost
three
years
ago
the
government
set
out
and
in
place
an
RFP
based
on
21
conditions
that
we
put
forward
as
a
council.
T
What
worries
me
is
what
I
saw
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
as
I
watched
this
through
the
Etobicoke
York
Community
Council
and
through
executive
committee,
I
saw
a
revisiting
of
those
conditions.
I
saw
add-ons
I
saw
as
Wade
into
territory
the
concern
me
and,
in
my
view,
we
weighted
the
territory
that
had
to
do
with
labor
relations.
It
had
to
do
with
the
agreements
between
the
workers
at
the
casino
and
the
employer.
Things
were
talked
about
like
a
living
wage.
T
Things
were
talked
about,
such
as
the
provision
of
daycare
services
to
the
workers
and
on
and
on
what
I
worry
about.
Is
the
big
picture
here.
The
report
from
the
city
manager
on
page
13
and
the
third
paragraph
talks
about
good
faith
about
good
faith.
You
know
the
role
of
this
council
to
act
in
good
faith
and
that
we
shouldn't
be
touching
these
21
conditions
at
this
juncture
we
set
them
forth
and
these
people
headed
out
on
a
procurement,
and
here
we
are
today
we're
at
a
check
gate.
T
We
want
to
make
sure
that
these
have
been
met.
Our
staff
have
told
us
that
they
are
and
we
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we're
satisfied
with
that.
But
what
I
really
worry
about
is
what
I
see
even
somewhat
on
the
floor
today
about
us
wading
into
these
considerations,
adding
on
to
them
getting
into
the
business
of
of
labor
relations.
T
What
I
wonder,
though,
if
if
it
wasn't
the
the
casino
itself,
but
what
if
it
was
Google
what
if
it
was
Microsoft
or
Apple
what
if
it
was
Amazon
that
we
were
talking
about
a
deal
with
right
now?
Would
we
be
doing
the
same
thing
I'm,
not
sure
that
we
would
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
cognizant
of
what
the
world
is
viewing
right
now
in
this
chamber,
and
we've
heard
it
before
people
in
Ontario
watch
what
we
do.
People
in
the
country
watch
what
we
do
at
an
international
level.
T
People
are
watching
the
behavior
of
this
council
and
I.
Think
the
notion
of
government
risk
is
on
the
tip
of
the
tongues
of
all
of
the
investors
that
are
looking
at
Toronto
and
other
cities
to
make
investments
in
to
move
their
companies
too.
So
I
would
just
ask
that
members
of
council
exercise
extreme
caution
with
how
we
are
going
to
act
in
good
faith
with
the
21
conditions
that
were
laid
out
and
did
excuse
extreme
caution
with
tampering
with
them.
At
this
juncture
I
it's
it's
not
seeing
the
forest
for
the
trees.
T
People
have
laudable
intentions.
People
don't
like
casinos,
for
whatever
reason
the
debate
is
over.
What's
very
important
here
is
how
we
are
perceived
as
a
city
and
as
a
council
with
doing
business
with
others.
I
really
don't
want
to
be
thought
about
as
bandits.
They
talk
about
the
one-armed
bandit
as
being
part
of
the
casino.
Well,
you
know,
I,
don't
want
the
discussion
end
up
being
that
this
council
were
the
bandits
or
extorted
things
at
the
last
moment
or
made
a
deal
that
nobody
could
refuse.
T
D
You
if
we
were
acting
with
real
integrity,
that
we
wouldn't
be
expanding
gambling
here
at
all.
You
know
we
know
or
should
know
that
gambling
sucks
the
life
out
of
communities.
We
know
it
takes
money
from
the
wallets
and
purses
of
those
who
can
least
afford
it,
and
we
know
for
some
people
it
can
be
real,
really
soul,
destroying,
and
you
know,
if
you
have
any
doubt
of
that-
just
watch
the
faces
of
people
as
they
come
out
of
the
racetrack
or
out
of
roomful
of
slot
machines.
D
Just
look
at
you
know,
look
how
defeated
they.
They
look
and
compare
that
with
people
who
you
see
coming
out
of
having
a
nice
meal
together
having
gone
to
to
a
movie
or
something
you
know
it's
just
yeah
or
Church.
Yes,
you
know.
So
if
we
had
integrity,
we
wouldn't
be
supporting
this
at
all
and
for
those
who
are
determined
to
support
it
anyway,
which
I
suspect
is
the
majority
of
the
room
that
I
would
say,
extract
every
possible
community
benefit.
You
can
get.
Q
Great
exception
to
someone
who
says
that
if
we
were
acting
with
integrity,
we
would
not
approve
the
expansion
of
gambling.
I
take
great
exception
to
that,
because,
because
there
are,
if
we
were
acting
with
great
integrity,
as
I
made
my
point
earlier,
we
would
be
doing
something
similar
to
the
approval
of
the
rail
park
downtown.
We
would
be
saying:
okay,
let's
spend
six
billion
dollars
a
destination
on
these
lands.
Let's
create
a
destination
on
these
lands,
provides
jobs
now
attractors
integrity.
R
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I'd
like
to
start
off
by
thanking
staff
for
all
the
hard
work
they
have
done
and
the
thousands
of
hours
I
know
they
have
the
thousands
of
hours.
I
know
that
they
have
put
into
this.
I
want
to
thank
the
province
and
the
OLG
great
Canadian
gaming
and
Woodbine
Entertainment
Group,
who
are
wanting
to
be
here
and
invest
in
my
community
in
the
cities
Northwest
and
the
City
of
Toronto.
R
I
also
want
to
thank
my
community,
the
community
who,
as
being
at
the
table
the
community
who
has
shown
up
to
the
number
of
community
consultations
who
have
listened
to
our
city,
who
have
met
with
great
Canadian
gaming
and
one
line
Entertainment
Group,
as
we
set
out
to
land
the
best
agreement
we
could
for
the
City
of
Toronto
and
the
community.
I
represent
I,
want
to
thank
council,
krisann
team
and
the
mayor
for
their
leadership
and
the
mayor
specifically
for
a
wiki
night's
home
CO
as
a
destination
for
these
jobs.
R
I
also
want
to
thank
council
I,
want
to
thank
council
back
in
2015
for
sending
out
strong
conditions,
21
strong
conditions.
Now
you
have
in
front
of
us
today
we
have,
and
within
those
conditions
we
have
an
incredible
community
benefits
agreement.
Now
our
staff
have
done
a
great
job
on,
in
some
of
the
words
and
language
that
our
staff
to
use
yesterday
wise
a
benchmark
setting
agreement,
an
industry-leading
community
benefits
agreement.
R
This
hasn't
been
talked
about
in
this
room.
Not
the
northwest
and
particularly
ruts
Dale
is
Chas
two
percent
higher
unemployment
than
the
rest
of
Toronto.
That
is
a
significant
number.
So
when
we
talk
about
jobs,
that
is
very
serious
and
it's
very
serious
to
the
well-being
of
the
people
who
live
in
Rochdale
and
add
these
community
consultations.
I
haven't
heard
one
of
my
residents
and
I'm
gonna
put
it
on
record
right
now,
not
one
who
have
said
councillor.
We
do
not
want
this,
not
one.
R
It
will
be
a
catalyst
for
growth
and
development,
and
some
some
counts
are
saying.
Well,
she
sucks
out
growth.
Note
we've
actually
currently
started
to
see
it.
Our
planning
staff
are
getting
applications
to
develop.
Recs,
though
we've
already
seen
it.
My
office
is
working
on
them
as
we
speak
as
well
as
counsel
for
Santee,
so
the
proof
is
in
the
pudding
pudding
and
we
haven't
even
plant
a
shovel
in
the
ground.
We
haven't
even
accepted
this
development,
so
the
economic
development
is
there
and
it
is
real.
It
makes
transit
expansion
closer
to
a
reality.
R
We
heard
that
from
our
chief
city
planner
now
it
makes
it
closer
tussin
and
we
can
achieve
more
closer
to
achieve
and
I
should
say
the
transit
expansion
down
27
and
connecting
it
to
the
airport,
which
is
a
critical
connection,
not
just
for
our
community
but
all
of
our
communities
that
we
can
connect
across
the
city,
north,
south,
east
and
west
Lane.
Gentlemen.
You
know
I'm
gonna
wrap
up
here.
By
saying
you
know,
we
heard
from
our
general
managers
arrest
the
FA
that
this
is
a
benchmark
signing
agreement.
R
We
heard
from
the
general
manager
of
economic
development.
Madness
has
the
ability
to
be
a
massive
investment,
the
City
of
Toronto,
we
heard
from
our
chief
city
planner.
Then
it
makes
transit
expansion
reality.
We
heard
from
our
city
manager
after
21
conditions
have
been
met
and
we
heard
from
city
legal,
not
any
tampering
with
this
to
make
it
go
out
the
window
so
I,
you
know,
I
I
will
not
be
supporting
any
of
the
amendments,
but
I
support
the
beauty
benefit
agreement.
Ozs.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
G
Point
of
order
speaker
as
I
as
I
as
I
chatted
with
you
earlier,
and
the
staff
have
recognized
that
there's
a
slight
technical
amendment
that
needs
to
be
made
to
my
motion,
7a,
which
everybody
concurs
with
by
the
way,
and
it's
it's
on
the
screen
there
and
it's
just
the
way
that
the
original
one
was
worded.
So
the
the
change
is
it
changes
word
that
says
the
working
group
convened
by
OGG
LP
and
the
casino
woodbine
responsible,
Gaming
Oversight
Committee,
convened
by
olg.
C
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
begin
as
well
by
thanking
our
city
staff,
who
really
have
worked
I,
think
very
hard
to
to
get
our
conditions
met
and
I
believe
that
they
have
that
I'm
gonna
take
issue
a
bit
with
some
of
the
comments
of
and
I
want
to.
Thank
them.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
councilor
a
Ford
and
I
want
to
thank
councilor,
Chris
Han
team,
because
I
think
they
have
worked
hard
and
stayed
the
course
on
on
this.
C
For
the
reasons
I
believe
that
they're
in
this,
for
the
same
reasons
that
I
am
supporting
it,
because
it's
going
to
lead
to
much
more
important
things
than
a
casino,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
disagree
that
in
some
how
it
is
gonna
as
councilor
holiday,
suggested
to
call
our
integrity
into
question.
Anything
like
that
to
do
what
I
believe
to
be
some
some
modest
improvements.
I
mean
you
know.
C
Alterations,
I,
believe
they'll
be
agreed
to
because
I
think
they're,
so
reasonable
and
I
don't
view
it
as
in
any
way
compromising
our
position
having
put
forward
the
21
conditions
and
just
for
the
record
I
believe
that
accounts
thereby
allows
a
series
of
very
reasonable
suggestions,
including
one
that
I
think
is
entirely
reasonable.
That
I
would
have
been
extremely
dismayed
if
it
wasn't
included.
The
childcare
is,
is
is
worthy
of
support
both
of
her
motions.
C
I
think
we
can't
support,
accounts
that
pressies,
because
that
would
be
a
complete,
revisiting
and
I'd
have
to
say
the
same
of
counsel.
Irma
Havoc's
she'll
be
surprised
to
hear
this,
but
I
would
strongly
support.
Councilor
Davis's
motion,
councillor
Thompson's,
councillor,
Thompson's
5a,
is
still
with
us
and
we'll
come
back
to
that
because
counselor
fruits,
it
has
one
that
we've
just
talked
about
a
change
to
councillor
Cara
Janice's
I
think
we
should
support
and
then
councillor
fruits
as
7a
and
7b
I
think
could
both
be.
C
These
could
be
supported
and
I,
don't
believe
any
of
these
in
any
way
we
would
call
into
an
integrity
our
good
faith,
a
call
into
question
our
good
faith
now
I
want
to
thank
the
advocates
too,
because
thank
the
advocates
helped
us
to
better
understand
the
challenge
that
was
in
front
of
us.
If
you're
going
to
make
the
assumption
or
you're
going
to
proceed
from
on
the
basis,
there's
going
to
be
gambling
there
expanded
gambling,
how
do
we
make
it
such
that?
It's
better,
so
that
it's
better
socially
it's
better?
C
Economically,
it's
better
in
terms
of
the
relationships
and
I
think
a
lot
of
the
advocates
in
the
community
have
helped
us
with
that.
Now,
gambling
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
that.
In
fact,
we've
gone
back,
and
this
is
the
one
thing
that
probably
was
like
Groundhog
Day
here,
which
we
do
is
go
back
and
revisit
the
issue
of
gambling,
which
actually
was
as
councillor
Holliday
and
councillor
for
another
said
dealt
with
at
a
prior
meeting,
the
notion
of
expanded
gambling.
C
C
Frankly,
were
it
not
for
the
fact
to
facts
really
number
one
that
it's
already
there
big-time
I
mean
there's
horse
racing
gambling
and
there's
other
forms
of
gambling
already
there,
and
secondly,
that
if
I
believe
there
was
some
other
way
in
which
we
could
attract
the
private
sector
investment
there.
That
is
going
to
create
a
lot
of
real
jobs
for
a
lot
of
real
people
who
are
looking
for
jobs
in
that
part
of
town.
C
Then
I
would
have
been
happy
to
look
at
some
kind
of
an
alternative,
but
the
fact
is
there
wasn't
one
in
front
of
us
and
I
would
say
to
those
who
have
been
here
before
in
previous
terms
of
counsel
and
have
struggled
with
the
notion
that
we've
had
high
unemployment
considerably
higher
than
other
parts
of
the
city.
For
a
long
time.
We
have
marginalized
groups
up
there.
C
That
really
don't
think
they
have
a
look
in
at
all
that
if
there
was
some
other
way
in
which
any
of
those
people
could
have
produced
anything
that
was
going
to
be
a
catalyst
for
strong
private-sector
investment
up
there
I
would
have
thought
they
would
have
brought
it
forward
and
initiated
it
before
now.
So,
given
that
we
had
gambling
there
and
somebody
came
forward
and
said
fine,
what
we're
going
to
have,
we
would
like
to
have
some
expanded
gambling.
I
proceeded
from
the
beginning
and
I've
been
very
open
about
this
and
saying
well,
I.
C
C
We
actually
even
had
a
component
of
it
financed
by
the
province
to
offer
job
application
opportunities
to
people
that
had
a
criminal
record
and
I
was
there
and
the
place.
This
was
just
for
young
people
and
the
place
was
overrun
with
people
who
wanted
to
apply
and
if
I
thought
again,
it
was
only
the
casino
jobs.
I
would
say:
well,
those
are
still
jobs
and
we
sit
here
and
spend
a
lot
of
time,
putting
those
jobs
down.
Well,
I!
C
Guess,
if
you
don't
have
a
job,
you
might
well
say
that
a
job
in
a
casino
or
around
it
cuz,
you
know,
would
would
be
better
than
the
one
you
don't
have.
But
having
said
that,
if
I
thought
that
was
it
I'd
be
sitting
here
going
well,
is
it
worth
it?
You
know
for
that,
but
that's
not
the
case.
There
is
gonna,
be
huge.
C
Additional
investment
here
that
I
believe
will
lead
to
far
from
what
was
being
described
as
kind
of
a
waistline
with
tumbleweed
rolling
down
the
sidewalks,
and
in
fact
there
are
going
to
be
office.
Buildings
and
they're
gonna
be
residential
buildings
and
they're
gonna
be
hotels.
They're
right
in
the
phases
of
this
that
are
gonna
lead
to
thousands,
not
hundreds,
but
thousands
of
jobs
in
an
area
of
the
city
that
is
marginalized,
that
is
isolated
and
where
the
people
don't
think,
there's
anybody
in
their
corner.
C
They
don't
think
there's
anybody
going
to
bat
and
I
respectfully
say
to
those
who
say
well,
this
isn't
the
right
answer.
Where
was
the
answer
they
had
in
previous
years
to
the
economic
development
of
what
is
one
of
the
most
bereft
areas
of
the
city
when
it
comes
to
people
putting
investment
in
there
and
don't
tell
me
it's
the
government
that
was
going
to
put
that
investment
in
and
create
those
jobs.
The
government
can
help
it's
going
to
be
a
private
sector,
confidence
that
is
going
to
do
that,
and
the
private
sector.
C
Confidence
for
right
or
for
wrong
is
going
to
be
drawn
by
the
fact
that
there
is
this
entertainment
center
there
with
the
gambling,
and
so
maybe
it
is
the
price
we
pay
with
all
the
conditions
to
protect
us
in
terms
of
problem
gambling
and
so
on.
We
will
try
our
best
on
that,
but
we're
going
to
get
a
huge
benefit.
Somebody
at
the
executive.
He
said
it
was
a
bad
deal.
C
All
the
way
through
and
I've
been
honest
about
that
and
every
time
I've
spoken
on
it,
but
I
think
in
the
end,
if
you
said
to
me,
do
I
want
to
take
this
deal
with
all
of
its
conditions
and
some
of
the
improvement
to
those
conditions
that's
being
made
today.
My
answer
would
be
yes,
because
we
owe
it
to
those
people
to
give
them
a
chance,
which
is
all
they're
asking
for
a
sense
of
hope
in
that
part
of
town,
where
there's
been
a
lot
of
people
without
hope
for
a
very
long
time.
A
A
A
A
O
L
A
D
A
A
J
M
A
J
M
Development
charges
Act
requires
that
a
statutory
public
meeting
be
held.
It
was
held
that
Executive
Committee
in
January.
At
that
time,
executive
committee
entertained
deputations.
A
number
of
deputations
indicated
that
there
were
technical
challenges
with
a
background
study,
the
background
studies,
some
510
pages
and
directed
staff
to
undertake
further
consultations.
We've
done
that
on
a
technical
basis,
we've
reduced
we're
recommending
a
reduction
of
the
charge
in
the
order
of
about
9%
from
that
that
was
recommended
at
the
public
meeting.
No.
Q
M
J
I'm
now
reading
so
on
page
2,
the
proposed
bylaw
attempts
to
strike
an
appropriate
balance
between
revenue,
optimization
city
council,
long-term
planning,
economic
development
objectives
and
due
consideration
of
the
potential
impact
on
the
land,
development
and
construction
industry.
So
does
that
or
does
not
not
mean
that's
the
development
charge
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
doesn't
go
out
and
attempt
to
get
recover
enough
money
to
cover
all
of
our
needs,
but
in
fact,
is
slightly
reduced
so
that
we
don't
put
an
undue
burden
on
the
development
industry
through.
M
J
Frog
I
appreciate
that,
but
that's
not
what
this
staff
report
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
says
I'm
going
to
read
it
again.
The
proposed
bylaw
attempts
to
strike
an
appropriate
balance
between
revenue,
optimization
city,
council,
long-term
planning
and
economic
development
objectives,
and
due
consideration
of
the
potential
impact
on
the
land,
development
and
construction
industry.
M
J
M
The
speaker,
the
revenue
we've
identified
as
a
theoretical
number
at
170
million
dollars,
there's
a
confidential
attachment
that
speaks
to
the
negotiated
settlement
that
we
have
with
build
the
industry
representative
and
in
that
confidential
attachment
it
speaks
to
a
risk
management
approach
to
the
phase
and
provision.
In
other
words,
we
believe
it's
in
our
financial
best
interest
to
have
an
agreement
secured
with
the
industry
and
that
financial
benefit
is
in
excess
of
170
million
dollars,
not
asking.
M
D
M
The
speaker
certainly
we've
looked
at
that
area,
specific
development
charges
versus
citywide,
uniform
charges
and
in
every
single
bylaw
that
we've
done
the
analysis
going
back
to
1999.
There
has
never
been
a
consensus
amongst
the
development
industry,
as
well
as
the
stakeholders
for
area
specific
charges.
I
can
tell
you
that
that
analysis
has
been
conducted
and
we
feel
very
strongly
that
we
should
continue
to
base
the
charges
on
it
on
a
citywide
approach.
Have.
L
M
It's
incredibly
difficult
from
an
administrative,
as
well
as
from
a
public
policy
perspective
to
justify
and
I
by
law,
that
is
area
specific,
that's
differentiated
on
the
basis
of
geography.
We
do
differently
differentiate
the
charges
on
the
basis
of
types
of
units,
but
we
do
not
do
so
on
the
basis
of
geography.
M
D
D
I
M
We
rely
primarily
on
Taxation
user
fees
and
federal
and
provincial
subsidies.
To
a
lesser
extent,
development
charges
are
are
utilized
in
the
city
we
generate
roughly
two
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
annually
for
a
capital
program,
that's
in
the
order
of
three
billion.
So
it
is
a
small
component
of
the
overall
catalyzing.
I
I
Okay,
then,
then,
maybe
you
can
answer
this
question.
The
industry
is
starting
to
get
worried
about
us
charging
a
little
too
much,
and
will
there
be
a
breaking
point
with
respect
to
the
industry,
saying
we're
not
gonna
we're
not
going
to
entertain
any
development,
the
City
of
Toronto
and
if
so,
when
it?
When
would
that
one
of
that
breaking
point
come
that's.
I
M
I
M
I
So
I
know
some
of
those
stakeholders
and
and
I
think
I
know
some
of
the
ones
that
the
city
is
meeting
with.
But
you
know
when
you,
when
you
talk
to
them,
it's
like
a
different
story.
It's
like
you
really
got
to
be
careful
as
what
you
did.
What
I'm
hearing
is
is
is
that
you
know
there
comes
a
point
where,
where
they're
just
not
going
to
invest,
so
are
you
kind
of
saying
that
I'm
hearing
a
different
version
than
the
cities
you're
hearing
here.
I
D
D
M
E
M
D
M
E
T
T
I
J
It'll
be
a
relief
to
all
of
you
that
I
don't
have
a
motion,
but
I
think
I
wanted
to
just
take
a
moment
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
proposal
in
front
of
us.
I
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
that
I
believe
our
staff
got
everything
they
could
and
they
fought
hard
and
I've
read
the
confidential
report,
and
you
know,
frankly,
the
deck
is
stacked
against
us.
J
When
the
development
industry
has
all
the
opportunities
to
delay,
obstruct
and
fight,
to
make
sure
that
the
profit
that
they
make
off
developing
buildings
in
the
City
of
Toronto
isn't
in
any
way
encumbered
by
contributing
to
the
costs
associated
with
those
buildings
to
the
full
extent
of
what
we
have
to
bear.
I
I
know
that
they
did
their
best
I
know
they
did
it
in
a
hard
circumstance.
That
being
said,
we
have
to
remember
that.
J
Essentially,
what
we're
being
asked
to
agree
to
today
is
that
six
dollars
out
of
every
ten
are
paid
for
by
the
development
industry,
which
means
that
four
dollars
out
of
every
ten
come
out
of
some
other
revenue
source
property
taxes,
the
land
transfer
tax.
That
kind
of
thing-
and
that
creates
a
real
dilemma
for
us.
It
creates
a
dilemma
for
us
which,
frankly,
I
wish
we
had
had
more
more
clearly
in
our
minds.
J
Yesterday,
when
we
were
when
we
were
debating
smart
track
in
smart
in
that
report,
it
says
we
will
draw
against
the
general
transit
portion
of
the
development
charge.
Well,
as
all
of
you
know,
particularly
those
of
you
who
read
the
long
term
financial
plan
or
have
looked
at
the
recent
budgets
we're
already
vastly
behind
on
our
ability
to
build
transit
in
the
City
of
Toronto,
now
four
dollars
out
of
every
ten,
so
so
we're
already
not
at
the
place
where
we
can
pay
for
what
we
know.
We
need
and
then
we're
adding
things.
J
I
hope
that
this
council,
over
the
next
four
years
during
its
next
term,
really
wrestles
with
that
problem
and
really
stops
making
deals
where
we
pay
for
their
transit
and
they
don't
pay
for.
Ours
really
starts
to
reflect
on
the
fact
that
we
can't
take
huge
signature
projects
and
pretend
that
we
have
some
way
to
pay
for
them
and
really
focuses
in
on
the
need
for
new
revenue
sources
that
we
control
ourselves.
J
A
A
A
I
Now,
if,
if
we
were
serious
about
this,
we
would
change
our
own
policies
to
reflect
no
development
charges
or,
if
not,
reduction
in
development
charges
in
certain
parts
of
the
city
that
we
would
like
to
see.
Redeveloped.
That's
that's
how
to
stimulate
the
economy
in
the
City
of
Toronto.
That's
how
to
make
people
feel
comfortable.
That's
how
to
make
communities
feel
comfortable
knowing
that
jobs
come
out
of
out
of
these
particular
policies
and
that's
how
to
how
to
make
the
those
that
do
develop
comfortable
with
the
City
of
Toronto
as
well.
I
A
lot
of
them
are
complaining
about
the
high
costs
of
development
charges
in
in
the
downtown
part
of
the
city
and
and
in
and
in
the
Midtown
part
of
the
city.
If
you
give
them
an
opportunity
and
say
well,
these
lands
are
a
little
cheaper
for
you
in
these
parts,
and
we
would
encourage
you
start
looking
for
for
these
kinds
of
lends
to
redevelop.
I
think
it's
a
win-win
for
everybody
and
I.
Don't
know
why
we
haven't
done
this
in
in
the
past.