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City Council, meeting 32, October 2, 2017 - Part 1 of 3 - Morning Session
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A
But
rather
I
would
just
like
to
speak
about
something
that
I
think
Pam
might
have
wanted
us
to
address.
If
she
was
here
with
us
today,
I
think
a
Pam
McConnell
looked
at
election
to
public
office,
the
same
way
that
I
do
and
I
think
pretty.
Well
everybody
in
here,
and
hopefully
everybody
that
gets
elected
to
single
office.
It's
the
single
highest,
calling
the
single
biggest
honor,
the
single
biggest
responsibility
one
could
ever
have
and
she
acted
that
way
and
I
have
less
exposure
to
her
in
terms
of
years.
A
You
know
number
of
years
than
others
here,
but
she
acted
that
way
and
everything
she
did:
the
energy,
the
passion,
the
respect
for
people,
the
civility
the
respect
for
both
colleagues
and
public
servants
and
for
people.
Heaven
knows
that
doesn't
mean
she
agreed
with
everyone,
including
me
at
all
times,
and
she
could
be
a
very
formidable
adversary.
In
fact,
she
just
had
to
look
at
you
a
certain
way,
and
you
were
immediately
nervous
about
that.
A
Think
one
of
the
greatest
honors
we
could
pay
to
Pam
would
be
to
consider
that
Island
to
look
for
it
to
land
on
it,
as
often
as
we
can
in
the
coming
months
and
years
and
I
can
say
that
I'll
be
trying
hard
to
do.
That
and
I'll
be
exercising
vigilance
and
another
very
important.
Respect
that
I
think
Pam
would
have
approved.
Of
I
have
been
astounded
in
the
first
three
years
that
I've
been
here
at
the
number
of
times,
elected
officials
have
been
I'll
just
use.
A
The
word
plain:
I
disrespectful
in
their
public
encounters
with
public
servants.
Public
servants
do
an
outstanding
job
for
us.
They're
not
perfect,
because
nobody's
perfect,
but
the
way
in
which
they
sometimes
are
treated
in
this
chamber
is
not
acceptable.
Nor
is
it
fair
because
public
servants
are
often
not
in
a
position
to
respond.
A
And
so
I
pledge
myself
in
Pam's
honor
to
reaching
for
that
higher
level
of
collaboration
and
collegiality
and
civility
in
this
chamber.
Lawyers
proved
in
courtrooms
every
day
that
it
is
possible
to
have
diametrically
opposed
positions
to
advocate
strongly
for
your
point
of
view,
but
to
do
so
without
insults
or
history.
Onyx
they're
not
allowed
to
do
it
in
courtrooms,
but
they
certainly
advocate
for
their
case,
as
she
did
in
a
way
that
was
firm.
That
was
intelligent.
That
was
committed.
A
That
was
nonetheless,
though,
polite
and
and
and
and
civil
and
I
know
that
Pam
would
have
wanted
us
to
try
harder
to
do
the
same,
to
search
for
that
island
without
sacrificing
principles,
because
you
don't
have
to
so
again.
I
would
just
say
to
Pam's
family
and
there'll,
be
others
who
will
talk
more
specifically
about
the
the
the
things
that
we
have
talked
about
over
the
last
couple
of
months.
The
work
that
she
did
in
so
many
different
areas
of
the
city,
but
again
I,
would
say
to
her
family.
A
Thank
you
for
sharing
her
with
us
and
with
the
people
of
the
City
of
Toronto.
That
I
think
I
can
speak
for
all
of
us
and
saying
that
we
will
pledge
to
continue
with
the
work
that
was
important
to
her,
and
that
was
such
an
important
part
in
making
this
city
one
of
the
cities
that
is
deemed
to
be
the
most
livable
in
the
world
and
deemed
to
be
one
of
the
most
admired
in
the
world,
but
saying
all
of
that
recognizing.
A
At
the
same
time,
there
is
much
of
that
work
that
remains
to
be
done
and
that
you
would
expect
us
to
do
and
that
she
wants
us
to
do
and
that
she's
watching
over
us
to
make
sure
we
do
and
I
think
we
run
the
risk
if
we
don't
do
it.
First
of
all,
that
would
be
a
mistake
for
our
city,
but
I
think
she'd
also
be
giving
us
one
of
those
looks
from
where
she
is
hopefully
in
a
happy
place.
A
But
I
wanted
to
say
that
you
have
again
our
condolences
on
your
loss,
because
it
was
your
loss
and
in
a
very
in
a
very
real
way
that
we
can't
understand,
except
in
the
context
of
our
own
family,
but
it
was
also
a
great
loss
for
the
city
and
for
all
the
people
of
Toronto.
And
so
we
do
extend
our
condolences
to
you
and
we're
very
glad
that
you
could
be
here
with
us
today
to
hear
these
words
spoken.
A
B
C
I
am
I,
hold
many
fond
memories
of
Pam
McConnell.
She
was
a
strong
woman,
best
remembered
for
her
role
in
advocating
poverty
reduction
in
the
revitalization
of
the
region.
Park
neighborhood,
my
condolences
and
well
wishes
go
to
her
friends
and
family
for
their
loss.
At
this
point,
I
would
like
to
invite
members
of
council
who
would
like
to
say
a
few
words
councillor
Fletcher.
D
We
would
like
to
thank
the
mayor
and
members
of
City
Council
city
staff,
colleagues,
friends
and
neighbors
from
across
Toronto
for
their
outpouring
of
sympathy
and
support
following
the
death
of
our
wife,
mother
and
Nana
Pam.
In
particular,
we
would
like
to
thank
the
protocol
services
staff
and
the
support
of
the
mayor's
office
and
members
of
council
offices
for
their
tireless
efforts
to
assist
us
in
executing
the
celebration
of
Pam's
life
on
August,
the
25th
Human
Resources,
and
pension
payroll
and
employee
benefits
have
also
been
extremely
helpful.
As
we
go
through
this
transition.
D
We
would
like
to
give
special
thanks
to
Pam's
past
and
current
office
staff
that
assisted
her
in
achieving
all
that
she
did.
Claudia
Kelly,
Shaun
and
Tom
have
continued
to
be
a
resource
resource
to
our
family
through
the
organizing
of
the
service
and
in
receiving
communications
from
the
public,
for
which
we
are
very
grateful,
more
broadly
to
members
of
council
and
all
city
staff.
D
We
wanted
to
remind
you
of
the
tremendous
esteem
that
Pam
held
the
institution
of
the
City
of
Toronto
in,
and
the
importance
of
that
role
that
you
all
share
in
growing
our
city
in
the
most
equitable
way
possible,
regardless
of
political
differences
or
disagreements
over
particular
policy
approaches.
Pam
would
always
come
home
from
a
long
day
of
work
or
council
meeting
and
speak
of
the
respect
she
had
for
each
one
of
you.
D
They
also
like
to
extend
my
condolences
to
the
family
here
today
and
very
happy
that
you're
able
to
be
with
us
today.
We
haven't
met
since
July
7th
at
that
terrible
moment
in
the
afternoon,
when
we
herded
two
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
that
our
dear
colleague
our
friend
had
left
us
so
surprising
that
that
had
happened.
D
I
think
we've
been
in
shock
since
then,
and
this
is
our
very
first
council
meeting
since
that
time
Pam
had
been
actively
on
council
right
up
until
the
last
second,
you
know
council
meeting
that
she
missed
so
I
think
it's
very
hard.
It's
going
to
be
hard
for
me
be
hard
for
others.
Here
today
in
this
chamber,
I
would
like
to
say
a
number
of
us
are
wearing
bright
colors
today,
because
Pam
always
wore
bright
colors.
This
was
this
green
was
one
of
her
phrase.
D
Purple
was
one
of
her
fav
everybody's
got
a
nice
bright
color
on
because
Pam
wore
bright
colors.
She
was
a
very
bright
personality
and
she
loved
that
orange
that
you
have
on
there
Maria
she
just
loved
those
bright
colors.
So
in
honor
of
her
presence,
not
here,
we
are
creating
that
color
presence
here.
I
also
have,
on
a
little
button,
says:
reelect
Pam
McConnell,
because
little
yellow
and
black
button
that
one
of
the
many
weeks
that
I
attended
the
family
had
found
in
the
drawer
and
kept
all
of
her
things.
D
So
one
day
we'll
see
all
of
the
election
materials.
All
of
the
things
that
this
magnificent
woman
had
done
and
her
promises
that
she
kept
over
and
over
and
over
again
to
her
community
and
to
the
city
and
at
the
funeral,
I
talked
about
Pam's
list.
Pam
had
a
list
and
Pam
would
like
us
to
do
certain
things.
She'd
like
us
to
build
more
affordable
housing
and
tackle
poverty.
She
wants
to
make
sure
we
get
region
park
completed,
or
else
she
wants
a
library
in
Regent
Park.
She
wants
to
make
sure
st.
D
James
town
is
properly
redeveloped
and
she
wants
to
see
a
beautiful
new
ferry
terminal
developed
at
the
Jack
Layton
ferry
terminal.
So
now
that
she's
gone
I,
think
my
friends,
my
colleagues,
we
all
have
pants
list
and
let's
pledge
to
make
sure
that
we
honor
her
memory
in
the
way
the
family
is
asked
by
our
caring
and
thoughtfulness
with
one
another,
our
respectful
disagreements
and
in
completing
those
things
that
Pam
felt
so
strongly
about
and
for
the
community
that
she
loved
so
much
thanks
very
much
for
being
here
family.
D
E
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I
to
one
extend
my
condolences
to
Pam's
family
I've,
known
Pam
since
1996-97
during
the
anti,
a
megacity
fight,
and
we've
been
colleagues
ever
since
I
think
in
each
term
of
her
office.
Here
she
has
something
very
concrete
to
show
for
the
work
for
her
efforts
in
her
local
community.
Of
course,
there's
the
Wellesley
community
center
and
library
for
the
st.
James
town
community.
E
There's
the
Artscape
Daniel
spectrum
in
The,
Regent,
Park,
Aquatic,
Center,
I
think
her.
She
served
her
local
community
so
well,
and
these
are
real
places
that
her
family
will
be,
and
we
will
all
be
able
to
point
to
in
the
years
to
come
as
really
showing
her
spirit
at
work.
But
the
piece
that
I
feel
where
she
kind
of
really
excelled
was
when
Mayor
Tory
appointed
her
as
the
anti-poverty
champion
in
the
City
of
Toronto.
E
What
I
think
that
showed
as
she
developed
in
that
portfolio
was
Pam
as
teacher,
she
had
a
wonderful
way
of
explaining
a
struggle
of
working
against
poverty
in
our
community.
It's
easy
to
say,
you're
against
poverty,
but
to
really
unpack
that
and
say:
okay.
What
does
it
really
mean?
What
are
the
things
that
we
need
to
focus
on
as
a
city
Pam
had
a
wonderful
way
of
explaining
it?
She
would
put
up
her
hand
and
she
would
say
there
are
five
key
areas
to
fighting
poverty.
E
One
is
housing,
stability,
access
to
service,
transit,
equity,
food
security
and
quality
jobs
with
living
incomes.
The
palm
represents
social
inclusion
in
the
delivery
of
the
programs,
which
means
that
it
is
not
just
up
to
us
those
who
have
perhaps
more
power
and
privilege
to
enact
those
programs,
but
you
had
to
have
people
from
who
who
have
experienced
poverty
in
the
conversations
determining
how
the
strategy
was
going
to
unfold.
So
the
palm
represented
social
inclusion
in
the
delivery
of
the
programs
and
the
fist
represented
systemic
change.
E
F
Well,
Thank
You,
chair
and
to
the
family
and
friends
like
many
of
you,
Pimm's
passing
it
shook
me
to
my
core
in
a
way
I
I
hadn't
expected
it.
It
really
did
leave
me
feeling
numb
Pam
was
part
of
my
family
and,
let
me
say
a
few
words
both
for
my
family,
my
parents
and
myself
back
in
the
early
80s
Pam,
and
my
aunt
worked
at
the
Ontario
nonprofit
Housing
Association,
together
and
in
1982
and
1985,
Pam
and
and
my
mother
ran
on
a
joint
ticket
here
at
City
Hall.
F
My
mother
is
the
local
councillor
and
Pam
is
the
school
trustee
and
in
85
it
was
Pam.
My
mother
and
Barbara
hall
together
representing
a
ward,
Metro
City
and
School
Board,
three
women
all
in
their
30s
in
the
early
eighties.
They
were
a
force
and
they
were
young,
but
they
were
proud
feminists.
In
a
time
when
the
Prime
Minister
didn't
declare
himself
a
feminist,
they
were
proud
and
so
I
have
memories
of
Pam
in
my
living
room
as
a
child,
and
she
was
a
lifelong
friend
and
mentor.
F
But
when
I
got
elected
I,
a
new
relationship
formed
I've,
known
Pam.
My
whole
life
and
suddenly
in
theory,
I,
was
an
equal
but
Pam
always
felt
more
like
a
political,
mother
and
I'm
sure.
She
felt
like
that
to
a
number
of
younger
and
newer
counselors
here
and
there
being
so
many
tributes
to
pen
in
papers
and
in
the
median
and
the
chamber
here
and
the
lessons
of
Pam
that
that
strike
me
that
we
hear
again
and
again
they're
often
similar.
F
It's
that
she
was
principled
and
effective,
both
principled
and
effective,
and
it
speaks
to
what
the
mayor
spoke
of
and
finding
that
Island
that
you
could
be
principled
and
effective,
and
you
can
find
a
way
that
you
can
live
your
values.
Every
day,
Pam
lived
in
Regent
Park
when
the
revitalization
was
coming.
She
bought
in
not
just
in
policy,
but
in
bricks
and
mortar.
She
lived
her
values
and
she
treated
absolutely
everybody
with
respect
everybody
with
respect.
F
She
lived
a
good
life,
amongst
others,
our
acting
chief
planner,
Greg
Lynn
turn
who's
with
us
today
sent
a
note
to
a
number
of
us
at
Toronto
in
East,
York,
Community
Council,
shortly
after
her
passing
that
same
afternoon,
telling
a
story
of
how,
after
her
unit
and
Regent
Park,
was
completed.
She
had
the
local
city
planners
over
for
dinner
and
her
unit
to
show
them
what
a
revitalization
looks
like
and
to
thank
them
for
their
part
in
creating
it.
F
That
was
the
type
of
relationship
she
had
with
our
city
staff
they
were
equals
are
equals
and
the
legacy
that
I
think
she
lives
with
us.
Countless
initiatives
and
they've
been
talked
about
in
Regent
Park,
certainly
in
protecting
and
standing
up
for
the
waterfront
and
others,
but
most
importantly
for
women
in
politics,
not
just
here
in
the
city
but
through
the
Federation
of
Canadian
Municipalities
and
around
the
world.
F
You've
lost
a
mother
and
a
grandmother
and
and
a
wife
and
a
friend
and
our
condolences
to
her
staff
both
of
our
current
staff
here
today
and
her
past
staff
were
there
for
you
as
City
counselors.
We
are
to
her
constituents
who
may
be
watching
Pam
loved
you.
She
loved
the
people.
She
represented
deeply
and
I.
Think
to
all
of
us
that
shocked
that
shocking
afternoon
on
July
7th,
who
knows
when
our
time
make
but
I
think
if
we
aspire
to
live
a
good
life
in
pursuit
of
the
good
at
all
times.
F
G
You
very
much
madam
Speaker,
unlike
councillor
cressie,
our
parents
weren't
always
on
the
same
ballot
and
I
this.
This
speaks
to
one
of
I
think
the
the
the
most
important
things
that
I
will
hold
in
my
heart
about
Kent
about
Pam
and
that's
her
generosity,
see
in
1997
when
the
city
was
amalgamating
I
councillors,
Leighton
and
councillors.
Mcconnell
were
actually
running
against
one
another,
and,
despite
that
that
rather
fundamental
difference
of
a
parting
of
ways.
G
G
They
know
her
for
being
effective,
they
know
her
for
being
fun
and
they
know
her
for
being
passionate
about
social
justice,
in
particular
poverty
reduction.
She
walks
into
a
room
there
in
the
level
of
respect
that
she
gets
is
enormous
and
she
traveled
around
the
world
much
to
the
impact
in
her
health,
but
to
bring
that
same
message
to
to
help
improve
the
and
increase
the
number
of
women
in
electoral
politics.
I
was
a
very
strong
passion
of
hers
and
she
traveled
around
the
world.
G
Empowering
women
I
think
that's
something
that
that
many
of
us
don't
know
of
just
about
how
much
work
that
was
for
her
and
at
FCM.
She
was
relentless
in
her
pursuit
of
then
developing
a
poverty
reduction
strategy
that
would
put
housing
and
and
social
infrastructure
on
the
top
of
the
national
agenda,
and
she
did
do
that
since
she's
taken
a
more
leadership
role
there
it.
She
has
consistently
been
able
to
position
those
issues
at
the
top
of
FCMs
agenda.
G
She's,
strategic
I,
don't
know
if
you
many
of
you
who
work
behind
the
scenes
would
know
this.
But
if
you
didn't,
she
was
pulling
strings
that
you
didn't
know
existed,
and
she
was
so
good
at
that,
but
at
the
same
time
so
respectful
of
everyone
else's
opinion
and
everyone
else's
position,
and
she
was
able
I
think
more
than
many
of
us
to
take
off
that
councilor
hat
toss
it
aside
and
put
back
on
that
human
hat
and
connect
with
each
of
us
in
in
their
own
way.
G
For
me,
it
was
talking
about
trips
to
JB's
in
New,
Smyrna
Beach,
our
family's
winter.
In
the
same
locale,
the
snowbirds
fly
to
the
to
the
same
vicinity
in
Florida
and
when
JB
passed
away
just
a
couple
years,
we
shared
some
memories.
We
talked
about
many
things
when
we
were
had
the
good
fortune
of
going
to
China
together
and
she
showed
just
how
much
excitement
and
love
of
life
that
she
that
she
had
and
that's
probably
what
I'll
miss
the
most
my
deepest
deepest
condolences
to
to
the
family.
G
B
H
H
That's
the
way
the
structure
works
in
deference
to
our
size
and
it
has
been
Pam
for
so
long.
But
at
that
table
you
work
with
people
along
every
point
in
the
political
spectrum
and
Pam's
role
there,
as
the
the
person
from
Toronto
was
to
make
that
possible,
the
New
Deal
for
cities
that
was
struck
with
John
Godfrey
working
with
the
rural
communities
and
and
Pam
pulling
together
all
of
the
executive.
H
That
was
only
possible
because
of
that
dedication
to
to
sending
party
lines
aside
and
simply
working
towards
what
are
our
common
goals
as
municipalities
in
dealing
with
the
federal
government.
Meritorious
asked
us
on
her
behalf
to
begin
to
do
that
in
this
room,
and
it
would
be
the
highest
tribute
because
that
was
part
of
the
reason
she
traveled
so
extensively
coming
back
here
and
finding
that
again
and
again
in
this
council
chamber,
would
truly
be
a
gift,
truly
a
gift
and
a
tribute
to
Pam
and
would
be
warmly
received.
H
H
Someone
from
FCM
once
asked
me,
Pam
had
given
just
a
barnburner
speech
about
something
we
were
trying
to
develop
and
someone
turned
to
me
at
FCM,
a
member
from
Western
Canada
and
said
what
is
Pam
like
as
a
counsellor
back
home
and
I
said.
Well,
let
me
let
me
put
it
to
you.
This
way,
I
held
an
item
in
Pam's
ward
once
during
the
consent
agenda.
Just
the
once.
I
H
Learned
you
learned
when
you
held
when
you
held
an
item,
an
impasse,
ward,
that
by
the
time
Pam
got
to
this
chamber
because
everything
she
did
she
built
from
the
ground
up
through
the
public
service,
didn't
see.
Many
notices
of
motion
on
the
back
pages
from
Pam,
unless
it
was
to
to
you,
know,
distribute
some
section
37
what
she
brought
to
Council.
She
brought
fully
bait,
not
half
baked,
not
three-quarters.
It
was
generally
worked
so
thoroughly
through
the
public
service
that,
by
the
time
it
got
here,
it
was
fully
baked.
J
J
I
can
recount
whether
it's
the
Heritage
programs
through
the
TDSB
that
actually
enabled
me
to
continue
to
communicate
in
Cantonese
with
my
parents
a
day
had
Pat
McConnell
fingerprints
on
it.
Some
of
that
work
had
a
lot
to
do
with
the
student,
nutrition
programs,
building
a
homophobic
free
environment
and
an
anti
bullying
environment
at
the
school
we
become
the
benefactors
of
some
of
that
work
and
the
policy
work
that
was
done
at
that
time.
From
the
extraordinary
visionaries
at
the
Toronto
District
School
Board
really
set
about
a
a
shove.
J
This
work
that
continues
today
and
at
that
point
in
time
it
was
not
given.
Those
things
were
certainly
not
given
you
had
to
fight
for
it
and
you
had
to
change
culture
and,
and
that
to
me,
is
part
of
the
the
McConnell
legacy.
The
fact
that
she
was
part
of
this
incredible
movement
of
people
early
thought
leaders
that
said
that
there
is
a
different
way
to
build
a
city
that
the
world
can
look
different
and
that
girls
have
the
same
opportunities
as
boys.
That's
the
McConnell
legacy.
I
have
a
story
that
I
will
share
2012.
J
J
J
It
was
a
horrifying
experience
watching
thousands
of
people
rushed
out
of
the
in-center,
because
there
is
so
much
confusion
and
we
didn't
know
what
was
going
on
and
I
think
that
we,
we
were
all
just
watching
the
screen
and
I
think
that
Pam
realized
that
number
one
I'm,
the
local
councillor,
a
new
one,
no
no
less
just
hundred
just
under
two
years
in
office.
It
was
also
my
first
major
shooting
of
it
and
for
councilors
who
have
experienced
that
in
their
community.
J
She
just
stroked
my
back,
and
that
was
all
she
needed
to
do
for
me
to
understand
that
I
was,
can
be
guided
through
the
next
few
days,
with
Pam
by
my
side,
speaking
to
Deputy,
Chief,
Azuri
speaking
to
the
chief
of
police
at
that
time,
Bill,
Blair
and
and
navigating
the
process
of
what
a
political
response
needed
to
look
like
in
order
to
say
to
your
community.
Everything
is
going
to
be
okay,
it
is
really
tough
and
it
is
confusing-
and
she
showed
me
how
to
do
that.
J
So
many
things
can
be
said
of
him,
so
many
things
and
we
could
really
just
spend
the
next
three
days
talking
about
her
and
Phil
I
still
not
have
enough
time,
but
I
would
never
ever
forget
what
she
has
has
shown
myself
and
to
the
other
extraordinary
young,
women
and
women
that
she
is
mentored.
She
really
cared
about
us
and
she
cared
about
every
single
one
of
us
and
that's
what
makes
her
such
a
fantastic,
not
just
a
politician,
but
an
advocate
for
justice
and
I
want
to
thank
Pam's
family
for
sharing
her
with
us.
J
I
know
it's
very
difficult
and
you
don't
get
to
see
your
loved
one
at
the
dinner
table
on
a
timely
fashion.
I
know
that
you
have
to
sort
of
make
those
sacrifices,
but
that
lesson
in
that
gift
was
never
lost
on
on
myself
and
I.
Think
that
for
my
colleagues
here
and
everybody
part
of
the
Toronto
Public
Service,
we
are
indebted
to
you
for
you
for
sharing
the
gift
notice
as
Pam
and
then
to
her
extraordinary
staff
who
we
worked
side
by
side.
J
My
office
is
next
to
Pam's
office
and
there's
not
a
day
that
walks
by
right
now
that
I,
don't
look
in
the
office
and
I
feel
her
absence
and
and
I
know
that
has
to
be
tough.
I
know
that
has
to
be
tough
for
you,
as
a
staff
and
I
know
that
I
see
you
I
know
that
I
see
you
to
continue
to
do.
Pam's,
work
and
I
know
that
your
unwavering
in
in
making
sure
that
what
she
wants
done
gets
done
and
for
that
I'm
grateful
as
well.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
D
K
You,
madam
Speaker,
so
I
too,
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
family
as
counselors.
We
know
we
put
in
a
lot
of
hours
and,
as
councilor
wantons
just
said,
we're
not
often
there
at
the
dinner
table
doesn't
matter
whether
you
have
young
children,
grandchildren,
older,
adult
children.
Our
families
also
need
us,
and
it's
very
difficult,
sometimes
for
us
to
balance
that
and
I
know.
As
a
counselor.
We
have
to
balance
that
because
our
family
should
come
first
but
believe
me,
our
residents,
often
which
think
they
should
come
first.
K
It
is
that
balancing
act
so
for
family
of
a
city,
counselors
of
a
politician.
Life
cannot
is
not
always
easy,
but
with
a
strong
family
behind
us,
I
personally
find
that
my
job
is
a
lot
easier.
I
don't
feel
guilty
if
I'm,
not
home,
for
dinner,
I
don't
feel
guilty
if
I
can't
do
something
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday,
because
we
have
events
but
I
know
it's
difficult.
So
thank
you
for
sharing
her
for
so
many
years.
We
really
appreciated
that
to
her
staff.
We
should
all
be
thanking
you.
You
have
kept
your
office
going.
K
You
have
helped
us
as
counselors
through
this
summer,
keeping
us
informed
and
looking
after
your
residents
at
the
same
time.
So
I
truly
truly
thing
you
for
that.
When
I
was
elected
in
2010
as
councilor
one
tom
has
said,
Pam
was
always
there.
She
was
that
mother.
We
could
go
to.
How
do
you
do
this?
How
do
you
do
that?
I'm
not
saying
other
councillors
weren't
there
as
well,
but
she
would.
She
would
just
put
her
arms
around
you
and
say
you,
okay,
you
done
okay,
you
know
we'll
work
together
on
this
one.
K
I
think
the
first
project
I
actually
worked
on
hand-in-hand
with
Pam,
was
when
Riverdale
farm
in
the
High
Park
Zoo
and
far
enough
farm
were
under
threat
of
closing,
and
she
had
both
Riverdale
farm
and
far
enough
farm
and
I
had
high
Park
Zoo
and
we
sat
together,
and
we
said
this
is
one
of
the
most
ridiculous
things
the
city
counts
was
about
to
vote
on.
These
are
spaces
across
our
city,
where
people
can
go
for
free.
K
You
can
go
every
day
of
a
year
if
you
want
to,
and
it
won't
cost
you
anything
and
all
comes
back
to
that
poverty
reduction.
We
need
to
have
places
in
our
city
where
people
can
go
can
enjoy
whether
you're
rich,
whether
you're
poor
doesn't
matter
who
you
are,
you
can
go
and
get
away
from
the
city
get
away
from
the
world
get
away
from
your
travel
troubles.
An
interaction
of
animals
is
really
relaxing,
but
Pam
and
I
work
very
hard
with
city
staff
and
I
know.
K
Some
of
the
city
staff
may
now
be
counselor,
but
we
work
very
hard
together
to
keep
those
areas
open,
so
the
whole
city
can
enjoy
them.
For
many
many
many
more
years
so
that
was
the
first
project:
I
really
worked
hand
in
hand
with
Pam
a
council
effect.
Fletcher
says
we
love
Pam's
colors,
and
that
is
why
we're
wearing
bright
colors
today
I
used
to
love
looking
to
see
what
color,
what
outfit
she'd
be
wearing
in
Council.
She
was
always
bright.
K
All
cheerful
she'd
stand
out
in
a
crowd
and
in
fact
the
flowers
there
today
on
her
day
desk,
they
represent
the
colors
she
would
wear.
I
was
always
amazed
at
how
bright
she
could
find
outfits
I,
don't
know
where
she
shocked,
but
I
want
that
name,
because
I
truly
believe
that
as
a
counselor
color
is
good.
K
Sorry,
gentlemen,
your
ties
are
usually
brilliant
and
your
shirts
can
be
brilliant,
but
we
have
an
opportunity
to
brighten
up
rooms
when
we
walk
in,
particularly
when
you're
dealing
with
difficult
issues,
so
I
love
to
see
what
Pam
was
wearing.
I
won't
mention
her
shoes
because
I'm
sure
someone
else
will
mention
her
shoes,
but
she
she
I,
admired
her
so
much
because
she
would
walk
into
a
room
and
people
would
turn
and
they
would
smile.
She
did
have
respect
from
everyone.
K
G
K
So
I
never
actually
sat
on
a
committee
with
Pam.
Unfortunately,
we
always
placed
on
different
committees,
but
by
golly
I
always
met
her
at
one
committee
every
year,
and
that
was
budget.
She
would
come
and
we'd
go
through
the
masses
of
paperwork
city
manager.
Cfo
give
us
masses
of
paperwork
with
lots
of
small
print
and
Pam
would
bring
out
her
reading
glasses
and
sometimes
a
magnifying
glass,
because
the
eyesight
wasn't
quite
as
good
and
we
would
go
through
line
by
line
by
line
to
make
sure
we
didn't
miss
anything.
Yes,
mr.
K
So
finally,
I
just
want
to
also
men.
We've
talked
about
her
being
a
champion
of
women
coming
into
politics.
She
was
the
woman
who
bring
bought
the
Protege
program
to
us
where
women
counselors
can
bring
young
women
in
to
shadow
us
to
work
in
our
offices
and
help
with
us.
I
hope
that
program
continues
because
it
is
a
fantastic
program
and
we
need
to
keep
it
going.
K
We
need
to
encourage
more
young
women
to
get
into
politics,
not
to
feel
it's
just
a
world
of
men,
nothing
personal
men,
but
when
women
and
men
work
together,
we
come
at
things
with
different
angles,
using
different
sides
of
our
brains
and
that's
how
we
make
a
great
city,
so
I
hope
that
program
continues
because
I
have
appreciated
the
young
women
who
have
come
into
my
office
to
help
and
I've
learnt
a
lot
from
them.
Probably
I've
learnt
more
from
them
and
they've
actually
learned
from
me.
So
again,
thank
you.
Pam!
K
L
You
madam
Speaker,
before
coming
to
Council
I,
was
working
on
a
number
of
anti-poverty
initiatives,
particularly
through
color
of
poverty,
and
had
the
chance
to
work
with
councilor
Pam
McConnell
many
many
times
and
I
think
by
nature
of
a
style
of
doing
work.
She
accepted
the
term
party
reduction,
but
I
won't
call
her
a
party
reduction
activist
she's,
an
anti-poverty
activist
and
that's
what
she
was
and
she
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
party
is
removed
from
all
corners
and
she
understood
the
impact
of
poverty
on
racialized
communities
and
I.
I.
L
Remember
seeing
her
at
all
of
our
meetings,
trying
to
explain
the
Fivefinger
strategy
that
she
said
a
comprehensive
strategy
to
poverty
reduction
and
I
think
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
continue
that
legacy
of
continue,
that
that
framework
of
the
work
that
she
was
doing
and
she
had
the
phenomenal
amount
of
respect
from
activists.
You
know
activists
sometimes
do
not
trust
politicians
for
the
you
know,
for
the
right
reasons
and
I.
L
Think
and
I
think
you
know,
even
even
when
they
are
program,
if
there
is
still
apprehension
among
active
activists
and
but
Pam
was
one
of
the
activists,
but
one
of
the
counselors.
The
activists
had
a
huge
amount
of
respect,
but
today
I
rise
to
pay
my
respect
on
behalf
of
a
community
that
is
grieving
as
well
for
the
Tamil
community
Tamil
Canadian
community,
the
area
that
she
represented
is
very
close
to
them.
They
settled
in
that
area
when
they
came
to
this
country.
First,
st.
James
town
was
home
to
many.
L
Remember
that
and
I
the
family
I'm
sure
will
remember,
because
it's
nearing
her
birthday
weekend
that
it
always
falls
in
because
mid-february
and
and
she
sacrifices
the
time
that
she
would
have
to
spend
with
the
family
to
come
and
honor
the
community
here
for
26
years,
and
she
probably
missed
one
or
two
but
I
think
she
made
it
to
most
of
them,
and
she
was
here
and
the
last
few
years
she
has
been
making
speeches
about
why
the
council
needs
to
be
reflective.
Why
somebody
from
that
audience
where
this
room
looked
like
entirely
Tamil
population?
L
She
would
make
those
comments
to
say
we
need
a
tamil
Canadian
in
this
room
and
when
I
got
elected
last
February
within
few
days
was
the
award
ceremony
we
bought
here
in
the
same
room
celebrated
together.
Unfortunately,
you
know
I'm
not
had
the
privilege
to
spend
more
time
with
her
as
a
councillor
colleague,
but
I
will
cherish
those
moments
when
she
advocated
for
that
change.
She
advocated
for
that
thing,
especially
in
the
same
place
at
the
same
hall.
L
So
what
we
are
doing
as
a
community
is
that
we
are
going
to
be
introducing
an
award
a
scholarship
to
a
racialized
woman
going
into
politics,
taking
on
a
project
as
an
anti-poverty
work
or
a
feminist
activism
work.
A
community
development
work
that
the
woman
would
be
doing
to
support
that
project,
but
actively
support
a
woman
every
year
to
go
into
politics
and
that's
the
commitment
the
community
has
made
and
would
be
announcing
more
details
of
it.
L
M
Thank
you
very
much
speaker
in
good
morning.
I
too,
would
like
to
rise
to
speak
about
my
friend,
our
friend
Pam
McConnell
I
want
to
first
acknowledge
the
family
and
the
loss
of
her
mom
grandmother,
a
wife,
Speaker
I've
known
Pat
McConnell
for
25
years
first
met
Pam
in
1992
14
of
those
years.
I've
served
on
counsel
with
him
and
I
want
to
read
something
that
a
friend
of
mine
who
was
a
professor
in
the
United
States
has
written
and
I
think
it
really
helps
us,
summon
the
life
and
the
work
of
Pam
McConnell.
M
It
reads
as
follows:
I
want
my
work
to
resonate
in
the
soul
of
humanity,
cast
down
inferiority
z',
mute
institute,
institutions
of
power,
capsulate
privilege
and
discrimination
and
eradicate
racism.
This
is
written
by
a
friend
of
our
for
my
family
cheryl
miller,
dice,
who
was
a
persistent
professor
at
Elden
university
in
the
united
states.
Speaker
pam
left
a
huge
footprint
that
all
of
us
can
actually
stand
on
in
some
capacity
in
some
space
she
did
as
been
stated
before
a
lot
of
work.
M
M
But
what
I
wanted
to
tell
you
about
this
whole
process
in
this
experience
was
Pam
served
in
a
leadership
role
in
the
leadership
capacity
to
try
to
work
with
rural
Canada
cities
and
urban
areas
across
the
country
in
order
to
facilitate
the
needs
of
their
respective
community.
Pam
was
in
fact
at
one
point.
My
counsellor
I
lived
at
Harbourfront
and
so
I
talked
with
her
often
about
issues
when
I
became
a
member
of
City.
M
Council
Pam,
like
others
have
stated,
came
first
to
me
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
environment,
to
talk
and
ask
about
what
my
objectives
and
goals
were.
We
found
that
we
had
a
sense
of
commonality,
because
Pam
was
about
fairness.
Pam
wanted
to
eradicate
racism
in
poverty.
Pam
wanted
to
ensure
that
in
the
city
in
the
area
of
policing,
which
I
had
an
active
interest
in
and
still
do
today,
that
that
was
done
properly
in
the
best
interest
of
all,
both
in
terms
of
the
police
and
the
broader
community.
M
I
recall
when
the
police
came
in
to
introduced
taser
and
they
wanted
to
do
an
experiment
at
a
committee
room,
one
Pam
was
having
none
of
it
for
those
of
you
who
may
have
been
there,
you
remember
you
recall,
Pam
would
not
have
them
do
a
demonstration
on
anybody
in
this
in
this
building.
In
fact,
she
was
very
strong.
The
police
insisted
on
it,
and
all
that
happened
was
this
very
amazing.
I
always
talked
to
Pam
about
our
hike,
differences
and
so
on
and
she
stood
up
and
she
was
strong.
M
She
was
tall
and
she
insists
that
that,
while
you
will
may
do
this
outside,
you
will
not
do
it
here
and
she
did
it
for
good
reasons.
So,
we've
had
a
lot
of
talk,
speaker,
Pat,
McConnell
and
I.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
traveling
and
there
are
some
times
that
would
be
with
us.
Her
husband,
we
would
have
a
bite
or
a
drink,
and
the
conversation
was
always
about
how
she
could
help
how
we
could
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
many.
She
did
this
around
the
world.
M
My
colleagues
have
stated
about
her
at
work
at
FCM.
She
was
very
strong
with
Ukraine.
She
had
a
real
passion
about
the
Ukraine
and
the
work
with
respect
to
women
in
politics
and
Ukraine,
so
it
wasn't
just
Toronto
wasn't
just
Canada
and
I
want
to
speak
to
the
strength
of
the
amazing
woman,
Pam
McConnell.
M
We
were
in
Winnipeg
about
a
year
or
so
ago,
and
my
other
colleagues
who
were
with
us
there
for
FCM
and
Pam
had
gotten
something
at
that.
Hotel
and
I.
Remember
seeing
her
at
the
Saturday
morning
and
she
was
coughing
and
she
said
you
know:
I
picked
something
up.
Darn
I,
don't
know
what
it
is,
but
I'm
gonna,
basically
battle
this
and
I.
Don't
know
whether
or
not
that
is
part
of
the
cause
or
just
so
maybe
some
of
the
underlining
reasons
with
respect
to
Pam
getting
sick.
M
But
I
can
tell
you
a
week
before
she
passed
and
I
spoke
with
her,
and
she
had
some
issues
that
she
wanted
to
have
address
for
the
upcoming
council
meeting
and
some
of
the
things
that
we
wanted.
I
know
there
are
many
other
members
of
council
who
would
receive
those
calls
from
Pam
just
to
talk
about
counselor
activities
and
so
on,
and
she
was
very
strong.
She
was
focused.
She
wanted
to
go
to
Florida.
M
She
talked
to
me
about
I'm
gonna
go
to
four,
because
in
the
summer
months
the
family
always
went
to
Florida,
and
that
was
something
that
she
really
really
loved
the
ability
to
spend
time
with
her
family
there,
because
it
was
quite
the
opportunity
to
have
dinner
and
to
do
all
the
things
that
family
would
do
and
she
was
out
of
the
milieu
of
the
council
activities
and
in
the
city.
But
although
she
was
there,
she
always
cared
about
those
in
in
the
City
of
Toronto,
and
there
was
one
last
thing
that
I
wanted.
M
Just
to
point
out.
We
had
the
Ukraine
down
a
great
delegation
that
came
in
earlier
on
this
year
and
we
had
a
lunch
for
them
for
economic
development.
Lunch
was
not
too
far
away,
but
it
was
far
enough
that
it
was
a
struggle
for
Pam
to
walk
to
the
restaurant
but
walk
she
did.
She
didn't
want
to
take
a
taxi.
She
basically
wanted
to
walk
with
the
group
to
talk
about
what
was
actually
happening
in
the
Ukraine
to
talk
about
Toronto.
Well,
we
got
to
the
restaurant.
M
We've
seen
it
here,
we've
heard
a
talk
about
about
poverty,
poverty,
eradication
and
and
and
other
things
that
Pam
is
basically
done.
She
has
actually
left
a
great
big
footprint
for
all
of
us
to
stand
on
and
I
know.
I
have
had
the
opportunity
of
meeting
this
an
amazing
lady
that
I
will
actually,
as
the
mayor
has
stated,
and
others
have
stated,
try
to
live
up
to
that
ideal
and
the
examples
that
she
has
set
for
us
all.
Thank
You,
speaker,
Thank,.
N
N
We
can
be
active
participants
and
work
and
are
and
have
real,
effective
roles
in
the
economy
and
in
our
society,
but
we
need
a
childcare,
and
so
she
was
leading
that
fight
at
that
time
and
she
we
all
know
she
loved
babies
and,
in
particular,
she
loved
her
grandchildren.
We
heard
about
them
at
every
single,
every
single
lunch,
every
single,
almost
every
conversation
about
what
was
happening
with
her
grandchildren.
N
C
I
I
I
People
who
had
lived
experience
of
poverty
and
an
extra
effort
was
made
to
provide
transit,
fare
and
food
and
to
make
sure
the
invitations
went
out
so
that
people
with
lived
experience
could
tell
us
what
we
needed
to
do
rather
than
the
other
way
around,
which
is
frankly
a
mistake.
We
make
too
often
what
the
amazing
thing
was
is
in
my
own.
I
She
also
made
an
effort
to
make
sure
that
those
who
raise
their
voices
to
fight
back
against
problems,
not
in
this
forum
but
as
activists,
are
all
so
included.
I
mentioned
to
some
of
you.
There
was
a
time
in
this
chamber
I.
Think
a
few
of
you
were
here
when
some
activists
were
disrupting
a
debate
on
Kirkland
Lake
and
the
police
were
in
the
process
of
removing
us.
I
We
kind
of
deserved
it,
and
Pam
made
a
point
of
coming
over
in
linking
arms
with
those
of
us
who
were
being
arrested
by
the
police
and
escorted
out
of
the
building.
She
believed
deeply
that
it
is
not
in
this
chamber
where
we
build
the
island,
but
in
the
broader
community,
and
that
could
produce
astonishing,
astonishing,
miraculous
results.
The
island
isn't
worth
it
just
for
its
own
sake.
I
She
was
I
think
at
the
time
the
vice
chair
of
the
police
services
is
that
she
had
been
working
for
years
to
have
the
police
service
better,
represent
the
community
that
they
police
and
this
graduating
class
was
for
the
very
first
time
one
were
a
majority
of
the
people
becoming
police
officers
were
women
and
people
from
racialized
groups,
a
majority
of
them.
That
was
because
of
Pam's
work.
That
was
because
of
her
ability
to
bring
institutions.
I
Members
of
the
activist
community
members
of
this
chamber
and
all
the
voices
in
the
conversation
together
to
build
a
real
island
to
build
real
change
to
build
real
inclusion
in
the
City
of
Toronto
Pam
represented
the
best
of
what
we
click
can
do
as
elected
officials
and
mr.
mayor
I
will
take
up
your
challenge
to
try
to
better
represent
that
in
my
participation
here
in
this
council.
Thank
you
again.
Jim
in
the
family,
Thank.
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Speaker
I
do
want
to
just
simply
say
goodbye
to
a
to
a
colleague
and
friend,
councillor
Pat
McConnell
I
am
I
admired
I'm
McConnell,
it
wasn't
always
so.
I
didn't
always
admire
her,
but
I
came
to
admire.
Pam
I
first
got
to
know
Pam
a
little
bit
from
afar
and
then
obviously
the
the
10
or
11
years
that
we
spent
working
together
here
at
City,
Council
I
was
at
the
province
in
the
early
90s
and
and
I
got
to
know.
O
Pam
from
Queen's,
Park
and
and
and
I
have
to
tell
you
I,
you
know.
Even
back
then
she
was.
She
was
a
tough
tough
woman.
It
didn't
matter
what
the
issue
of
the
day
was.
You
know
whether
it
was
Sunday
shopping,
casinos,
property,
tax
reform,
same-sex
spousal
benefits.
We
were
dealing
back
then
provincially
with
a
series
of
very,
very
difficult,
tough
issues,
social
issues,
issues
of
you
know
in
a
bad
economy
and
I
got
to
tell
you
there
were.
There
was
a
team
of
people
down
here
at
City
Hall
who
were
relentless.
O
Remember
a
few
of
those
folks
and
pam
pam
was
one
of
those,
and
you
know
there
was
pam
and
there
was
Jack
and
there
was
Dan
and
there
was
Kyle
and
in
a
number
of
others
and
and
and
and
I
didn't,
have
a
whole
lot
of
admiration
for
them.
Then.
But
but
when
I
got
here
to
to
City,
Hall
and
I
got
to
see
Pam
up
close
and
I
got
to
work
with
her
some.
She
was
a
link
for
us.
O
O
O
P
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
I,
too,
want
to
give
my
condolences
to
the
family,
and
a
lot
has
been
said,
but
being
what
I
believe
the
last
speaker
to
speak
about.
Pam
I
just
want
to
reflect
and
say
that
I
think
she
left
enough
seeds
out
there.
She
empowered
enough
people
out
there
that
a
lot
of
what
she
believes
is
going
to
continue
to
be
fought
for
and
I
think
that's
a
big
big
part
of
her
legacy.
P
Pam
called
me
to
her
office
and
I'm,
like
shaking
with
this
Pam
want,
and
she
looked
at
me,
and
she
said
she
said
you
know
we're
gonna
have
to
stop
this
I'm
like
absolutely
and
you're
gonna
lead
it
and
I
was
speechless.
She's
like
we're
right
there
beside.
You
were
right
there,
along
with
you
and
for
somebody
that
just
had
just
gotten
here,
like
1
or
2
years.
P
It's
that
feeling
that
my
colleagues
explained
that
that
somebody
understands
that
as
somebody's
like
giving
you
that
little
push
that
somebody
is
empowering
for
that
first
time
you
take
that
leadership
step,
and
that
was
Pam,
and
that
is
so
so
important
and
I
know
that
for
many
of
us
here
and
I
certainly
feel
it
in
the
housing
file.
She
was
a
sounding
board.
She,
with
all
the
respect
to
my
college,
who'd,
be
the
first
person
I
would
walk
into
her
office
and
say
what
do
you
think
about
this?
P
What
do
you
think
about
this
plan
and
when
this
spring
whoa
I
called
her
up
and
and
I
said,
you
know,
can
you
can
you
be
the
vice
chair
at
the
fordable
housing
and
she
text
back
and,
and
she
said
it
would
be
an
honor
we
get
done
together,
and
that
is
that
is
that
was
her
stuff.
She
wanted
to
get
stuff
done
in
this
place.
It
was
not
about
how
much
time
it
was
gonna
take.
P
It
was
not
about
how
you
were
gonna
get
there
is
it
was
about
getting
it
done
and
and
we're
certainly
all
going
to
miss
that,
and
even
that,
even
in
July
Tuesday
morning
before
council
meeting,
she
was
already
very,
very
sick.
I
get
a
call
for
a
pan
from
Pam
and
she
says
how's
that
tennis
first
thing
it's.
It
should
be
okay,
because
if
you
don't
have
enough
votes,
I'm
gonna
go
down
there.
P
Okay,
I
think
I
think
we're
gonna
be
fine,
Pam
and
she's,
watching
it
on
TV,
and
then
there
was
a
few
other
items
that
we
had
to
pass
for
an
award
and
she's
texting
me
back
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Saying
thank
you
and
she's
there
until
the
end,
because
she
truly
believes
in
these
things
from
everything
that
we've
been,
that
we've
been
working
on
so
I
just
I
just
know
that
a
lot
of
us
in
this
in
this
chamber
feel
like
we
have.
C
P
C
C
Members
of
council
please
before
before
we
start
I
just
want
to
acknowledge,
welcome
to
grade
five
students
from
Wilkinson
junior
public
school
located
work,
twenty
nine,
their
local
counselor
is
Mary
Frank
Dacus
and
their
group
Lee
leader,
is
Susan.
Jim
welcome,
I
said
before.
Okay,
before
we
continue,
I
would
just
like
to
acknowledge
the
mayor.
Well,.
A
Madam
Speaker
I
just
wanted
to
ask
that
we
arise
once
again
this
morning
to
have
a
moment
of
silence,
to
acknowledge
the
loss
of
life
and
the
injury
suffered
in
Las
Vegas
in
the
past
24
hours
and
to
symbolize
through
a
moment
of
silence,
the
condolences
that
we
extend
to
the
friends
and
family
of
those
directly
involved
in
to
all
of
the
people
of
Las
Vegas.
We
don't
know
much
about
what
happened
as
yet
in
terms
of
the
background,
but
whatever
happened.
A
Again,
we
would
do
that
in
the
hopes
that
the
injured
are
recovering
and
we
would
also
extend
our
thanks
to
the
first
responders,
who
seemed
in
the
City
of
Edmonton,
as
they
do
here.
So
often
to
have
responded
in
a
heroic
and
incredibly
competent
way
to
prevent
a
bad
situation
from
getting
even
worse
and
I
hope
as
well.
A
That
our
moment
of
silence
will
remind
all
of
us
of
the
need
to
stand
firm,
to
continue
to
stand
firm,
every
single
day
against
hate
and
violence
and
to
stand
firm
against
those
who
would
seek
to
divide
us,
sometimes
even
in
the
wake
of
these
of
these
senseless
acts.
So
I
would
just
ask
that
we
would
do
that.
Madam
Speaker,
just
to
to
acknowledge
those
two
very
sad
events.
C
We
acknowledge
their
work
that
we
are
meeting
today
on
the
traditional
territory
of
the
Mississauga's
of
new
credit
first
nation.
The
hudner
show
neither
here
on
when
debt
and
home
to
many
diverse
indigenous
peoples,
for
the
benefit
of
those
who
are
connected
to
the
internet.
The
city
clerk
has
posted
all
the
agenda
materials
for
today's
meeting
at
ronald
CA
/
council,
councillor
campbell,
you
have
a
brief
announcement.
I.
F
B
You
madam
Speaker
I,
just
like
to
welcome
the
second
year,
students
of
The
Bachelor
of
journalism,
program
at
Humber
colleges
more
in
here
with
this
morning
and
they're
here
with
their
professor
Michael
Carr
Peeta
and
I'm
understanding,
they're
going
to
be
doing
a
an
essay
or
as
a
paper
on
what
they've
learned
here
today.
So
welcome
Humber,
College,
pablonator
campuses.
C
B
C
You
all
those
in
favor
carry
members
of
council.
We
have
the
following
administrative
inquiry
from
council
James
Pasternak
before
us.
Today:
administrative
inquiry
32.1
on
hate
sponsored
rallies
such
as
alkyds
day.
The
city
manager
advises
that
information
response
to
this
inquiry
is
not
yet
available,
but
should
be
available
for
the
November
council.
Meeting
I
would
propose
that
this
matter
be
deferred
into
the
next
meeting.
To
permit
the
city
manager
to
submit
an
answer
to
this
inquiry.
May
I
have
a
motion
to
defer
this
inquiry
to
the
next
meeting.
Councillor
Pasternak,
you
move
it.
R
C
You
favor
carried
members.
We
also
have
the
following:
through
administrative
inquiries
from
councillor
Ainsley
before
us
today:
administrative
inquiry,
32.2
on
transportation
services,
cycling,
infrastructure
and
programs,
open
data,
transportation
services,
administrative
MacQuarrie,
32.3
on
transportation,
services,
cycling,
infrastructure
programs,
open
data,
bike
share,
ridership,
an
administrative
inquiry
32.4
on
toronto
parking
authority,
open
data.
The
answers
to
these
inquiries
were
distributed
with
your
supplementary
materials.
Last
week,
may
I
have
a
motion
to
receive
these
inquiries
and
answers
for
information.
John,
Sorrenti,
I,
good.
C
A
It
was
a
long
agenda,
madam
Speaker,
and
which
we
heard
from
many
members
of
the
public
as
well
and
from
members
of
the
council
who
were
visitors
at
the
executive
committee
meeting
and
I'll
just
touch
on
a
couple
of
the
matters.
First
of
all,
the
executive
committee
is
recommended
to
this
council.
The
approval
of
the
ravine
strategy
and
I
think
this
is
actually
a
very
important
initiative.
That's
been
ongoing
for
some
time
now
and
there's
been
various
things
over
time
that
have
dealt
with
this
in
a
kind
of
a
piecemeal
way
and
I.
A
What
is
proposed
here
is
something
that
I
hope
will
continue
to
do
on
a
number
of
areas
across
the
city,
which
is
a
an
internal
structure
for
managing
this,
so
that
we
don't
have
the
kind
of
silo
approach
that
often
stands
way
of
getting
things
done
and
really
this
report
I
think
will
be
something
that'll
be
work
for
decades
in
terms
of
the
management
of
the
ravines,
the
protection
of
the
ravines.
They
balance
use
of
an
enjoyment
of
the
root
of
the
ravine,
such
that
they
can
go
on
forever.
A
We
dealt
as
well,
madam
Speaker,
with
a
number
of
housing
items,
two
of
which
demonstrate
a
strong
partnership
with
the
entire
government
and
I'm
gratified
at
the
fact
that
we've
had
those
examples
of
partnership
arise.
Since
we
are
two
Shiva
rise
since
we
last
met
and
I
think
it
underscores
the
ability
we
do
have
if
we
stand
up
and
stand
firm
and
advocate
strongly
as
we've
done
as
a
group
together
to
to
make
sure
we
can
work
with
the
other
governments
to
actually
get
things
done
for
the
people
we
all
represent.
A
The
first
item
is
a
unique
item.
I
think
in
that
it
represents
an
opportunity
for
us
to
work
with
the
Ontario
government
on
the
leverage
of
some
lands
that
they
own
and,
as
you
know,
we
took
the
first
leadership
on
this
as
a
city
council
and
as
a
city
in
putting
up
some
of
our
land
to
make
it
available
for
affordable
housing
and
those
projects
are
moving
forward
with
more
pieces
of
land
that
are
owned
by
the
city
to
come.
A
But
what
we
had
also
done
at
the
same
time
is
ash,
asked
the
other
levels
of
government
to
do
the
same,
scour
their
own
lists
of
inventories
of
surplus
land
and
see
what
they
might
make
available
to
us
to
work
together
to
provide
for
more
affordable
housing.
And
this
was
a
request
that
I
made
and
that
you
you
made
it.
A
We
made
as
a
council
to
them
and
I'm
gratified
that
they
responded,
for
example,
with
the
freeing
up
of
eight
acres
of
land
in
the
in
the
West
Don
lands
and
an
acre
of
land
at
27.
Grosvenor
26,
Granville
streets
and
30%
of
the
residential
gross
floor
area
in
these
sites
will
be
allocated
to
affordable
rental
housing,
and
you
will
be
asked
at
this
meeting
to
approve
and
to
fund
up
to
600
new,
much-needed,
affordable
rental
homes.
A
I
will
also
just
say
that
I'm
gratified
at
the
fact
that
the
committee
considered
and
we've
come
forward
to
you,
recommending
the
Council's
approval
of
seven
more
development
proposals
representing
an
opportunity
to
do
hundreds
more
affordable
housing
units.
This
is
something
that
council
thereby
allows,
then,
on
top
of
the
top
of
and
I
thank
her
for
her
leadership
on
this
file.
We
are
making
progress
on
the
housing
more
progress
than
has
been
made
for
quite
a
long
time,
I'm
gratified
by
that,
because
it's
needed
it's.
What
people
expect
us
to
do
here.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I'll
move
that
the
report
of
meeting
21
of
the
Board
of
Health
listed
on
the
agenda
of
council
be
presented
for
consideration.
Madam
Speaker
I
think
the
key
item
there.
It
really
is
only
a
very
small
motion.
It's
part
of
a
large
larger
package
of
issues
dealing
with
the
overdose
crisis
that
is
hitting
not
just
to
Toronto,
not
just
Ontario
or
Canada,
but
frankly,
jurisdictions
around
the
world.
It
has
been
quite
the
summer,
starting
out
with
a
number
of
well-publicized
overdoses
and
I.
E
Think
just
at
this
point,
the
key
piece
that
I
want
to
just
say
or
do
a
shout
out,
is
to
the
first,
the
community
advocates
and
activists
that
serve
in
our
social
service
agencies
that
are
frontline
workers
with
people
who
are
struggling
with
with
drug
addictions
and
are
needing
all
kinds
of
support.
Given
the
bad
bad
product,
the
bad
drugs
that
are
that
are
out.
There
are
laced
with
fentanyl
that
are
causing
overdoses
in
in
numbers
that
are
just
absolutely
astounding.
E
Many
of
them
have
assembled
the
rod,
Moss
Park,
and
they
have
really
challenged
our
political,
social,
ethical
imaginations
to
rethink
our
our
drug
goes
strategy,
so
thanks
to
them
a
shout
out
to
them
a
shout
out
to
our
public
health
staff
that
have
also
consumed
a
lot
of
this
summer
are
working
on
it
too.
The
staffs
in
the
mayor's
office
in
councilor
crises,
office,
councillor,
Wong,
Tom's
office,
my
office
that
have
also
worked
very
hard
on
this
and,
of
course,
to
the
mayor
to
councilor
wong-tam
to
councilor
Crecy.
E
As
the
chair
of
the
Drug
Strategy
Committee
for
the
for
the
political
leadership
in
trying
to
think
about
overdose
and
drug
policy
in
a
different
kind
of
way.
We
are
learning
a
lot
and,
as
a
police
officer,
police
officers
are
seeing
us
saying
to
us.
We
cannot
arrest
our
way
out
of
this
problem.
We
have
to
think
about
a
public
health
approach.
That
makes
sense,
and
what
makes
sense
is
is
something
that
requires
a
lot
of
thought
and
careful,
careful
consideration.
E
We've
we've
learned
a
lot
about
addictions,
we're
learning
a
lot
about
addictions
and
about
drug
policy
and
where
it
can
work
where
it
needs
to
be
changed
and
in
how
how
the
future
has
to
be
different
than
the
past.
The
war
on
drugs
has
not
worked
for
30
years,
and
so
we
need
a
different
kind
of
approach
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
other
things
that
we've
learned
is
the
amount
of
stigma.
Now
we
really
have
to
find
a
way
to
have
this
conversation
in
a
way
that
does
not
stigmatize
the
users
of
drugs.
E
So
there's
a
lot
that
public
health
is
doing.
We
have
a
live
piece
of
it
here
on
councils
agenda.
That
I
think
is
pretty
well
straightforward,
but
my
encouragement
to
folks
not
at
this
meeting
but
in
the
in
the
months
and
frankly
years
to
come,
is
that
I
think
all
of
us,
as
kind
of
community
leaders,
need
to
seize
herself
of
this
issue
and
help
our
communities
have
the
conversations
necessary
to
move
us
in
a
good
in
a
good
direction.
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
Thank.
B
C
R
It
is
important
that
we
keep
our
eye
on
the
tragic
consequences
of
human
trafficking
and
have
the
resources,
funds
and
programming
to
to
fight
it
in
every
way
possible.
It
is
often
an
unreported
crime
occurs
in
businesses
and
occurs
in
various
neighborhoods,
and
it
is
important
that,
and
this
funding
be
used
and
its
best
way
possible.
Thank
the
provincial
government,
of
course,
our
city
staff,
for
their
successful
application.
R
I
also
bring
to
your
attention
on
the
agenda
coming
forward:
the
City
of
Toronto
sport
plan,
the
Ontario
early
years,
Child
and
Family
Centers
planning
an
implementation
update
and,
of
course,
the
expansion,
the
indigenous
led
early
years
programs
and
services.
These
are
all
vital
issues
that
I
look
forward
to
discussing
in
the
days
ahead.
Thank.
B
C
M
I,
do
people
speaker
that
the
report
from
meeting
23
of
Economic
Development
Committee
listed
on
the
agenda
for
council
be
presented
for
consideration.
Speaker,
we
had
a
number
of
presentation
at
committee.
You
want
to
thank
the
GTAA
as
well
as
Toronto
Global.
The
items
that
are
actually
here
on
the
agenda
are
two
specific
ones
that
I
wanted
just
to
speak
to.
The
first
speaker
is
the
Hempton
report,
which
members
will
have
that
report
here.
It's
about
the
film
studio
development
it
talks
about
the
Portland's
and
also
the
South
and
East
employment
district
in
the
area.
M
The
city
continues
to
to
strive
in
its
effort
and
led
by
the
mayor
meetings
in
Los,
Angeles
and
conversation
with
the
film
sector
here,
which
employs
some
25,000
men
and
women,
who
are
absolutely
regarded
around
the
world
as
being
leaders
in
their
craft
and
their
ability
to
produce
film
and
television
and
other
digital
work.
We
are
at
a
crisis.
We
are
facing
challenges
as
it
relates
to
space
where
production
can
be
made
in
the
city.
The
studios
that
we
have
now
most
of
them
are
basically
fully
exhausted
in
terms
of
at
capacity.
M
This
report
seeks
to
address
some
of
these
issues.
I
want
to
encourage
members
to
read
this
document.
It's
it's
extremely
important.
I
note
that
later
on,
the
chair
of
the
film
Board,
Council
of
Fletcher
will
speak
to
this
matter
because
it's
being
held,
but
I
just
wanted
to
lend
my
voice
to
this
issue.
The
other
thing
that
the
item
that
came
to
committee
speaker
that
I
wanted
just
to
draw
our
attention
to
October
is
Workforce.
Development,
Month
and
I
know
that
Patricia
Walcott,
our
general
managers
here
and
her
team.
M
They
are
embarking
on
the
sixth
year
of
this
great
event
in
in
the
city
of
Toronto,
and
the
mayor
just
last
week
kicked
off
the
event
and
there
are
over.
You
know:
300
plus
job
opportunities
are
available
to
some
of
the
retailers
that
were
involved.
I
know
that
the
event
was
kicked
off
at
Yorkdale
and
at
Yorkdale
right
now.
There's
a
demand
for
workers,
and
so
for
those
who
are
looking
for
jobs
are
great
opportunities
and
so
on.
M
Workforce
development
month
is
really
an
opportunity
to
shine
the
spotlight
on
the
many
partnership
and
city
engagement
with
community
organizations,
private
employers
and,
of
course,
our
divisions
within
the
city,
government
and
so
on.
This
is,
in
fact,
a
collaboration
of
all
the
essential
ingredients
that
one
needs
to
be
successful
and
the
team
led
by
miss
Walcott
has
been
working
diligently
to
address
and
arrests
unemployment
in
in
the
city
of
Toronto.
M
The
the
importance
of
this
month
is
that
as
members
of
council,
we
want
to
drive
the
attention
of
our
respective
residents
to
who
are
looking
for
opportunities
to
go
to
the
varying
website
and
so
on
and
I
would
advise
that
there
is
a
conversation,
that's
taking
place
online
throughout
the
year
and
it's
at
hashtag
weren't,
one
Toronto.
So
when
there
are
promoting
they're,
promoting
activities
in
the
city
or
members
actually
need
to
be
able
to
inform
their
residents,
I
would
encourage
them
to
speak
with
staff.
Thank
the
staff
for
the
great
work
Thank
You
speaker.
S
You,
madam
Speaker,
good
morning
to
everybody,
I'd
like
to
move
the
following
motion
that
the
report
from
meeting
22
of
the
government
management
committee
listed
on
the
agenda
of
Council
be
presented
for
consideration,
I'm,
saying
that
I
just
want
to
speak
briefly
since
government
management
last
met
in
May
and
we
have
very
exciting
meetings.
I
wish
more
of
our
colleagues
came
to
the
government
management
to
learn
what
the
city
was
doing.
Councillor
Davis
I
can
speak
to
that
it,
sir.
S
That's
what
I
like
to
hear
but
city
staff,
the
report
to
the
government
Management
Committee
in
many
different
areas,
work
very
hard
and
diligently
to
make
sure
that
the
work
is
a
success
and
it
reflects
well
in
the
City
of
Toronto
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
point
out
a
few
of
our
staff
that
have
received
awards
since
last.
May
I
want
to
start
by
congratulating
the
city.
S
Treasurer
Mike
Saint
amount
as
he
received
the
municipal
finance
Officers
Association
of
Ontario
Excellence
in
municipal
finance
award
for
the
year
2017
2017
and
seen
the
City
of
Toronto
win
several
awards
for
excellence
in
digital
technology,
innovation
in
support
of
key
city
programs.
The
vehicle
for
hire
legislation,
which
was
a
collaborative
initiative
between
the
municipal
licensing
and
standards
and
our
IT
department,
which
provides
a
full
digital
solution
for
legislation
and
drives
business
transformation,
has
actually
won
three
awards.
S
This
year,
the
2017
alexa
excellence
and
municipal
systems
award
the
2017
digital
transformation
award,
the
2017
city
of
toronto,
manager's
Award
of
Excellence,
the
city's
making
registration
veterans
program,
which
was
a
collaborative
effort
between
the
IT
department
and
parks,
forestry
and
information,
one,
a
2017
City
of
Toronto
manager,
Award
of
Excellence
in
the
category
of
customer
experience.
The
city's
Enterprise
geo
spatial
environment,
which
was
an
initiative
of
the
city's
IT
department,
also
won
the
2017
Excellence
of
municipal
systems
award
from
the
MIS.
S
These
awards
demonstrate
innovation
and
continued
effort
to
modernize
city
services
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
staff
that
revolved
in
these
programs
and,
last
but
not
least,
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
Robert
Seanie,
our
outgoing
CFO
Rob
Sapp.
Beside
me
for
the
past
five
years
as
I
chaired
the
government
management
committee,
one
of
the
highlights
of
my
career
career,
the
last
term,
former
mayor
for
DES,
had
my
chair,
the
corporate
nominating
panel
that
hired
mr.
Rossini.
S
The
only
difference
we've
really
had
since
that
time
was
I
thought
I
was
hiring
Rob
for
10
years
somewhere
along
the
line.
He
said
he
was
staying
for
five
years.
I
specifically
remember
saying:
oh
I'm
gonna
look
forward
to
have
you
for
10
years.
He
seemed
to
think
that
I
said
looking
forward
to
tenure,
but
anyway,
Rob's
done
an
amazing
job.
For
the
past
five
years
we
had
a
great
send-off
for
him.
Last
Thursday
night
I
want
to
walk.
I
was
great
time,
I'm
at
a
number
of
his
family
and
I.
S
C
T
I,
do
madam
Speaker
that
the
report
for
meeting
21
of
the
licensing
standards
committee
listed
on
their
general
counsel,
be
presented.
Consideration
I'm,
going
to
be
very
brief
with
couple
items
that
we
have
the
licensing
standards.
The
first
one
is
the
tow
truck
industry
review
and
there
is
an
additional
and
report
that
the
asking
them
to
cancel
to
look
at
it
and
the
second
one
is
the
silicon
to
the
creation
for
cannabis
and
on
that
one.
T
T
Now
in
that
under
bill
and
C
45,
and
that's
the
cannabis
act
under
the
proposed
rules,
the
federal
government
will
regulate
marijuana
production
and
the
provincial
government
will
regulate
the
cannabis
distribution
and
retail
sales.
Now,
on
September,
the
8th
or
2017,
the
provincial
government
announced
a
framework
for
the
marijuana
legalization
and
within
some
of
the
key
points
that
were
introduced,
the
provinces,
it's
looking
at
having
a
centralized
provincial
operated
retail
model
that
we
subsidiary
or
the
LCBO
that
sells
the
for
the
several
Canada's.
T
Now
this
report
bills
on
the
compliments
as
well
the
recommendations
adopted
by
the
World
Health
and
the
interdivisional
work
done
by
our
city
staff
and
that's
the
working
group,
and
they
have
done
an
amazing
amazing
work
within
those
lines.
So
this
report
supports
the
province
plan
to
sell
cannabis
through
this
provincially
operated
retail
model.
T
Now,
if
this
model
goes
ahead,
that
will
allow
the
province
to
closely
oversee
the
operational
retailers
and
ensure
that
they
operate
in
a
responsible
and
also
hang
on
account
of
accountable
manner
to
uphold
public
health
and
safety,
which
is
the
key
aspect
within
that,
and
also
that
will
reduce
the
local
impacts
that
require
extensive
municipal
oversight
and
enforcement.
And
we
have
to
be
very
mindful
about
that,
because
that's
going
to
cost
us
a
lot
of
money
and
the
question
is
who
is
going
to
pay
for
it?
T
So
there
is
some
concerns
floating
around
and
I
believe
that
will
be
paramount
in
essential
for
this
council
to
send
Anna,
strong,
concise
and
ambiguous
message
to
the
pets,
and
some
of
the
concerns
that
having
that
can
share
with
us
is
that
stablishing
heavy
penalties
for
sale
of
marijuana
outside
the
legal
framework,
also
that
for
the
feds
to
consult
with
the
city
in
the
province
when
developing
the
regulations
for
home
cultivation
of
cannabis.
So
that's
when
people
will
be
allowed
to
grow
their
plants
within
their
own
units.
T
So
the
question
there
and
those
are
concerns
from
city
staff
as
well.
Who
is
going
to
enforce
it?
How
that's
going
to
be
done,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
serious
concerns
in
terms
of
accessibility
to
the
substance
to
minors
as
well
in
perhaps,
and
they
unregulated
the
aspect
of
allowing
that
we
think
is
more
units
and
apartment
buildings
condominiums
in
houses
when
we
have
multiple
dwelling
units
and
so
on.
T
So
madam
Speaker
and
members
of
council
I
think
it
is
important
also
to
send
a
strong
message
to
the
recreational
dispensaries
that
until
the
national
strategy
and
the
provincial
legislation
is
enacted,
recreational
dispensaries
cannot
open
and
operate
wherever
they
please.
After
all,
yes,
we
do
have
sony
bylaws,
we
do
have
regulations
in
place,
and
people
should
be
a
little
bit
more
mindful
about
that.
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
Thank.
B
C
H
P
C
Q
Q
Q
So
what
I'd
have
to
do
is
reach
out
back
to
you
to
say
those
applications
that
you're
working
with
and
they're
going
through
council
do
reach
out
to
the
planning
staff
and
back
to
the
applicants,
because
when
you
ask
them
and
you
work
with
our
housing
office,
it's
amazing
the
fact
that
we
can
actually
get
affordable
housing
units
and
many
of
those
projects.
But
it's
up
to
you
very
much
to
reach
out
and
make
sure
that
they're
being
asked
for
as
I
have
in
some
of
the
applications.
Q
Q
Q
There
is
a
question
and
it
was
at
the
committee
as
to
what
happens
and
are
these
designated
buildings
and
are
they
being
tied
up
and
can
we
develop
around
these
areas
and
I
met
twice
with
industry
people
once
during
the
morning
of
the
meeting
in
my
office,
because
we
had
to
wait
for
quorum
and
a
second
time
with
Greg
they're
members
of
build
some
landowners
and
the
heritage
staff
and
had
a
great
discussion
around
it.
And
there
is
a
supplementary
report.
Q
That's
coming
that
the
still
working
on
that
will
detail
the
way
it's
going
forward,
but
I
think
it's
necessary
to
have
some
common
ground
to
understand
what
you
can
do
with
buildings
that
might
be
heritage
and
the
bulk
listing
process
was
one.
Please
take
a
look
at
the
report.
It
comes
out
and
we'll
see
if
it
resolves
the
issues
that
are
for
you.
Q
C
N
B
B
The
organizers,
the
volunteers,
Invictus
games
that
we
had
over
the
last
couple
weeks,
it
was
amazing
I've,
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
some
of
the
athletes
from
Team
Canon.
They
were
blown
away
by
how
they
got
treated
in
Toronto,
but
I
want
to
thank
all
the
city
staff
that
worked
on
to
make
great
games
for
the
Invictus
games.
It
was
a
truly
amazing
and
I
just
want
to
take
that
opportunity
to
thank
our
city
staff
for
putting
the
great
work
in
and
make
it
so
welcome
through
all
the
teams
from
all
over
the
world.
C
C
Q
Q
H
C
N
C
C
N
C
J
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I.
Do
that.
The
report
from
meeting
26
of
the
trial,
a
Shore
Community
Council,
listed
on
the
agenda
of
council,
be
presented
for
consideration
and,
of
course,
with
that
we'd
like
to
thank
our
exceptional
Clerk
staff,
who
helped
us
Shepherd
through
145
items
that
community
council
meeting,
which
I
understand
is
now
a
record
for
20-ish
or
community
council
and
also
high4,
also
to
highlight
them.
J
And,
madam
speaker,
is
that
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
much
greater
percentage
of
items
on
the
agenda
if
trolleys,
Shore,
Community
Council
and
then
what
we
see
in
our
our
neighboring
community
councils-
and
it
just
should
be
highlighted
that
Scarborough
Community
Council
did
17%
of
the
of
the
of
the
work
that
we
had
a
trial,
ish
or
Community
Council
North
York
did
34%
and
Etobicoke
York
did
37%
and
madam
Speaker
the
reason
I
bring.
That
up
is
I.
J
Think
it's
just
very
important
for
us
to
acknowledge
realistically
the
volume
of
information
and
work
that
is
done
in
the
in
the
Downtown
Midtown
area
and
also,
if
I
can
just
take
a
moment
just
a
very
quick
moment.
Madam
Speaker
I
just
want
it
because
we're
going
to
be
breaking
for
lunch
soon.
I
want
to
just
remind
members
of
council
and
the
colleagues
here
that
the
University
of
Toronto
has
invited
us
to
to
meet
them
in
committee.
Room
number
two.
J
During
the
lunch
break,
and
this
is
to
witness
the
signing
of
the
memorandum
of
understanding
between
the
city
of
Toronto
and
the
University
of
Toronto,
all
members
of
council
are
invited
to
attend.
The
mayor
will
be
there
to
deliver
some
remarks,
as
well
as
the
city
manager
and
the
signing
is
actually
a
one
o'clock
and
members
of
the
the
public
are
welcome
to
attempt
to
hear
some
of
those
brief
remarks
and
that's
that
committee
room
to
today,
and
this
is
actually
a
historic
signing.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Now.
C
C
S
P
B
B
Fact,
thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
In
fact,
it's
a
a
point
of
privilege
and
I'm.
Just
gonna
read
it
out,
as
was
written
just
to
understand
why
I'm
rising
on
a
point
of
privilege
rather
than
a
declaration
of
interest,
and
this
is
based
on
advice.
They
sought
from
the
integrity
commissioner,
so
she
wrote
to
me.
I
suggest
the
arise
on
a
point
of
personal
privilege,
not
at
the
declaration
of
interest
portion
of
the
agenda
to
state
the
following
I
rise
in
a
point
of
personal
privilege.
B
I
have
consulted
with
the
integrity
commissioner
in
relation
to
item
OS,
20.1
prohibited
animal
review.
I've
been
advised
that
in
consideration
of
the
principles
of
the
code
of
conduct,
I
should
not
participate
in
the
debate
and
vote
on
item
OS
20
point
1
item,
because
my
spouse
works
for
an
organization
that
has
taken
a
position
on
the
outcome
and
participated
in
the
city
staff
consultation.
The
difference,
of
course,
is
that
this
is
not
technically
or
this
is
not
a
pecuniary
interest,
but
certainly
it
can
be.
C
Q
R
R
A
D
J
J
B
B
Madam
Speaker
I
guess
someone
needs
to
do
this
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
what's
happening
on
the
floor.
Council
right
now
on
our
point
of
privilege,
I'd
like
to
know
more
in
depth
and
in
detail
as
to
why
the
integrity,
commissioner,
is
giving
members
of
council
the
advice,
that's
contrary
to
law.
Right
now,
I'd
like
to
know
whether
or
not
I
have
a
conflict
on
the
whole
agenda,
because
I
know
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
of
Toronto
and
if
I
know
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city.
B
C
C
L
You,
madam
Speaker,
it
was
the
fiction
launched
in
my
ward
last
night
and
I
have
over
a
hundred
and
fifty
signatures
that,
but
it's
ongoing
and
I
would
like
to
present
what
the
petition
is
asking
us
to
do.
It's
a
fairly
directing
us
to
communicate
to
the
federal
government.
The
petition
is
titled
petition
for
City
of
Toronto
to
recognize
the
genocide
of
raw
inga
Muslims
in
Myanmar
and
take
action
to
bring
about
a
stop
to
it.
L
With
a
mandate
to
defend
and
protect
where
Rohingya
Muslims
are
allowed
to
return,
ensure
a
fair
and
impartial
tribunal
is
involved
in
panel
to
persecute
military
and
civilian
leaders
responsible
of
crimes
against
humanity
and
genocide,
which
the
federal
government
to
send
Canadian
ambassador
to
Myanmar,
to
assess
the
situation
and
allegations
of
severe
human
rights
abuses,
crimes
against
humanity
and
genocide,
conduct
an
internal
audit
and
clearances
check.
All
all
of
our
city
partnerships
contracts
with
businesses
to
conduct
economic
activities
with
Myanmar
in
case
of
such
partnerships
seek
to
use
those
businesses
to
pressure
Myanmar
government
economically.
L
P
By
law,
thank
you,
madam
Speaker
I
have
a
petition
that
was
delivered
to
me
this
morning
from
generation
squeeze
where
over
3,000
people
have
signed
the
petition
calling
on
a
vacant
home
tax.
They
go
on
to
say
that
a
vacant
home
tax
could
help
cool
Toronto's
housing
market
by
quickly
transitioning,
thousands
of
existing
homes
into
the
rental
supply
and
right
now
the
City
of
Toronto
is
consulting
residents
about
what
a
vacant
home
tax
could
look
like
and
whether
it
should
be
implemented.
This
measure
could
be
a
game-changer,
they
go
on
to
say
they
explain.
P
C
C
You
members
I
will
not
review
the
order
paper.
We
have
14
deferred
items
on
the
agenda
items,
OS,
20.1,
PE,
20.4,
PG,
21.6,
pw,
22.9,
st
13.4,
a
white
wente
3.73
NY,
23:43
te
24,
13
te
25,
12
te,
2552
te,
2595,
CC,
30,
2.1
and
then
30
2.1
and
mm
32.2.
The
details
of
these
items
are
listed
on
pages
3
to
5
of
the
order
paper.
The
mayor
has
designated
the
following
items,
such
as
key
matters
for
this
meeting.
C
The
first
key
item
will
be
item
e
ex
27.8
had
a
Toronto
ravine
strategy
and
the
second
key
matter
will
be
item
ix20
7.15
headed,
creating
600,
affordable
rental
homes
at
the
West
Don
lands.
These
will
be
our
first
and
second
item
of
business.
Today
notices
emotions
are
scheduled
to
be
dealt
with
at
2
p.m.
tomorrow.
C
Only
if
the
mayor's
key
matters
have
been
completed,
I
propose
that
city
council
set
a
time
for
a
closed
session,
if
required
later
in
the
meeting
members
of
council
before
I
take
additional
holds
I
wish
to
advise
council
on
the
status
of
two
of
the
items
deferred
from
the
July
meeting
and
make
a
ruling.
The
first
item
is
tea.
25.1
10,
on
endorsement
of
events
for
liquor
licensing
purposes
has
not
been
reproduced
in
the
materials
for
this
meeting.
C
The
city
clerk
has
advised
that
all
the
events
listed
in
that
item
have
already
occurred
and
any
requests
for
approvals
have
been
dealt
with.
The
second
item
is
PW
22.9
on
street
car
service
on
Queen
Street,
which
recommends
that
upon
completion
of
construction,
the
TTC
defer
reintroduction
of
streetcar
service
prepared
up
to
weeks.
The
city
clerk
has
been
advised
by
the
chief
financial
officer
of
the
TTC
that
streetcar
service
has
already
resumed
on
Queen
Street.
Therefore,
I'm
ruling
this
item
redundant.
C
Okay,
this
the
city,
the
city
clerk,
has
noted
the
items
that
members
wish
to
hold
that
when
I
go
through
the
items
listed
on
the
order
paper
to
take
additional
holds
I
will
recognize
requests
to
make
matters
at
a
time
specific
after
I
go
through
the
items
for
additional
holds.
Once
the
order
paper
has
been
approved
by
council,
any
change
will
need
a
two-thirds
vote.
B
B
Q
N
I
C
P
B
F
D
B
Madam
Speaker
page
7
cv
22.5
I'd
like
to
release
it
just
with
a
brief
comments
on
behalf
of
I,
believe
all
of
us
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
hard
work
of
the
Toronto
seniors
forum
and
our
gratitude
for
their
advice
and
their
advocacy
for
seniors
and
Age
Friendly
related
issues
across
her
city.
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
F
N
I
C
S
C
T
I
C
B
C
B
B
T
C
M
S
C
F
C
C
N
M
R
C
C
B
B
C
G
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I'm
prepared
to
release
item
T,
26.3
permanent
closure
of
a
public
Lane
at
the
rear
of
738
782
Bathurst
Street,
and
give
my
thanks
to
real
estate
staff,
who
are
here
as
well
as
planning
for
for
making
this
all
work.
This
will
result
in
a
the
city
owning
a
piece
of
property
on
the
new
West
Bank
development
at
Mirvish
village.
That
will
turn
into
a
community
space
for
the
the
black
community,
who
was
featured
prominently
at
that
corner
for
many
many
decades.
Thank.
B
O
C
O
C
F
C
B
J
G
C
C
B
Cc
32.4
the
Toronto
Investment
Board
appointment
of
public
members,
I'm
not
going
to
hold
the
item,
but
I
do
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
thank
a
the
committee
members,
councillor
Fletcher
and
Cancer
Care
Janice,
who
worked
diligently
for
many
many
months
and
but
most
importantly,
I
want
to
thank
our
finance
staff
who
worked
with
us
over
those
many
months.
This
was
a
process
that
we
didn't
think
was
going
to
take
this
long,
but
it
did
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
how
important.
B
Finances
you
know
that
the
province
gave
us
the
ability
to
start
putting
the
billions
we
have
in
reserves
into
the
capital
markets
and
we're
doing
that
with
this
new
board
and
the
people
that
have
been
selected
to
to
to
be
our
Stewart's
on
this
matter
are
the
best
of
the
best
in
the
industry,
and
it's
really
something
when
people
as
as
smart
and
well-known
can
have
the
intention
to
serve
the
city
on
this.
So
I'm
really
really
pleased
with
the
outcome
and
I
want
to
thank
staff
and
the
committee
for
playing
a
big
role.
C
Q
C
Q
C
Q
C
A
A
matter
of
speakers
councillor
Alger,
Mary
I,
just
well
we're
on
this
page.
Thirty,
two
point:
seven
on
page
17,
158
sterling
Road
I
had
thought
I
didn't
have
to
declare
dinner
with
my
son,
has
an
agreement
of
purchase
and
sale
for
a
condominium
unit
nearby
and
so
I?
Don't
know
abundance
of
caution
all
the
fairness
there.
Thank.
H
C
Be
and
that's
because,
as
I
indicated,
that
until
I
say
what
page
it
is,
you
put
your
name
up,
people
are
throwing
their
names
on
there
and
we're
still
in
the
previous
page,
and
that's
why
it
gets
canceled.
So
you
have
to
wait
until
I
say
what
page
that's
why
all
the
names
are
messed
up:
okay,
but
I'd
like
to
pop
my
name
somehow:
okay,.
Q
B
G
C
C
C
B
T
C
C
C
T
C
T
T
C
M
You
speaker,
it's
an
item
on
page
number,
eight
cv-22
point
one
two:
it
is
being
held
by
councillor
Fletcher
and
it's
the
Toronto
Fire
Service
operations
recruiting
class
20
1701
I'm
wondering
if
this
matter
could
be
dealt
with
on
Wednesday
afternoon.
The
deputy
fire
chief
is
here.
Certainly
don't
want
them
to
be.
You
know,
sitting
around
for
the
next
couple
of
days,
we'd
like
to
invite
him
back.
Maybe
in
the
afternoon
on
Wednesday
after
lunch,
Wow.