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City Council, meeting 33, November 2, 2017 - Part 1 of 2 - Morning Session
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13568
Part 2 of 2 - Afternoon Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ja7HmpNreI
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0:08:45 - Call to order
A
A
We
acknowledge
that
we
are
meeting
today
on
the
traditional
territory
of
the
Mississauga's
of
new
credit
first
nation.
The
had
no
show
neither
Huron
when
that
and
home
to
many
diverse
indigenous
people's,
for
the
benefit
of
those
who
are
connected
to
the
Internet.
The
city
clerk
has
posted
the
agenda
materials
for
today's
meeting
at
Toronto,
CA,
slash,
council.
B
Madam
Speaker
I
want
to
rise
on
behalf
of
all
of
my
colleagues
and
I
all
the
members
of
the
Toronto
City
staff
that
are
here
and
right
across
the
reaches
of
our
city
and
the
residents
of
Toronto,
just
to
say
a
few
words
about
an
borough
and
was
an
absolutely
wonderful
person
in
any
of
you
that
had
the
opportunity,
I
think
many
of
you
to
work
with.
There
knew
how
great
she
was
her
husband
and
her
daughter.
B
Two
daughters
are
here
today,
along
with
many
members
of
the
staff
that
are
in
the
room
and
who
very
much
miss
her.
She
was
a
real
and
genuine
person
spending
16
years
working
with
us,
one
of
the
greatest
things
about
Ann
and
I
said
it
to
her.
Is
she
knew
how
to
speak
in
English,
not
in
bill
DS?
She
didn't
always
come
down
and
confuse
you
through
what
she
was
saying.
She
tried
to
make
sure
you
understood
what
it
was.
B
She
was
saying
and
her
staff
to
her
great
respect,
talk
now
in
simple
English
and
explained
those
very,
very
difficult
rules
and
regulations
that
they
have
so
we
understand
it
and
could
do
a
great
job
and
she's
left
behind
here,
not
just
a
wonderful
family,
but
in
her
absence
from
work,
Oh
trying
to
fight
her
sickness
lately,
her
staff,
which
learned
from
her
and
do
an
absolutely
fantastic
job.
You
I,
spoke
to
an
about
five
six
months
ago
on
the
street.
B
I
was
walking
when
she
was
off
in
a
second
illness
and
I
bumped
into
her
on
Yonge
Street,
and
she
was
her
same
old
self
as
as
much
as
she
was
fighting
her
battle
with
cancer
and
I
know
how
difficult
that
is.
Having
lived
with
people
that
have
been
through
that
terrible
fight,
she
didn't
win
it,
which
is
very
sad.
She
was
upbeat
she
was
positive.
She
was
glad
to
see
us.
B
She
was
just
still
happy
being
alive
and
fighting
on
the
battle,
hoping
she
could
come
back
to
work
so
and
I
do
know
that
she
did
a
wonderful
job
after
coming
here
from
the
province
going
back
and
representing
us
with
her
great
knowledge
and
respect
and
rising
to
that
wonderful
position
and
very
important
position.
She
had
here
is
a
chief
building
official.
A
This
special
meeting
of
Council
has
been
scheduled
for
the
following
purposes:
to
fill
the
vacancy
in
the
office
of
counsel
for
28
Ronal,
senator
Rosedale
by
considering
and
appointing
a
candidate
to
the
office
in
accordance
with
the
procedures
adopted
by
City
Council
at
its
October,
2nd
3rd
and
4th
2017
meeting,
and
to
introduce
and
enact
bylaws
for
the
special
meeting
members
of
council.
This
is
a
special
meeting
separate
from
the
regular
meeting
that
starts
next
week
under
councils
procedures.
No
other
business
items
such
as
notices,
emotions
may
be
introduced.
This
rule
cannot
be
waived.
A
C
Members
City
Council
has
adopted
procedures
for
this
meeting.
These
procedures
were
distributed
with
the
agenda
as
part
of
my
report
on
the
Ward
28
vacancy
each
of
the
candidates,
who
have
completed
a
consent
of
nominee
and
a
declaration
of
qualification
and
provided
personal
identification
that
I
deemed
satisfactory
may
address
council
for
five
minutes.
The
speaking
order
will
be
determined
by
lot.
I
will
place
the
names
of
all
candidates
on
equal
sized
pieces
of
paper
in
a
container
and
randomly
draw
the
names
after
each
candidate
has
spoken.
C
Each
member
of
council
can
ask
the
candidate
one
question.
Members
may
speak
if
they
wish.
Once
all
candidates
have
spoken
and
all
questions
have
been
dealt
with
after
members
of
council
have
spoken,
Council
will
vote
by
ballot.
I
will
review
the
balloting
process
with
you
at
the
appropriate
time.
Upon
conclusion
of
the
balloting,
I
will
declare
to
be
appointed
the
candidate
receiving
the
votes
of
more
than
one-half
of
the
number
of
members
of
council
present
and
voting
or
the
candidates
selected
by
lot
in
the
event
that
two
remaining
candidates
were
tied.
C
At
the
end
of
today's
meeting,
City
Council
will
enact
a
bylaw
to
confirm
the
appointment
of
the
successful
candidate
to
the
office
of
Ward
28
Toronto
Centre
Rosedale
for
the
remainder
of
the
term
of
the
present
council
members.
My
report
item
CC
33.1
lists
the
persons
who
have
submitted
nominations
for
councillor
Ward
28
to
rato
Center
Rosedale.
The
following
persons
have
subsequently
withdrawn
their
names
from
consideration:
Brian
B,
sunette,
Stephen,
Devine,
Suzanne,
Kemper,
Faiza,
Malek,
je
je
brows
Tavis,
a
gyeom.
A
D
A
A
H
Good
morning
Madame
chair,
Mayor,
John,
Tory
and
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Martha
zebra
I'm,
a
resident
of
Melvin
in
Northeast
Scarborough,
but
I
worked
in
128
for
six
years.
If
I'm
elected
for
this
appointment,
my
immediate
responsibility
would
be
to
spend
a
couple
of
weeks
to
get
up
to
speed
with
Ward
28
affairs
to
be
able
to
solve
the
ward
and
his
people.
H
As
this
is
a
short
term
position,
I
would
focus
on
ongoing
matters
so
that
needs
of
the
residents
in
this
world
are
addressed
and
taken
care
of
at
the
end
of
the
term
in
November,
2018,
I
hope
to
gain
wisdom
and
be
a
better
serving
citizen
of
Toronto.
If
anything,
my
efforts
would
be
to
make
war
28
a
better
place
and
contribute
to
the
council
during
the
term
of
office.
Thank
you.
That's
all
I
have
thank.
A
H
J
Have
given
some
people
back
their
sight
through
a
charity
called
Seva
which
is
based
in
Vancouver?
They
do
cataract
surgeries
in
the
third
world
at
50
bucks
a
shot
in
1992
I,
cured
my
aunt
of
lung
cancer
with
something
called
POW
Darko,
which
is
in
the
health
food
stores.
It
is
in
ur
tree
bark
from
the
rainforest.
F
You,
madam
Speaker
good
morning,
madam
Speaker
Mayor,
John
Tory
and
the
respectable
members
of
the
council.
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
pay
my
deepest
condolences
to
the
City
Council
residents
of
Toronto
and,
most
importantly,
family
and
friends,
of
miss
Pam
McConnell
for
their
great
loss.
May
she
rest
in
peace.
F
I
would
like
to
look
at
the
statistics
as
to
how
many
of
us
in
the
world
are
fortunate
enough
to
even
afford
basic
necessities.
The
need
to
do
more
to
lend
a
hand
to
the
people
who
need
it.
The
most
made
me
pursue
a
career
in
this
field,
International
Development
working
as
a
security
supervisor.
In
Toronto,
I
got
the
opportunity
to
learn
about
everyday
problems:
Torontonians
faced
ranging
from
issues
like
reliable
transit
to
affordable
housing,
public
spark,
public
parks,
as
well
as
community
recreational
centers.
F
We
need
to
especially
focus
on
affordable
housing,
more
beds
in
shelter
homes
and
more
shelters
and
and
more
shelter
homes
are
needed.
This
was
the
vision
of
Pam
McConnell
as
she
worked
tirelessly
to
achieve
these
objectives.
As
in
the
morning
session
of
October
2nd,
madam
Speaker
said
about
Pam
McConnell
and
I
quote.
She
was
a
strong
woman,
best
remembered
for
her
role
in
advocating
poverty
reduction
and
the
river
revitalization
of
Regent,
Park,
neighborhood
and
Court.
F
If
I
elected
today,
I
want
to
assure
all
of
you
that
I
will
continue
to
strive
for
fulfilling
the
list
of
Pam
McConnell's
list
of
things
she
had
left
left
for
us.
This
list
was
shared
by
council
Fletcher
on
October
2nd
in
the
morning
of
this
council,
from
which
building
more
affordable
housing
and
tackling
poverty
and
making
sure
that
the
Regent
Park
gets
completed
where
some
of
the
prominent
goals
among
other
items,
Community
Development,
is
very
close
to
my
heart.
F
I
have
been
able
to
dedicate
my
time
and
resources
for
helping
others
throughout
my
student
life.
In
order
for
me
to
accomplish
this
lifetime
goal
through
International
Development
Studies
I
have
been
empowered
to
provide
community
development
initiatives
around
the
world
and
I
request
that
you
please
empower
me
to
do
the
same
in
Toronto,
in
what
28
is
the
same,
those
that
charity
starts
at
home
and
as
a
Torontonian,
my
first
priority
should
be
Toronto.
I
have
seen
this
great
city
prosper
and
develop
over
the
last
decade.
F
However,
there
is
still
work
to
be
done:
affordable
housing,
more
beds
in
shelter,
homes
and
carrier,
training
for
youth
and
newcomers
are
some
of
the
major
concerns
facing
our
city.
Luckily,
Pama
Connell
had
worked
tirelessly
for
these
pressing
concerns.
I
will
make
sure
that
I
continue
her
legacy
to
provide
the
best
public
service
possible
as
I
served
the
remainder
of
the
term
for
a
short
term
of
one
year.
F
I
would
like
to
ask
the
member
of
this
council
to
vote
for
their
candidate
not
to
be
not
based
upon
the
norms
and
oppressions,
but
for
his
or
her
drive
to
work
hard
that
Pama
Connell
had
started
advocated
and
stood
for,
as
we
all
know
that
she
was
an
outstanding
dancer
when
it
came
to
looking
after
the
underprivileged.
Torontonians
I
want
to
continue
working
with
the
same
list
that
Pam
O'connell
left
us
until
I.
F
Until
off
the
items
on
the
list
are
achieved,
I,
don't
think
anyone
I,
don't
think
anyone
could
ever
come
up
with
a
better
list
than
mikanos
a
list
for
428
and
the
City
of
Toronto.
This
list
it
this
list
is
perfectly
aligned
with
present
needs
after
City
I
strongly
admire
and
believe
in
her
vision
for
the
city
and
want
to
see
her
work
continue
until
its
completion
in
the
coming
days.
F
Although
Trenor
has
been
economically
benefited
from
infrastructure,
innovation,
interment
entertainment,
industry
and
education
sector,
but
it's
about
time
we
shifted
our
focus,
empowering
Torontonians
with
a
affordable
housing,
more
shelter
homes
and
further
the
government-sponsored
youth
programs.
Our
mission
should
be
to
tackle
youth
poverty
and
provide
more
opportunities
to
future
Torontonians,
and
in
order
to
do
that,
we
need
to
allocate
resources
accordingly.
In
2015
and
2016.
The
studies
have
ranked
fronto
to
be
the
youth
poverty
capital
of
Canada.
F
My
mission,
if
I,
if
elected,
would
be
to
make
sure
I
find
solutions
and
ways
for
tackling
this
problem.
I
would
ensure,
with
the
help
of
this
council,
that
we
find
ways
to
address
youth
poverty
and
bring
more
programs
to
reach
out
to
young
Torontonians
with
government
sponsored
programs.
I
would
strive
to
achieve
affordable
housing,
more
beds
and
shelter
homes
and
more
shelter
houses.
F
G
G
The
census
is
reporting
that
we
have
only
so
many
people.
I've
walked
around
this
area
and
I've
looked
at
the
buildings
and
look
at
the
numbers
of
people
and
traffic
jams
and
I
think
we
have
three
times
what
the
census
currently
says.
I
think
the
problem
is
very,
very
serious.
I
know
we
have
another
serious
problem
with
the
island.
It
was
unusual
virtually
unusable
until
the
end
of
August,
and
that
is
part
of
a
problem
that
is
going
to
continue
and
I
would
like
to
see
if
I
can't
discover
a
solution
for
that.
G
One
of
the
things
I'd
like
to
suggest
is
that
we
extend
to
existing
cosway's
apart
there
off
one
from
the
Humber
Park
and
one
from
the
Leslie
splits
pit,
and
we
created
backwater,
heard
me
a
breakwater
and
to
justify
those
costs.
I
would
also
run
a
roadway
and
underneath
that
I'd
run
a
subway
and
that
way
Toronto
can
finally
have
a
Ring
Road
of
its
own.
Every
major
city
in
Europe
and
North
America
has
a
Ring,
Road
I,
just
I'm
late
getting
here,
because
I
took
the
parking
lot.
G
I
was
one
hour
coming
from
Agincourt
and
I.
Think
there
are
a
lot
of
people
are
very
frustrated.
I
know
you'd
like
us
to
stop
driving
our
cars
and
get
on
the
red
rocket,
but
the
red
rocket
is
packed.
We
haven't
completed
our
subways.
We've
got
a
lot
of
things
that
we
need
to
do
now.
We
cannot
stop
producing
cars
because
people
are
car
crazy,
they
love
them,
they
want
them
and
they
need
them,
and
that's
where
our
money
comes
from.
It's
that
simple
I
would
love
to
honor
Pam.
G
By
having
her
position,
I
went
down
to
what
I
thought
was
her
office.
It's
turned
into
a
kitchen
appliance
sales
office
because
I
wanted
to
talk
to
her
people
and
see
what
was
going
on.
I
have
worked
down
on
Richmond
Street
a
couple
of
times
and
I
am
a
little
bit
aware
of
the
area,
but
I
look
very
much
forward
to
the
challenge
of
sitting
on
Council
and
working
with
you.
I
am
very
cognizant
and
aware
of
rules
of
Robert's.
G
I
have
set
sat
on
boards
of
directors
and
I
have
been
congratulated
for
all
the
work
of
my
input
on
those,
and
in
fact
I
was
cautioned
one
of
the
meetings.
They
said
that
whatever
it
is
you're
doing,
you
have
to
stop
because
we
we
don't
have.
We
cannot
accommodate
3,400
meeting
3,400
people
in
a
single
venue,
there's
nothing
available
to
us
at
that
time.
So
I
do
my
work
and
then
some
I
have
worked
for
the
food
bank.
Various
other
charities
and
I
am
a
member
of
the
governor-general's
Horse
Guards.
K
You
with
that
stripe,
search
because
you're,
the
one
that
brings
me
here
and
you
are
the
one
I
serve
as
I
challenge:
John
Tory
for
the
mayor
of
Toronto's
job.
It
is
that
child
that
inspired
me
now
John
wants
you
to
think
about
Doug
Ford.
But
the
fact
is:
Doug
Ford
is
a
half-time
marrow
candidate.
He
hasn't
even
finished
one
full
one
mayoral
race,
I
am
a
five-time
mayoral
candidate
I
have
faced
plasmon,
Miller
Ford.
J
K
K
I
thought
and
when
the
eviction
order
came,
I
sent
you
another
letter
and
I
said
John,
don't
let
them
take.
My
life
I
also
send
a
copy
to
Paul
and
I
also
send
a
copy
that
Gary
Crawford
went
pre
in
deer
war
that
so
much
problems
that
Gary
Crawford
says
we
will
take
them
to
court.
But
yet
Jerry
Crawford
didn't
aid
on
the
court.
K
I
had
to
take
him
to
court,
so
on
August
18th
I
was
thrown
on
the
streets
in
Ward,
28
and
I
was
left
to
die
and
today
I'm
proud
to
announce
that
I'm
no
longer
a
homeless
man
I
have
a
hole
and
I
live
in
Toronto
Center.
That's
the
prevention
of
Toronto
Center
and
I
am
the
provincial
candidate
for
a
member
of
provincial
Parliament
in
Toronto
Centre.
But
how
did
I
get
home?
K
I
stayed
out
of
the
despicable
shelter
system
of
the
City
of
Toronto,
and
that's
why
I
found
a
home
in
less
than
two
months.
I
wish
to
address
the
issue
of
Toronto,
Community
Housing
and
the
lack
of
repairs
and
the
maintenance
in
Toronto
Community
Housing.
That's
why
I
wish
to
be
the
counselor
for
Ward
28
I
wish
to
address
the
homelessness
in
Ward
28.
The
extensive
large
amount
of
homelessness
and
I
wish
to
address
an
issue:
that's
very
disturbing
public
drug
addiction,
public
alcoholism
and
public
disobedience.
There
lead
to
so
much
violence.
K
Those
are
the
issues
I
will
address
as
Ward
28
city
councillor
I've
been
in
Ward
when
he
ate
for
the
majority
of
my
homeless
days,
which
spanned
ten
to
twelve
years
before
I
found
thousand
for
six
years
until
I
was
thrown
in
the
street
for
standing
up
to
those
who
did
not
maintain
and
repair
their
property
according
to
the
standards
of
law.
Currently,
I
am
one
of
19
people
in
the
province
of
Ontario.
That
is
legally
eligible
to
be
the
next
Premier
of
Ontario,
because
I
am
the
interim
leader
of
the
Ontario
people's
political
party.
K
K
H
K
But
I
am
in
the
provincial,
a
warden
right
of
the
provincial
Riding
of
Toronto
Centre.
If
I
am
appointed
today
to
city
councillor,
I
am
also
the
provincial
candidate
in
Toronto.
Centre
and
I
am
also
seeking
to
deal
with
a
federal
seat
in
Scarborough
Agincourt,
so
I
would
not
run
again
for
city
councillor
in
Ward.
K
28
I
would
hope
that
after
my
term,
the
mayor
will
appoint
me,
the
head
of
Toronto
Community
Housing
to
fix
Toronto,
Community
Housing
and
at
that
period
of
time,
I
would
feel
I
would
do
a
great
asset
to
the
people
and
and
I
would
withdraw
possibly
from
the
mayor's
race.
So
I
can
do
something
that
will
affect
a
large
amount
of
people.
Thank.
K
H
K
The
last
ten
years
I
was
in
Ottawa
Vanier
to
address
the
issue
of
children's
rights
in
the
death
of
Caitlyn
Sampson
I
was
in
Simcoe
North
to
face
our
prevent
my
Conservative
leader,
Patrick
brown
I
faced
Jack
Layton
federally
I
have
faced
but
I
think
that's
before
the
ten
years
I
have
faced.
Rob
Ford
I
was
supposed
to
face
John
Tory,
the
last
election,
but
he
would
not
face
me
in
total.
I
have
ran
five
times
for
the
mayor
of
Toronto.
Suppose
since
I
was
a
homeless
man,
nine
times
provincially
four
time.
K
J
K
I
Thanks
g'day
distinguished
counsellors,
I
begin
by
acknowledging
that
Toronto
is
built
upon
the
traditional
indigenous
territory
of
the
when
dot,
Haddon,
Oishi
and
and
ich
in
back
and
the
Mississauga's
of
the
new
credit
I
am
Susan.
Gappa
many
of
you
already
know
are
familiar
with
my
record
of
getting
results,
a
political
experience
of
my
coming-out
journey
of
diversity.
I
Many
of
us
have
worked
together
to
improve
our
city
on
affordable
housing,
poverty
reduction,
the
Toronto
Drug
Strategy,
public
health
and
world
Pride.
If
I
could
just
have
some
of
your
attention,
please
a
way
to
live,
got
I've
waited
a
long
time
to
do
this.
Thank
you
very
much,
I
proven
that
I
can
work
with
you
on
difficult,
often
challenging,
yet
ultimately
rewarding
solutions
which
will
bring
people
together
for
consensus
on
moving
us
forward
to
build
a
more
inclusive
City.
I
There
are
a
few
here,
unfamiliar
with
my
accomplishments,
so
I
direct
your
attention
to
the
package
submitted
to
the
city
clerk
my
campaign
flyer.
Hopefully
you
got
it
my
information
sheet
and
a
series
of
published
articles.
I
first
met
Pam
McConnell
in
2000,
when
I
was
working
in
counselor
Olivia
Chows
office.
I
That
is
when
I
discovered
my
passion
for
politics
at
City
Hall,
which
motivated
me
to
pursue
a
degree
in
public
policy
and
administration
at
York.
University
I
was
appointed
at
that
time
to
the
access,
equity
and
human
rights
LGBT
Advisory
Committee,
and
that's
when
Pam
invited
me
to
join
the
status
of
women
committee,
which
he
chaired
at
the
time
now.
Pam
McConnell
was
an
inspiration
to
me
and
many
of
us
here
in
Toronto.
I
She
helped
empower
me
to
live
my
true
identity
and
I
am
the
woman
that
I
am
that
you
see
before
me
today
because
of
those
early
political
experiences
here
at
City,
Hall
and
Pam's
gentle,
yet
persistent
encouragement
and
support.
My
dear
City
counselors.
We
have
an
enormous
responsibility
here
today.
The
number
account
36,
mostly
now
let
32
candidates
have
applied
to
take
care
of
Ward
28
and
the
citizens
who
elected
Pam
to
represent
them.
Many
of
us
could
bring
a
heap
of
endorsements
from
people
across
the
city
and
I.
I
Suppose
each
of
us
believe
that
we
are
the
best
candidate
to
fill
a
position
and
to
continue
Pam's
work.
This
is
not
a
caretaking
position.
In
less
than
a
year,
Ward
28
will
elect
their
next
representative
today.
My
friends
I
believe
you
have
a
different
calling
hold
a
mirror
up
to
our
city.
50%
of
our
population
are
visible
minorities.
People
speak
dozens
of
different
languages.
I
13%
of
Torontonians
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual
or
trends,
and/or
transit
and
the
only
LGBTQ
high
school
in
our
city,
located
in
my
home
church
of
Metropolitan
Community
Toronto
teachers
are
reporting
every
year.
They
see
more
and
more
youth
who
identify
as
trends
and,
let
me
add,
9
by
it,
non-binary
that
this
emerging
trend
is
consistent
across
Toronto,
Ontario
and
Canada
city
council
should
mirror
our
city
and
I
believe
that
a
world-class
city
like
Toronto
should
reflect
the
to
true
diversity
of
our
population,
but
it
doesn't
44
councillors.
I
I
My
friends,
you
have
an
opportunity
today
to
take
a
step
forward
to
a
more
equitable
council,
one
which
is
more
inclusive
of
the
diversity
of
the
experiences
that
make
this
city
so
vibrant
and
unique.
You
have
an
opportunity,
an
opportunity
to
show
the
rest
of
Canada
that
the
world
everyone
is
included
here.
Remember:
Toronto's,
model
diversity
are
strengths
when
you
vote
for
four
results:
vote
for
experience,
vote
for
diversity,
vote
for
Susan
Galka.
Thank
you,
City
Council.
Thank.
A
H
Because
you
live
in
this
community
Susan
and
have
been
very
active
and
there
will
be
two
new
seats
created
if
our
changes
go
through
for
in
the
elections,
boundaries
and
the
electoral
boundaries
for
next
year.
Would
you
be
putting
your
name
forward
in
2018
to
be
on
the
ballot
and
either
of
those
two
seats?
The.
I
D
C'mon
good
morning,
mayor
toric,
good
morning,
councillors
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
already
made
it
a
predetermined
decision
coming
into
this
meeting,
but
I'd
like
you
to
stop
for
just
five
minutes
and
be
open
to
the
possibility
of
choosing
the
best
candidate.
That
is
in
front
of
you
today.
My
name
is
Jonathan
Hughes
and
I'm,
asking
for
your
vote
for
this
appointment.
I
wish
we
were
here
under
better
circumstances,
and
my
heart
goes
out
to
all
who
knew
and
loved
councillor
McConnell
and
respect
for
I
know
her
family
that
are
with
us
today.
D
My
favorite
memory
is
during
the
2014
election
campaign.
I
stood
alongside
councilor
McConnell
for
the
position
and
our
paths
crossed
often
almost
like
a
sixth
sense.
We
always
seem
to
choose
the
same
street
when
we
were
campaigning.
What
I
remember
most
was
how
she
treated
me.
She
always
treated
me
with
respect.
I
know
our
views
were
not
dissimilar
on
so
many
issues
and
there
was
a
sense
of
knowing,
as
we
always
agreed,
to
venture
in
our
different
directions
and
along
different
streets.
D
I
know
that
councillor
McConnell's
legacy
is
here
to
stay,
but
I've
also
heard
others
talk
to
the
prospect
of
being
a
caretaker
with
our
respect.
That's
not
why
we
are
here
today.
We
are
here
to
appoint
the
rights
individual,
who
will
be
a
strong
advocate
for
the
residents
and
businesses
of
Ward
28
I'm,
not
here,
to
preserve
Council
of
McConnell's
legacy
I'm
here
to
build
on
it,
I'm
not
here
to
maintain
Council
and
McConnell's
legacy
I'm
here
to
grow
it.
We
need
someone
who'll
be
there
for
the
residents
of
the
islands.
D
When
there's
floods
will
work
on
density
and
low
income
issues
in
Scent
Jamestown.
We
need
someone
who
will
build
an
extraordinary
sustainable
community
of
the
community
along
the
waterfront,
yet
continue
to
champion
the
revitalization
in
Regent
Park.
We
need
someone
who
will
protect
the
heritage
of
the
st.
Lawrence
district,
but
also
ensure
we
develop
new
parks
and
new
Arts
in
places
like
corks
ow.
D
D
Those
are
real
endorsements
residents
who
believe
I
will
be
the
best
to
represent
them
that
doesn't
even
take
into
account
the
many
doors
that
we
knocked
on,
who
we
know
we
would
have
got
their
vote
a
if
we
had
rank
ballots
and
be
if
Pappa
McConnell
had
chosen
not
to
run
so,
of
course,
as
many
issues
I
want
to
highlight
one
councillor
McConnell,
of
course
cared
most
about
the
cut
the
poverty
reduction
strategy
and
housing
in
particular.
She
herself
was
a
tireless
advocate.
D
D
So
here's
my
call
to
action.
All
of
you
have
this
paper
in
your
package.
I
ask
you
to
pull
it
out
and
take
a
look
at
it.
You'll
find
that
true
advocate,
but
you'll
also
find
someone
who's
a
facilitator
who
can
bring
people
and
neighborhoods
together
a
university
lecturer
on
change
and
leadership.
A
union
steward
and
someone
trusted
to
be
on
the
bargaining
committee
and
a
marathoner
twelve
times.
I've
got
endurance
and
I
get
results.
I
can
appeal
to
everybody
to
help
this
council
I'm,
socially
progressive,
but
also
fiscally
responsible.
D
So
surprise
yourself,
I,
ask
you,
at
least
in
this
first
round
of
voting,
don't
choose
a
caretaker
choose
the
best
person
for
the
job
choose
the
best
person
to
advocate
for
the
people
of
Ward
28
I.
Am
that
person?
My
name
is
Jonathan,
Hughes
and
I.
Hope
I
can
count
on
your
vote
today.
Thank
you
and
I'd
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
Thank.
L
L
After
a
15
year
career
in
public
service,
where
I
have
served
Canadians
internationally
in
my
community
and
in
the
province
of
Ontario,
it
is
my
hope
to
be
appointed
as
the
councillor
for
work.
28,
I
believe
my
professional
and
community
experience
has
given
me
exceptional
leadership,
interpersonal
and
organizational
skills,
as
well
as
the
ability
to
bring
numerous
and
diverse
stakeholders
together
in
common
vision
to
achieve
results.
More
specifically,
my
experience
has
given
me
a
skill
set
ideal
to
work.
L
Over
the
course
of
my
career
is
the
diplomat
public
servant,
executive
and
community
leader
I
have
managed
to
work
on
numerous
complex
issues,
including
as
an
international
negotiator
under
the
UN
budget
and
governance
committee.
The
UN
climate
change
convention,
helping
with
the
implementation
of
the
2006
softwood
lumber
agreement
with
the
number
of
United
States
and,
most
recently
on
economic
development
issues
with
indigenous
communities,
including
here
in
Toronto,
in
terms
of
financial
and
organizational
management.
L
As
a
director
in
the
federal
government,
I've
been
responsible
for
over
63
people
and
four
locations,
including
here
in
Toronto,
a
salary
budget
of
over
4
million
and
a
funding
envelope
of
over
30
million
I
have
also
managed
an
international
funding
envelope
to
the
United
Nations
of
almost
half
a
billion
dollars
and
a
$300,000
fund
on
international
energy
and
climate
change.
Development
with
respect
to
community
leadership,
I
have
been
a
member
of
the
Planning
Committee
for
the
koochiching
Institute
on
public
affairs
here
in
Toronto,
a
board
member
and
vice
president
of
the
Cosway
work
center.
L
A
mental
health
and
economic
development
agency,
which
also
partners
with
cam
ages
rise
initiative,
led
the
creation
of
the
Ottawa
sustainability
fund,
a
clean
energy
and
environmental
Community
Fund,
as
well
as
an
advisory
committee
to
the
City
of
Ottawa.
In
the
course
of
this
career
in
my
community,
leadership,
I
have
become
increasingly
familiar
with
the
Planning
Act
municipal,
waste
management,
public
transit
and
transportation
issues,
economic
development,
poverty
reduction
and
how
to
be
an
effective
interface
between
numerous
stakeholders,
citizens
and
their
government.
L
H
L
H
M
Good
morning,
Mara
Tory
members
of
council,
fellow
nominees
and
members
of
the
general
public
what
an
exciting
day
I'm
so
grateful
for
this
opportunity
to
have
some
small
sense
of
what
you
have
all
gone
through
when
you
have
put
your
names
forward
and
stood
for
election,
it's
a
bit
terrifying,
I
I
submitted
a
biography
and
a
list
of
endorsements.
That
I
would
encourage
you
to
read.
Sincerely
I
received
a
few
more
endorsements
this
morning
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
got
to
see
them,
but
one
of
them
was
from
the
former
Chief
Justice
Warren
Winkler.
M
The
retired
medical
officer
of
Health
Sandy
Macpherson
liked
the
film
so
much.
He
suggested
me
as
the
keynote
speaker
as
a
Theological
College
Knox
College
annual
dinner
and
I,
had
to
make
a
pitch
to
all
those
elderly
conservative
Presbyterians
about
why
an
hourly
motel
might
be
a
good
place
for
the
community.
I
would
make
the
same
argument
for
safe
injection
sites
and
for
poverty
reduction,
that
they
honor
human
beings
and
protect
them.
M
I
once
spent
a
year
and
a
half
going
in
and
out
of
an
an
artificial
intelligence
group
at
the
University
of
Toronto
learning
enough
to
write
a
story
about
a
group
that
was
trying
to
understand
how
the
brain
works
by
developing
computer
programs
called
neural
networks
that
would
eventually
learn
on
their
own.
The
professor
I
wrote
about
is
now
a
Google
vice
president
and
his
postdoc
Stephen
Jeremiah,
who
was
married
in
Ward
28.
He
was
an
Iranian
refugee
and
a
postdoc
at
U
of
T
and
he's
now.
M
The
technology
officer
at
uber
I
say
that
in
part,
because
we
have
a
university
at
our
heart
and
there
are
lots
of
young
people
who
come
through
this
city
who
are
brilliant
and
who
loved
the
city
and
have
something
to
offer
and
we
could
tap
them
when
I
was
newly
out
of
university.
My
housemate
was
an
urban
planner
who
left
large
scale,
design
drawings
on
our
dining
room
table
for
weeks.
At
a
time,
I
went
with
him
to
the
waterfront
redesign
presentations,
where
I
heard
Pam
McConnell
champion
the
waterfront.
She
envisioned.
M
It
was
through
the
company
of
urban
planners
that
I
watched,
Corktown
common
grow
and
thought
about
the
Regent
Park
redevelopment
and
learned
about
the
community
hub
that
we
would
build
there.
I
walked
past
a
larger-than-life
painting
of
Jane
Jacobs,
holding
an
ear
trumpet
listening
to
the
city
every
day
in
the
401
Richmond
Building,
where
I
have
a
studio
and
for
20
years
I've
been
listening
to
the
most
marginalized
people
in
the
city
and
the
brightest
people
in
the
city.
M
I
listened
to
my
friend,
Marty
tap
litski,
who
founded
the
lawyers
feed
the
hungry
program,
which
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
I
listened
to
him
say
we
should
treat
our
guests
as
if
they
were
guests
in
our
homes.
I
love
how
he
distilled
our
purpose.
To
one
simple
idea
that
you
could
go
back
to
and
unpack
when
you
wondered
what
the
right
decision
was
to
make.
M
I
have
won
for
the
city
and
I'd
like
to
try
it
out
on
you,
the
universal
city,
universally
accessible
that
would
be
welcoming
to
all
it
would
give
all
a
sense
of
dignity.
It
will
facilitate
them
to
be
productive
contributors
to
the
community
fabric.
Community
hubs
are
part
of
a
universal
city.
Great
infrastructure
is
part
of
a
universal
city.
The
bike
lanes
have
made
a
profound
and
unexpected
impression
on
me
when
I
think
about
infrastructure.
M
H
Good
morning,
Council
and
mayor
and
speaker
as
a
resident
of
Ward
28
for
the
last
four
and
a
half
years,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
see
the
potential
and
the
beauty
that
this
word
has
the
Christmas
market
in
the
Distillery
District
every
year,
st.
Lawrence
Market
and
the
diverse
options
of
food
and
choices,
spending
summers
on
the
beaches
of
the
Toronto
Center
Islands.
H
Seeing
a
community
housing
in
the
area
such
as
200
Sherbourne,
for
example,
which
had
a
project
to
replace
their
balconies
two
years
ago,
over
60%
of
the
building
is
still
missing.
A
balcony
and
two-by-four
pieces
of
wood
were
placed
on
the
doors
to
prevent
anybody
from
trying
to
get
out
to
this
day,
there's
still
no
balcony
and
the
majority
of
the
tenants
at
200
Sherbourne
our
families
with
small
children
and
pets.
This
poses
a
risk.
In
addition,
there's
a
community
housing
building
just
past
Sherbourne
and
Dundas.
H
All
of
these
are
items
that
should
be
addressed
as
a
councillor
to
promote
the
possibilities
of
what
I've
mentioned,
to
address
the
issues
that
I
have
mentioned,
not
to
just
continue
a
legacy
or
babysit,
but
to
promote
the
future
of
this
Ward
and,
as
I
said,
has
the
possibility
to
be
something
extremely
amazing,
especially
since
it's
a
partnering
Ward
for
the
downtown
core
and
promotes
a
lot
of
the
tourism
that
comes
into
the
city.
Thank
you.
E
You
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
council.
Mr.
mayor,
my
name
is
Ola
Calderon
and
I
do
not
intend
to
be
a
candidate
in
2018
I'm,
a
quark
town
resident
in
the
southern
portion
of
Ward
28,
and
have
been
involved
in
active
in
Toronto's
growth
and
infrastructure.
My
entire
life
since
2009
I've
been
actively
involved
about
the
Corktown
residents
and
business
association,
the
crba
and
at
the
West
Orleans
committee,
which
is
the
pain,
a
village
and
out
Canary
district
around
the
distillery.
E
Further
I'm,
an
active
current
member
of
the
stakeholder
advisory
committees
for
both
the
relief
line
subway
as
the
crba
representative
and,
more
recently
at
the
Unilever
precinct
planning.
That's
the
huge
East
Harbor
plan
as
a
quirk
town
resident
with
a
planning
background,
I
hold
a
master's
degree
in
transit
and
transportation
planning,
as
well
as
a
bachelor's
in
urban
geography
from
Ryerson.
My
Master's
dissertation
from
from
years
ago
ties
perfectly
to
how
my
part
of
war
28
is
growing.
E
E
One
of
them
is
complete
and
another
starting
any
day
now.
Region
parks,
revitalization,
of
course,
and
the
first
Parliament
site
that
the
councillor
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
securing
now
for
the
Toronto
Public
Library,
there's
further
west
honest
projects
and
staging
including
properties
recently
put
to
RFP
as
part
of
provincial
and
city,
affordable
housing
strategies.
E
That's
thirteen
hundred
units
actively
starting
during
this
term,
along
with
many
of
the
condo
and
development
proposals
throughout
the
cork
town,
King
Parliament
growth
area
covered
heavily
in
the
teo
core
work
and,
of
course,
the
continued
recovery
of
the
Toronto
Islands
following
this
year's
record
lake
levels.
So
much
ongoing
that
I
want
to
stress
that
I
would
look
to
retain
through
to
the
election
all
of
the
knowledge
and
details
understood
by
Pam's
great
staff,
some
of
whom
I've
already
worked
with
in
local
issues.
So
I
know
the
current
local
details.
E
I
know
the
councillors
legacy
and
a
great
great
deal
about
what's
on
the
horizon,
but
what
else
I'm
that
guy?
All
of
you
have
a
few
locals
in
your
war
that
are
the
first
to
call
3-1-1
to
get
the
lighting
fixed
on
a
public
art
piece,
one
like
site-specific
at
Eastern,
or
a
Ruud
graffiti
tag
removed
from
say
the
parkette
wall
along
the
richmond
overpass.
They
don't
get
angry
at
the
counselor's
office.
They
don't
look
for
personal
glory
from
acting.
They
just
hope
to
get
it
corrected
quickly
and
efficiently.
I'm.
E
One
of
them
is
Adam,
he's
been
coming
regularly
to
West
Donald's
meetings
more
recently,
crba
he's
got
a
lot
of
good
urbanist
ideas
and
to
me
a
very
simple
and
doable
request:
a
pedestrian
wheelchair
curb
cut
at
the
southeast
corner
of
Palestine
cooperage
between
those
two
new
buildings.
So
he
and
his
neighbors
can
more
readily
visit
friends
in
the
other
building
without
wheeling
a
good
hundred
meters,
further
away
or
rolling
diagonally
along
the
roadway.
E
E
Term
I
also
urged
planners
last
spring
of
the
King
Street
pilot
meetings
to
include
temporary,
curb
bite
platforms
at
some
stops,
similar
to
ones
councillor
wong-tam
applied
to
great
effect
a
few
summers
ago
and
on
Turk
Street
to
allow
those
same
neighbor
mine
to
use
our
new
streetcars
on
the
nearby
514
cherry
service,
with
easy
access
from
their
home
and
fewer
steep
exits
from
the
vehicle
when
they
reach
downtown.
Plus.
You
know
a
couple
of
those
platforms
like
that
are
a
better
way
to
see
how
that
step
drop
would
affect
the
King
Street.
E
Pilots
overall
results
just
two
more
quick
points.
Please
that's
the
new
part
of
my
ward,
but
I
also
care
tremendously
about
the
old
I'm,
a
resident
owner
on
a
small
street
and
old
cork
town
where
each
of
the
row
houses
are
Heritage.
Listed.
Preservation
issues
are
front
of
mine
for
me
and
will
continue
to
be
I'm.
Also,
a
denizen
of
the
city
from
its
older
inner
suburbs,
I'm
born
and
raised
in
Scarborough
I,
grew
up
with
an
eye
sight
of
the
Kennedy
subway
station.
I
was
a
TTC
kid.
E
My
father
worked
all
his
career,
TDC
Greenwood
yards
local
transit
has
been
my
life
and
I
possess
a
detailed
knowledge
of
TTC
operations,
both
played
in
capital,
city
white
transit
plans
and
countless
transportation
infrastructure
issues,
including
all
of
the
latest
iterations
in
scheduling
I,
can
jump
into
any
of
those
fires
immediately
instantly
up
to
speed
and,
lastly,
in
closing
I
admit
where
I
initially
had
supportive
feedback
for
any
of
this
from
leaders
of
the
groups.
I
tend
and
even
in
another
different
nearby
they've
since
opted
to
support
someone
else,
I'm
a
bit
disappointed
by
that.
E
A
M
H
And
I
know
you're
active
in
the
Ward
28
community
and
have
been
so
I
am
asking.
If
you
were
to
be
successful
in
council,
was
to
appoint
you.
Would
you
run
in
the
upcoming
election
in
2018?
There's
two
new
seats
more
than
likely
if
the
OMB
does.
If
counselor
Deanna
isn't
successful,
there'll
be
two
new
seats,
and
would
you
consider
running
in
either
one
of
those
seats
or
any
other
seat.
E
N
E
Know
several
people
in
my
neighborhood
they
do
even
more
around
than
I
you
I
already
do
that
are
intending
to
look
forward
to
that
and
I
think
I'd
actually
prefer
to
work
with
them.
I,
don't
actually
see
myself
out
campaigning
or
raising
funds
for
campaign,
so
I
think
I'm
better.
Just
looking
to
support
someone
else.
B
You,
madam
Speaker
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Brian
Schulz
and
I'm
pleased
to
stand
as
a
candidate
for
councillor
Ward
28
to
Anto
Center,
Rosedale
I
will
neither
run
in
the
upcoming
municipal
election
nor
run
in
an
election
for
any
level
of
government.
My
letter,
biography
and
letter
of
reference
are
before
you
would
part
of
the
clerk's
package.
I
have
lived
in
the
ward
for
36
years
and
continue
to
have
strong
ties
to
the
ward.
B
My
work
as
a
consultant
in
the
public
sector,
including
the
time
spent
as
the
consultant
project
manager
for
a
major
multi-year
City
of
Toronto
transformational
project,
has
given
me
keen
insight
as
to
how
city
government
works.
It
will
also
support
my
effective
work
as
councilor
as
a
member
of
the
government
management
committee
and
as
a
member
of
any
other
committees
and
boards
in
which
I
may
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
mayor
and
the
striking
committee
I
will
hit
the
ground
running.
B
B
I
would
like
to
outline
my
commitment
to
the
residents
and
businesses
of
Ward
28
and
to
Council
should
I
be
appointed
councillor
I
commit
to
being
a
strong
advocate
for
the
wards
and
the
city's
diversity
neighbourhoods
and
public
and
green
spaces
specific
to
the
lower
down
river
in
Toronto
Island
communities
I
commit
to
working
with
city
staff
to
ensure
that
flood
mitigation
measures
are
in
place
and
that
the
city's
response
protocols
are
refined
to
protect
these
areas
from
spring
flooding.
Next
year,
nearly
90
percent
of
Ward
28
residents
live
in
multi
residential
buildings.
B
I
commit
to
advancing
ways.
The
city
can
support
housing,
affordability
and
fair
rental
practices.
Homelessness
and
poverty
are
continuing
challenges
to
the
city
and
wor.
28
is
no
exception.
I
commit
to
visit
city,
funded,
shelters
and
other
support
agencies
on
a
regular
and
frequent
basis
to
observe
their
operations,
speak
with
their
clients
and
work
with
agency
staff
to
enhance
their
support
to
the
most
vulnerable.
B
Increasing
the
availability
of
shelter
beds
and
other
services
are
important.
These
facilities
must
also
be
safe,
clean,
accessible
and
welcoming
for
clients
when
they
are
in
need.
I
commit
that
I
will
advocate
for
additional
external
support
so
as
to
give
the
disadvantage
a
better
chance
to
emerge
from
poverty.
Ward
28
is
experiencing
significant
development,
and
densification
change
is
good
properly.
Planned
change
is
great.
B
I
commit
to
help
ensure
that
planned
development
positively
contributes
to
the
character
of
the
Lord
that
it
on
balance,
provides
a
mix
of
residential
options,
including
affordable
and
subsidized
housing,
and
that
it
is
supported
from
day
one
by
properly
scaled
basic
city.
Services
such
as
utilities,
policing
and
transit.
In
speaking
with
some
of
you,
I
understand
that
being
a
councillor
is
more
than
working
in
one
ward,
it
is
also
a
citywide
responsibility.
B
I
commit
to
providing
a
cooperative
but
fresh
perspective
at
committee
Council
and
in
this
chamber
on
pressing
city
matters,
road
safety
being
one
example.
Initiatives
such
as
vision,
zero,
Toronto's
road
safety
plan
are
well
reasoned
and
I.
Look
forward
to
its
full
implementation.
I
will
contribute
additional
suggestions
to
adjust
all
road
users
behavior
to
make
our
streets
safer.
I
do
not
have
any
personal
or
hidden
agenda
that
will
detract
from
my
service
to
ward
28
or
to
the
city.
As
I
mentioned
previously,
I
have
lived
in
the
wards.
B
Current
boundaries
for
36
years
from
1972
to
2008,
I
moved
to
Ward,
31
Beach's
East
York
in
2008,
with
my
then
fiance
and
a
wife
and
mother
of
our
two
children.
My
mother
still
lives
in
war
28
and
she
is
planning
to
move
to
Regent
Park
next
year.
My
address
in
East
York
is
of
benefit
to
the
role
of
councillor.
B
Ward
28,
as
I
would
be
very
effective
at
Toronto
East
York
community
council
with
extensive
history
in
both
former
municipalities,
I
commit
to
be
in
war,
28,
libraries,
community,
centers
and
businesses
participate
in
community
events
and
BIA
board
meetings
and
walk
the
streets
of
war
28
to
be
as
accessible
as
possible
to
residents
and
business
owners.
While
I
will
sleep
in
Ward,
31
I
will
live.
B
Ward
28
in
closing
I
am
enthusiastic
to
serve
the
ward
and
the
city
in
the
role
of
councillor
Ward
28,
Toronto,
Centre,
Rosedale
I
am
passionate
and
dedicated
to
be
the
wards
advocate
on
council
and
to
help
sustain
Toronto's
high
standing
as
a
destination
to
live,
work
and
play.
My
name
again
is
Brian.
Schulz
I
appreciate
your
support.
Madam
Speaker
I'm
pleased
to
answer
any
questions.
The
member
of
counsels
may
have
thank.
P
B
D
Good
morning,
mayor
Toria
members
of
Toronto
City
Council,
my
name
is
Louis
molnár
Toronto
is
my
home
having
been
a
resident
of
sherburn's
street
for
many
years
and
now
in
the
University
Rosedale
area.
So
what
happens
in
my
community
directly
impacts
me,
and
this
is
the
sort
of
representation
that
will
make
a
difference
in
Ward
28.
My
education
background
includes
law,
accounting,
international
relations
and
business
strategy
degrees,
as
well
as
authoring
papers
and
books
on
business
and
real
estate.
But
what
I
take
the
most
pride
in?
D
What
really
drives
me
is
the
service
to
my
community,
whether
through
15
years
and
Counting
of
volunteering
with
the
Fort
York
Food
Bank,
as
the
founder
and
chair
of
Twain
Bois,
a
global
autism,
LGBT
plus
not-for-profit
or
serving
as
a
delegate
on
Ontario
provincial
council
and
recently,
the
chief
financial
officer
of
University
Rosedale
I,
truly
come
to
life
when
working
with
others.
I've
expressed
that
sense
of
service.
D
In
my
work
as
the
owner
of
business
planning,
firm,
Cohen,
KMJ
consultants,
now
in
our
25th
year,
I've
helped
mentor
and
build
small
businesses
worldwide,
but
also
contributed
in
broader
ways
by
managing
projects
that
include
the
Canadian
Department
of
National
Defense,
to
run
a
community
housing
and
an
urban
planning
project
that
transformed
the
village
of
Komi
in
Chad
Africa
to
a
thriving
modern
metropolis
that
last
project
and
a
subsequent
award
led
to
a
post.
As
a
professor
and
chair
of
law
and
urban
planning
this
year.
D
I
served
three
elect
terns,
representing
Harris,
County,
precinct
139
and
then,
as
the
appointed
presiding
judge
of
that
area
in
the
position
of
city,
councilor
I
would
draw
on
my
current
work
as
well
as
experiences
abroad.
To
make
a
difference
here
at
home
in
Toronto,
we
have
some
daunting
challenges
that
I
recognize
and
our
particular
points
of
focus
for
me
managing
a
city
that
seeks
to
grow
outward
and
upward,
while
maintaining
an
increase
in
green
space
and
soil
exposure
in
positive
ways
such
as
the
bit
waist
gardener,
waterfront
project,
poverty
and
housing.
D
I
do
personally
believe
we
are
only
strong
when
we
rise
together
and
the
recent
homelessness
mortality
is
a
place.
I
would
seek
solutions,
expansion
and
diversity
of
key
industries
for
job
creation
and
making
real
the
plans
to
create
homegrown
permanent
job,
generating
businesses,
cultural
diversity,
inclusiveness,
making
sure
we
defend
freedom
of
expression
and
faith.
D
These
challenges
are
significant,
but
not
crippling
to
a
city
that
sets
an
example,
nationwide
and
I.
Look
forward
to
being
part
of
that
process.
The
next
member
of
City,
Council,
representing
Ward
28,
must
be
able
to
hit
the
ground
running
understanding
they
neighborhood
in
which
they
work
as
I
do
as
well
as
the
practice
of
the
institutions.
They
will
join
okay.
D
J
Madam
Speaker,
mr.
mayor
councillors,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
name
is
Eric.
Murphy
I've
been
a
resident
of
cabbage
town
for
33
years,
when
my
wife
and
I
moved
there
to
raise
our
two
children
after
I
completed
my
master's
degree
in
political
science
at
university
level.
In
Quebec,
City
I
moved
there
having
the
audacity
to
think
that
I
could
pay
a
mortgage
and
feed
a
family
as
an
artist.
I
was,
of
course,
saddened
by
Pam's
death,
but
also
surprised
because
she
seemed
like
such
a
force
of
nature.
J
Yet
we're
here
to
choose
her
replacement,
but
I,
don't
think
there
can
be
a
real
replacement
for
Pam,
because
she
was
a
uniquely
gifted
and
dedicated
public
servant.
So
what
do
I
aspire
to
achieve
as
a
placeholder
until
the
next
election,
and
why
do
I
believe
I
might
be
that
person
well
I'm,
applying
to
bring
continuity
to
a
ward
that
I
care
deeply
about
and
to
the
values.
J
I
believe
Pam,
embodied
during
my
career
I've,
combined
a
love
for
the
Arts,
with
a
strong
sense
of
social
justice
and
public
service
surviving
as
an
independent
contractor
in
the
world
of
film
television
and
published
fiction.
Writing
requires
hard
work,
perseverance
and
strong
interpersonal
skills
as
the
owner
of
a
small
business,
which
is
what
I've
been
for
a
number
of
decades.
J
I
understand
the
needs,
the
struggles
and
the
frustrations
of
that
business
sector,
I'm
a
bilingual
performer,
a
member
of
Yoda's
artists,
our
French
union
across
Canada
and
ACTRA,
the
largest
organization
of
cultural
workers
in
Canada
for
a
decade,
I
served
as
the
elected
vice
president
of
Member
Services
in
Toronto.
During
my
management
of
this
portfolio,
we
promoted
differently
abled
performers
and
made
sure
that
our
TV
and
film
screens
represented
the
cultural
diversity
that
we
encounter
on
our
sidewalks
here
in
Toronto
every
day.
J
During
my
time
in
office,
my
motto
was:
do
not
design
boots
for
the
men
and
women
in
the
trenches
before
speaking
to
the
men
and
women
in
the
trenches,
and
that
is
a
philosophy
that
I
would
bring
to
this
council,
because
I
believe
that
decisions
that
affect
people's
lives
should
never
be
reached
without
first
and
engaging
with
the
very
people
who
will
be
impacted
by
those
decisions.
Beyond
the
arts.
Community
I've
taken
a
keen
interest
and
an
active
role
in
my
neighbourhood
and
the
local
business
community.
J
I
spent
five
years
volunteering
with
out
of
the
cold
the
program
at
st.
Andrew's
Church
that
some
of
you
know
feeds
the
homeless
and
the
working
poor
in
downtown
Toronto
I
initiated
a
small.
But
what
I
thought
was
a
really
important
ritual
I
shook
the
hand
of
each
guest.
We
would
feed
at
night,
sometimes
well
over
200
people
as
they
walk
through
our
doors
and
I,
always
remember
one
guest
who,
after
his
supper,
stopped
and
looked
at
the
ground
and
said
your
handshake
is
the
only
human
contact
I
get
all
week.
J
So
burn
I
also
work
diligently
with
our
local
BIA,
especially
during
a
two-year
battle
to
rid
our
neighborhood
of
a
restaurant
that
served
as
a
well-known
drug
haven
and
a
fence
for
stolen
merchandise,
and
as
a
result
of
that
eventually
successful
undertaking
I
was
named.
The
Cabbagetown
bi
is
volunteer
of
the
year
two
years
in
a
row.
I
also
spent
a
decade
as
a
volunteer
coach
with
the
Don
Vale
softball
league.
We
coached
children
from
st.
J
James
town,
cabbage
town
and
Regent
Park
I
spent
a
decade
as
the
PTA
vice
president
at
laqad,
public
gabelli
Iowa,
the
only
French
school
in
Ward
28,
the
one
my
children
attended.
My
work
as
a
writer
continues
to
draw
me
to
the
cause
of
literacy,
because
I
believe
that
you
cannot
be
the
author
of
your
own
destiny.
J
We
must
find
a
way
to
get
posed.
Both
parties
to
coexist.
I
share
the
mayor's
commitment
to
solving
the
problem
of
gridlock,
which
creates
so
many
different
problems
from
loss
of
valuable
production
time
for
commuters,
the
alarming
incidents
of
road
rage
and
pedestrian
fatalities.
If
you
choose
me
to
sit
in
Pam's
seat,
I
can
assure
you
I
will
not
seek
office
in
the
next
election,
but
the
prospect
of
contributing
to
the
warden
city,
I
love
for
the
next
13
months
fills
me
with
great
excitement
and
humility.
I.
J
A
J
J
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
I
know
that
in
our
time
is
out
of
the
cold
one
of
the
key
building
blocks
we
felt
was
important
in
helping
reduce
the
number
of
homeless
people
in
Toronto
was
housing
and,
to
that
end,
I
would
consult
with
both
Sean
and
Kelly
from
Pam's
office
to
see
how
that
could
be
best
addressed
not
going
to
try
and
reinvent
the
wheel.
Just
keep
it
rolling
forward.
Thank.
P
Good
morning,
madam
Speaker,
your
worship,
mayor,
Tory
members
of
council,
fellow
citizens
of
Toronto
Pam
McConnell,
was
a
tireless
force
for
social
justice
and
equality
who
served
with
strength,
love
and
dignity
over
35
years
she
was
a
great
representative
and
no
one
would
be
able
to
replace
her.
My
family
moved
into
Ward
28
in
1982.
The
gift
of
affordable
housing
was
we
we
were
given
has
had.
The
profound
has
had
a
profound
impact
on
my
life.
P
As
a
boy
I
was
introduced
to
the
importance
of
democracy
and
community
I
learned
that
raising
your
hand
to
volunteer
and
to
vote
is
the
cornerstone
of
building
a
great
community.
I
grew
up
around
women
like
Pam
McConnell,
strong
in
their
beliefs,
who
knew
the
only
way
to
facilitate
change,
was
commit
to
an
issue
and
take
action.
The
unique
and
diverse
communities
that
make
up
or
28
deserve
passionate
representation.
P
Growing
up
in
cabbage
town,
I
was
surrounded
by
people
dedicated
to
building
great
communities
through
volunteerism
and
democratic
control,
living
and
mixed
and
living
in
a
mixed
income.
Co-Op
with
affordable,
safe
housing
gave
me
tremendous,
gave
me
tremendous
opportunities
at
12.
I
began
volunteering
as
well
as
working
at
a
neighborhood
hardware
store
on
Parliament
Street
I
held
my
first
management
position
at
18
and
since
then,
I
have
coached
and
mentored.
Hundreds
of
employees,
whomever
is
chosen,
will
have
the
privilege
of
representing
the
constituents
of
Ward
28.
P
They
will
have
the
honor
to
work
beside
this
dedicated
group
of
representatives
and
the
responsibility
to
affect
change
that
is
necessary
or
support
the
status
quo,
if
that
makes
them
the
best
sense
for
the
citizens
of
this
awesome
city,
I
am
an
elected
official
in
my
community.
Currently
I
am
president
of
Hugh
Gardner
housing
cooperative,
a
well-run
co-op
is
democracy
in
action.
I
represent
the
members
and
without
being
able
to
listen
and
develop
a
plan
that
they
will
support,
progress
and
decisions
would
come
to
a
standstill.
We
run
on
the
same
democratic
system.
P
Sorry
we
run
on
the
same
democratic
system.
We
govern
the
coop
the
same
way
that
council
governs
the
city.
We
prepare
multi-million
dollar
budgets,
work
with
committees,
consult
members,
provide
services
and
review
financial
statements,
a
real
city
within
a
city
when,
when
the
new
counselor
is
chosen,
they
will
immediately
need
to
address
noise
complaints,
work
with
developers
solve
disagreements
at
the
BIA
level
and
be
accountable
to
the
constituents
of
the
ward,
just
as
I
have
spent
my
career
being
accountable
to
customers,
employees
and
stakeholders.
P
I
have
also
been
accountable
to
people
who
have
voted
for
me
as
a
city,
councilor
I
will
make
this
pledge
to
the
70,000
residents
of
Ward
28
and
the
citizens
of
Toronto
I
will
live
and
breathe.
The
same
commitment
that
I
have
shown
as
president
of
my
community
I
have
a
new
found,
respect
for
anybody
who
has
run
for
office.
You
start
with
one
supporter,
then
two
ten,
fifty
and
then
a
hundred
plus
I
began
by
educating
people
about
the
appointment
and
then
getting
them
to
go
online
and
sign
a
petition.
P
I
will
forever
be
grateful
for
their
support
and
encouragement.
These
individuals
know
that
I
will
give
a
hundred
percent
to
ensure
their
support
is
honored.
That
I
will
look,
listen
to
all
sides
of
an
argument
before
making
decisions
that
I
am
smart
enough
to
know
that
I
don't
have
all
the
answers
and
I
will
work
to
identify
talented
people
with
great
ideas
to
help
us
build
the
best
Toronto
possible
I
will
seek
out
common
ground
and
unite
us
with
the
hope
of
that
unites
us
with
the
hope
of
finding
solutions
that
benefit
us
all.
P
My
plan
is
simple:
I
will
work
every
day
to
ensure
sorry,
my
plan
is
simple:
I
will
work
every
day
to
ensure
that
the
Ward
28
office
and
myself
are
committed
to
working
with
our
constituents
to
build
a
better
and
safer
community
I
plan
to
keep
the
current
staff
as
they
have
invaluable
knowledge
about
the
ward
and
Pam's
agenda.
I
will
reach
out
to
community
leaders,
business
owners
and
stakeholders
to
ask
for
ideas
to
best
achieve
our
goal.
As
I
know,
there
are
several
community
events
already
planned.
P
I
will
ask
my
fellow
councillors
to
help
me
engage
the
resources
of
this
great
city
to
to
ensure
that
to
ensure
that
we
are
doing
all
we
can
and
I
will
call
upon
the
mayor
for
his
guidance,
support
and
leadership,
to
ensure
that
we
are
working
towards
the
best
solutions
for
Toronto
in
closing.
I
believe
I
have
a
wide
range
of
skills
and
experience
and
I
can
be
an
asset
to
the
city.
I
believe
that
my
ability
to
listen
and
identify
with
people
gives
me
the
necessary
tools.
Q
My
name
is
Ken
Wong
and
I
will
bring
to
the
appointment
a
track
record
of
action
of
getting
things
done
for
our
community
doing
things
with
them,
rather
than
for
them
in
consulting
them
for
things
like
construction,
noise,
exemptions
before
approving
them,
it's
actually
what
I
teach
my
students
at
the
translational
research
program
at
the
University
of
Toronto,
there
I
teach
my
students
how
they
can
work
with
different
stakeholders
and
to
effectively
lead
and
deliver
projects
and
programs
that
contribute
to
a
healthier,
City,
I.
Think.
Q
So
I
know
what
it's
like
when
you
have
to
make
every
dollar
and
every
single
penny
count,
because
it
was
not
too
long
ago
that
I
was
in
the
very
similar
shoes.
I
wouldn't
have
learned
how
to
swim
if
weren't
for
YMCAs
commitment
to
making
rec
and
community
programs
accessible.
That's
why
things
like
the
Welcome
subsidy
are
something
that
I
personally
really
believe
in
as
interim
councillor.
I
will
bring
not
just
this
lived
experience,
but
also
an
understanding
of
the
business
at
City.
Q
Here
in
the
city
with
me
as
interim
councillor,
you
won't
just
be
adding
someone
with
a
new,
diverse
and
youthful
perspective,
you're
getting
someone
who
reflects
and
is
living
the
reality.
That's
increasingly
representative
of
our
city,
a
reality
that
we
know
that
we
saw
in
census.
2016
is
younger
and
is
racially
diverse
and
a
reality.
That's
increasingly
vertical
I'll.
Just
conclude
by
sharing
that
I
left
my
career
in
banking
capital
markets,
because
I
wanted
to
dedicate
it
to
breaking
down
barriers
to
work
in
education
for
our
most
vulnerable
communities,
because
I
was
in
their
shoes.
Q
Not
too
long
ago,
I
proudly
joined
the
Canadian
Armed
Forces,
because
I
wanted
to
serve
my
country,
the
country
that
welcome
to
my
parents,
when
others
had
decided
to
close
their
borders.
So
my
hope
is
that
for
you
here
on
council
that
you
will
give
me
this
opportunity
to
serve
my
community
and
my
city,
the
city,
that
I
love
an
impractical
home.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Q
Q
H
Yes,
one
of
my
questions
has
already
been
answered
good
morning
Kevin
and
because
I
was
surprised
to
see
you're
running
for
the
appointment.
It's
not
a
law,
but
it
is.
It
is
a
preference
of
council
that
they
appoint
someone
who
isn't
going
to
run
in
the
in
the
very
next
election,
but
but
you've
already
said
your
your
your
your
ears
with
your
community.
You
mentioned
in
your
speech,
though,
about
the
the
various
components
of
the
poverty
reduction
strategy
and
your
ability
to
relate
to
it.
H
Is
it
your
understanding,
though,
that
in
large
part,
the
the
poverty
reduction
strategy
is
pretty
structured,
already
written
and
and
really
a
matter
of
timing,
and
when
can
we
fund
it?
Would
it
be
your
intention
to
stick
to
those
guidelines,
or
do
you
have
things
that
you
think
are
missing
from
it?
I
I.
Q
Think
there's
there's
opportunities
to
to
really
localize
kind
of
some
of
these
key
recommendations
in
there,
because
it,
you
know,
as
I'm
sure
you
can
appreciate
you
know,
neighborhood
to
neighborhood
is
different,
and
so
we
have
so
many
different
neighborhood
improvement
areas.
What
poverty
reduction,
let's
say
focusing
on
employment
for
youth
would
be
different
from
say,
region,
Park,
jaynie,
invention
and
a
number
of
the
different
NIS
and
so
I.
Think
for
me
in
in
Ward
28.
H
You
very
much
madam
Speaker
one
question,
so
we're
gonna
be
the
next
appointed
councillor
forward.
Twenty-Eight
is
going
to
join
City
Council
in
the
middle
of
our
budget
process.
We're
gonna
have
one
opportunity
to
effect
a
priority
on
the
city.
If
there
was
one
one
program
or
policy
that
you
would
like
to
spend
every
moment
of
your
time,
fighting
for
on
city
council
through
this
budget
process,
what
would
that
be?
I,
I.
Q
Q
O
All
right,
it's
fine
good
morning,
members
of
the
chamber
good
morning,
media
good
morning,
Toronto.
My
name
is
John
clay,
Titus
and
I'm
running
to
be
the
interim
councillor
for
the
appointment
of
the
ward
I
prepared
a
speech
for
today,
but
I'm
not
going
to
use
it,
and
the
reason
why
I'm
not
commute
is
use
this
because
I
would
rather
just
prefer
it
just
to
talk
from
the
heart
and
just
see
how
it
goes
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
myself.
O
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Toronto
I
worked
as
a
supervisor
for
a
telemarketing
company
where
I
was
promoted
and
I
also
worked
as
an
admissions
counselor
at
a
college
as
well.
So
I
do
have
experience
talking
to
people
I
love
talking
to
people,
that's
one
of
the
driving
forces
that
has
brought
me
here
today
we're
here
today.
It's
a
replace
former
counselor,
who
has
to
be,
unfortunately
Pam
McConnell,
I'm
I
wish
we
could
have
been
here
under
better
circumstances.
O
O
But
that's
just
that's
the
situation
of
why
we're
here
today,
I
think
as
a
counselor.
One
of
the
prerequisites
that
all
counselors
need
to
have
is
they
need
to
be
passionate
about
being
a
counselor
and
that's
why
I'm
here
today,
I
actually
ran
for
a
politician
during
the
last
miss
bill,
election
I
ran
because
being
a
counselor
or
something
that
I've
had
a
passion
for
for
many
years,
it
was
actually
when
I
Rob
Ford
on
television,
when
Council
Chambers
was
on
television
on
righteous
10.
That's
what
motivated
me
to
be
here.
O
He
talked
with
a
passion
and
I
think
that's
the
prerequisite
that
we
need
to
have
I
also
think
that
we
spent
a
lot
of
our
times
dilly-dallying
and
not
paying
attention
to
important
matters
such
as
this
one
right
now,
there's
actually
a
few
councilors
I'm,
not
gonna
mention
them
by
name
but
they're,
actually
talking,
while
I'm
trying
to
have
the
floor.
So
out
of
respect
for
myself
out
of
respect
for
everybody
who
else
share
today,
please
what
I
asked
of
you
is:
can
you
put
my
type
on
hold?
O
O
Thank
you.
So
some
of
the
important
issues
that
I
think
that
we're
not
spending
enough
time
doing
or
some
issues
that
I
think
we
spent
we
spent
too
much
time
doing
just
took,
quotes
nah
m'lady
as
well.
When
we
talked
about
the
whole
approving
chickens
on
the
back
of
people's
backyards,
all
right
to
quote
him.
He
said,
and
I
quote
what
the
flock
is
going
on
right,
we're
spending
too
much
time
on,
not
important
matters.
We
should
be
spending
more
time
on
important
matters.
So
what
are
some
of
our
important
matters?
O
Some
of
the
Tonga
police
officers
they're
telling
us
that
they're
overworked
some
of
the
paramedics.
They
tell
us
that
they
don't
have
the
actual
equipment
that
they
need
for
their
jobs.
You
can
talk
to
tell
us
or
carry
on
us
about
that.
We
spoke
about
that
as
well.
Another
important
matter
that
we
have
is
our
environments
as
governments,
whether
it
is
municipal,
provincial
federal.
We
have
a
responsibility
not
just
to
the
people
but
to
the
environment
as
well.
O
There
was
a
committee
that
councillor
McMahon
was
on
just
a
while
back
and
they
talked
about
electric
cars
and
I
have
a
family
member
of
mine,
who's
actually
vying
for
a
new
car
and
I
told
her
look
into
electrical
cars
and
what
she
told
me
it
was
well.
We
don't
really
have
the
infrastructure
to
support
that
this
is
these
are
responsibilities
that
we
need
to
actually
have,
as
a
council
here
is
to
actually
look
over
our
communities,
but
also
our
planets
as
well.
O
A
O
G
And
thank
you
for
coming
down
and
thank
you
for
your
knowledge
of
our
procedures.
I
many
of
us
have
been
asking
the
different
applicants
for
this
job.
Important
question.
Yes,
in
the
event
that
you're
appointed
to
this
role,
would
it
be
your
intention
to
consider
running
in
any
in
the
a
either
of
the
successor
wards
or
if
the
word
boundaries?
Don't
change
in
that
word
itself.
Thank.
O
You
for
the
question:
I've
never
been
a
city.
Councillor
I
have
been
an
admissions
counselor
so
going
into
this
position.
I,
don't
know
how
easy
or
how
difficult
or
how
much
I'm
going
to
love
it
or
how
much
I'm
not
going
to
love
it.
I
do
know
or
I
believe,
should
I
say
that
I
believe
that
the
preference
of
the
majority
of
the
counselors
here
prefer
that's.
O
The
person
does
not
run
again
right
and
I
also
believe
that
a
lot
of
my
people,
a
lot
of
the
people
that
are
here
today,
are
telling
you
that
they're
not
gonna,
run
again
because
they're
afraid
they're
afraid
that
if
they
don't
say
that
you're
not
going
to
pick
them
right,
I
don't
want
to
be
a
counselor
I.
Don't
want
to
be
a
counselor
that
talks,
because
out
of
fear,
I
would
rather
mr.
perks
that
I
would
be
open
and
honest
with
you.
So
my
answer
is
I.
O
G
First
of
all,
I
appreciate
you
coming
down
and
and
and
I
do
appreciate
you
even
trying
to
challenge
the
chair,
even
though
the
procedures
wouldn't
allow
you
to
do
that.
I
understand
the
reason
I
do.
That
is
because
I'm
assuming
that,
when
you
got
dressed
this
morning,
when
you
wrote
your
speech
last
night,
nobody
called
you
to
say:
hey,
don't
come
down.
You're
you're
wasting
your
time.
Anybody.
A
H
O
The
question
I've
been
a
big
advocate
of
the
environments
I
currently
own
Ford
Escape
Hybrid
I
bought
the
car
used
because
I
got
at
a
very
good
price
and
the
reason
why
I
bought
that
specific
car
is
that
back.
Then
it
was
the
most
fuel-efficient
car
you
can
find.
Even
today,
it's
unfortunately
the
most
fuel-efficient
car
you
can
find,
except
for
fully
electric
cars
and
I
think
this
is
a
big
problem
that
we
have
in
the
city
in
the
province
in
the
country
in
the
whole
world.
We
don't
spend
enough
time
focusing
on
our
environment.
O
Every
election
people
talk
about
well
the
economy.
They
talk
about
transit.
Well,
if
we
don't
have
a
sustainable,
healthy
environment,
we're
not
gonna
have
an
economy.
We're
not
gonna,
have
children
to
raise
we're,
not
gonna.
Have
families
we're
not
gonna
have
a
place
where
I
can
have
jobs.
We're
not
gonna,
have
anything
and
some
people
will
say
well
the
environment.
We
don't
really
have
much
jurisdiction
on
that.
We
have
some,
but
a
lot
of
it
also
goes
to
the
provincial
level.
O
A
lot
of
it
also
goes
to
the
federal
level,
and
that's
true,
but
here's
the
thing,
even
though
we
don't
have
all
the
jurisdiction
behind
that
we
can
still
lobby
our
provincial
governments.
We
can
still
lobby
our
federal
governments,
and
this
is
the
type
of
work
that
we
need
to
do
because,
as
I
said,
we
not
only
have
a
responsibility
to
the
people,
but
we
also
have
a
responsibility
to
the
planet
as
well.
Thank.
R
Okay,
thank
you
speaker,
Mayor
John,
Tory
councilmembers.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
speak
today
and
to
be
considered
for
the
role
of
a
councillor
for
Ward.
28
I
have
been
blessed
with
the
opportunity
to
have
traveled
extensively
in
my
life,
and
I
can
confidently
say
that
Toronto
is
the
most
inclusive,
the
most
inspiring
and
the
most
vibrant
city
in
the
whole
world.
I
grew
up
here.
I
graduated
from
the
University
of
Toronto,
with
a
master's
in
education
policy,
leadership.
R
The
most
important
takeaway
from
my
master's
program
was
learning
how
to
become
what
it
takes
to
be
an
equitable
leader
and
a
change
agent,
I
believe
in
collective
action.
My
dream
is
to
work
with
councillors
to
make
Toronto
a
place
for
every
person.
Every
resident
that
lives
here
deserves
to
have
a
full
rich
life
in
the
city,
regardless
of
their
socioeconomic
status,
regardless
of
their
culture.
With
luck,
regardless
of
their
ethnicity,
every
person
deserves
to
live
life
to
the
fullest
in
Toronto.
R
Today,
council
members
I
present
to
you
my
authentic
self,
in
hopes
that
you
see
the
alignment
with
who
I
am
and
the
role
of
a
city
councilor.
My
background
is
Egyptian
and
French.
I
can
connect
to
speakers
of
this
language.
Nelson
Mandela
once
said.
If
you
speak
to
any
man
in
a
language
he
understands
it
will
go
to
his
mind.
If
you
speak
to
a
man
in
his
language,
it
will
go
to
his
heart.
I
speak
the
language
of
the
highest
percentage
of
minorities
in
this
Ward
Ward,
28,
Arabic
and
French.
R
R
Moreover,
I
am
a
high
school
teacher,
as
was
the
late
and
beloved
wonderful
Pam
McConnell.
May
she
rest
in
peace,
Pam
O'connell's
ret
legacy
was
Poverty
Reduction
and
the
revitalization
project
in
Regent
Park.
As
a
high
school
teacher,
my
primary
role
is
to
care
about
my
students.
This
is
in
line
with
your
role
as
city
councilors.
R
There
is
a
diverse
range
of
neighborhoods
in
the
Ward
28
Cabbagetown
Regent
Park,
the
islands
Church
young
Corridor
Bay
Street
corridor.
In
addition,
the
population
of
the
Ward
according
to
the
Past
census,
66
thousand
five
hundred
people
out
of
these
people
that
languages
are
diverse,
ethnicities
are
diverse.
However,
there
is
one
salient
key
issue
in
this
Ward
80
percent
of
people
who
live
in
Ward
28
live
in
apartment
buildings.
Five
storeys
are
higher.
How
can
we
support
this
population?
How
can
we
make
sure
that
there
there
is
affordable
housing
for
all?
R
How
can
we
ensure
safety
for
these
residents?
I
was
just
at
the
waterfront
for
all
conferences.
Past
weekend
and
I
heard
the
voices
of
residents
who
lived
on
the
island
and
suffered
the
consequences
of
the
flood
in
2017.
There
are
still
issues
around
housing
and
infrastructure
on
the
island.
They
are
still
suffering
those
consequences.
How
can
we
come
together
and
climate
change?
R
Some
of
the
solutions
that
came
up
this
past
weekend
at
the
conference
were
informing
citizens
informed
citizens
are
better
citizens,
so
we
can
campaign
and
inform
and
make
sure
that
there's
infrastructure
there
to
support
these
extreme
weather
events
that
will
come
up
again
in
the
future.
This
is
a
key
issue
this
past
year.
R
Lastly,
I
pledged
accountability.
Accountability
to
my
citizens,
I
will
make
sure
that
the
citizens
voices
are
heard
in
Ward,
28
and
I
will
be
there
for
every
single
event.
I
care
about
the
people
of
Toronto
and
I
want
to
be
part
of
the
process
that
makes
Toronto
a
better
place
for
everyone
living
in
it.
Thank
you
please
consider
voting
for
me.
I
would
be
honored
if
you
vote
for
me,
Sara
Kitab
for
future
city,
councillor
of
Ward
28.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
G
H
R
As
a
city
councillor,
my
primary
role
is
to
represent
the
people
so
as
a
visible
minority
and
in
Arabic
and
French
language,
speaker,
I,
would
communicate
with
rather
residents
be
open
and
transparent.
Make
sure
that
those
resonance
voices
are
heard
and
represented
in
this
chamber.
In
addition,
I
am
no
stranger
to
collaboration.
I
am
all
about
teamwork.
That
is
my
job
as
a
high
school
teacher.
I
crossed
cross
curricular
collaboration
working
with
others
to
come
to
consensus
and
I
am
also
the
high
school
debate
coach,
so
I'm,
no
stranger
to
debate
eating
as
well.
Thank.
G
G
R
B
J
R
My
interest
in
politics,
politics
has
been
recently
sparked
in
municipal
politics
and
I'm
open
to
getting
involved
in
the
city
and
helping
residents
attending
committee
meetings.
This
past
weekend,
I
was
at
the
waterfront
summit
I
an
honorable
honorable
council,
Joe
Cressy
spoke
as
well
about
balanced
decision-making
and,
at
this
point
in
my
life,
I
feel
inspired
and
have
the
desire
to
help
residents
of
Toronto.
So
I
would
definitely
go
forward
with
that.
With
that
thought
in
mind,.
H
Respect
to
my
colleague,
councillor
crusty,
I,
think
all
honorable
as
a
bit
of
a
stretch,
but
the
question
is
and
I
asked
this
question
before
we're
gonna
have
a
the
20.
The
2018
budget
is
going
to
be
tabled
in
in
December,
and
we're
gonna
have
an
opportunity
to
meant
on
spending
priorities
of
our
city
that
that's
really
our
opportunity
to
set
our
priorities
as
a
council.
If
there
was
one
thing
one
program,
one
idea:
one
one:
division
that
that
you
would
spend
your
time
here
in
council.
H
R
You
for
your
question
so,
as
I
said,
according
to
the
last
census,
there
are
sixty
six
thousand
five
hundred
people
living
in
Ward
28
and
eighty
percent
of
these
people
living
in
a
poor
live
in
apartment
buildings.
Five
storeys
are
higher,
so
that
gives
you
an
idea
of
the
density
of
the
population
in
this
ward.
R
It's
very
congested
and
I
think
that
a
key
issue
is
transit,
and
this
also
leads
to
poverty
reduction,
because
if
residents
of
this
Ward
have
a
way
to
get
to
work,
if
of
this
word
can
afford
transit
and
it's
more
accessible
than
in
the
long
range
in
the
long
range
long
term.
You
can
see
the
effects
of
this
poverty
overall
would
be
reduced,
there
would
be
less
gridlock
and
the
overall
harmony
of
the
Ward
would
be
improved.
I
R
You
for
that
question,
that
is
a
very
good
question
and,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
speech,
there
are
many
parallels
to
teaching
high
school
and
become
an
being
a
councillor
primarily
number
one,
caring
about
the
people
and
representing
their
needs.
So
if
I
am
chosen
as
the
new
councillor
for
2017
for
Ward,
28
I
would
immediately
apply
for
a
leave
of
absence
for
one
year
and
it
would
be
improved
immediately
very
simple
process.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
H
Outreach
has
been
my
biggest
strength,
whether
it's
with
the
police
department
or
community
organizations
such
as
Boys
and
Girls,
Club
or
trust
15
through
the
poverty
reduction
strategy,
I
met
the
late,
Pam
McCullen
McConnell.
Sorry,
the
first
impression
of
her
was
she's
awesome,
the
ability
to
remember
names
and
faces
and
to
take
on
just
the
most
bizarre
of
circumstances
and
sit
in
a
room
and
have
people
just
go
at
you.
I
I
was
inspired
by
her
I
learned
throughout
the
poverty
reduction
strategy.
H
H
Would
honor
her
time
and
carry
out
her
mandate
and
leave
her
staff
in
place
to
continue
the
champion
for
the
cause?
I,
don't
believe
that
this
is
a
key
or
a
caretaking
job.
However,
I
do
believe
it
would
take
more
than
a
year
to
put
forward
my
own
initiatives
and
stamp
my
own
stomping
grounds,
which
is
why
I'm
looking
for
the
experience
to
learn.
I
have
sat
on
several
councils
and
boards
throughout
my
years
and
continue
to
do
so
today.
H
G
Thank
You
speaker
and
thank
you
Kimberly
for
coming
down
and
sharing
your
thoughts
with
us
in
the
event
that
this
council
appoints
you
to
that
role.
Would
you
make
a
commitment
not
to
run
for
re-election
in
more
28
or
in
the
event
of
redistribution
being
approved,
to
not
run
in
any
of
the
successor
wards
at.
H
H
H
Yes,
actually
I'm
a
huge
advocate
for
restorative
justice,
particularly
where
concerns
the
youth
I,
think
that
there
isn't
enough
emphasis
and
put
on
it
and,
as
of
late,
I
have
been
working
through
the
different
community
organizations,
hoping
that
I
can
get
them
on
board
to
canta
get
together
and
find
a
strategy
in
which
we
can
come
together
and
implement
this
in
a
cost-effective
way
without
spending
any
money
throughout
the
different
communities
throughout
the
city.
Okay,.
H
You,
madam
Speaker
I,
can't
believe
the
last
one
you
made
was
I'm,
not
a
politician.
I
am
an
advocate.
Yes,
what
is
the
difference
between
the
two
and
can
somebody
be
bought?
I
believe
that
an
advocate
is
someone
who's
passionate
an
advocate
talks
more
about
themselves
in
the
sense
that
it's
their
passion,
it's
not
necessarily
the
passion
of
the
people
they
represent.
H
S
Morning,
madam
Speaker
meritorious
of
council,
my
name
is
Michael
Creek
and
today
I
seek
your
vote
and
support
to
fill
the
vacancy
for
Ward
28
counselor
first
I
want
to
acknowledge.
Pam
I
can
never
replace
her
and,
like
so
many
in
our
city,
I
miss
her
terribly
next.
I
want
to
extend
my
warmest
thanks
to
Pam's
family
for
your
support,
your
endorsement
and
your
friendship.
This
means
so
much
to
me.
Jim
Heather,
Ann
and
Madeline
when
I
walked
through
Ward
28
I,
see
Pam's
work
everywhere.
S
I
see
her
determination
to
build
a
better
community
in
the
revitalization
of
Regent.
Park
I
see
her
commitment
to
two
people.
Two
families
and
community
in
st.
James,
town
and
I
feel
the
profound
effects
she
had
on
the
community
when
I
talked
to
the
residents
of
Ward
28
the
love
and
the
respect
that
people
have
for
Pam
shows
in
their
faces.
Their
voices
expressed
the
deep
bond
that
she
developed
by
working
for
them
for
many
years
I'm
here
today,
because
I
want
to
continue
the
relationship
that
Pam
built
between
the
city
and
the
residents.
S
I
believe
that
every
one
of
us
can
contribute
to
making
Toronto
a
better
place
for
each
resident.
This
includes
those
of
us
who
have
known
and
experienced
the
worse
that
poverty
can
do
to
person.
Pam
understood
this
in
a
very
meaningful
way.
She
looked
for
ways
to
bring
everyone
to
the
table
to
assist
in
policy
development
and
provide
input
on
city
initiatives.
S
Both
big
and
small
I
have
moved
from
being
homeless
to
receiving
ODSP
from
a
grim,
Toronto
Community
Housing
tower
to
a
condo
in
Regent,
Park
and
I'm
here
to
say
my
first
paycheck
my
first
income
tax
payments,
my
first
property
tax
payments
meant
a
great
deal
to
me.
I
was
proud
of
the
feeling
of
belonging
and
contributing
to
my
community
not
having
to
live
in
fear
of
hunger
or
homelessness,
allowed
me
to
move
forward
I
connected
again
to
people
to
places
to
social
activities
and
the
beautiful
things
in
life.
S
I
know
others
share
this
dream
and
I
know
that
I
must
find
ways
to
welcome
everyone
to
the
conversation.
I
know
that
we
cannot
get
anywhere
in
building
a
city
for
everyone
if
our
approaches
that
all
developers
are
all
bad
anymore
than
if
we
believe
that
those
struggling
on
low-income
are
lazy
or
incapable
of
helping
themselves,
the
approach
has
to
be
cooperative
and
collaborative
Ward.
28
is
an
incredible
part
of
our
beautiful
city.
The
waterfront
revitalization
is
important
part
of
the
city's
health
and
economic
future,
and
it's
critical
that
we
get
it
right.
S
I
want
to
continue
spam
work
on
the
Jack,
Layton,
ferry
terminal
and
I
want
to
continue
Pam's
work
on
the
historic
redevelopment
of
the
North,
st.
Lawrence
Market,
and
continuing
to
strengthen
the
st.
Lawrence
neighborhood
as
a
major
tourist
attraction
and
a
historic
part
of
our
city.
I
want
to
continue
Pam's
work
and
ensuring
that
the
revitalized
Regent
Park
is
vibrant
home
as
a
vibrant
home
for
people
of
different
cultures,
backgrounds
and
economic
circumstances.
Let
me
be
clear:
I
will
not
run
in
the
2008
municipal
election.
S
S
S
So
you
know
when
I
look
at
the
council
I,
don't
think
that
completely
represents
Toronto's
diversity.
What
I
can
bring
to
this
table
to
help
with
diversity
is
I
I
have
as
a
gay
man,
I've
been
out
now
for
40
years.
I
have
a
disability,
I,
understand
the
complexity
and
what
it's
like
to
to
be
homeless
or
what
it's
like
to
live
in
poverty.
I
think
that,
under
having
a
lens
that
you
can
look
through
for
social
economic
reasons,
this
is
extremely
important.
It
is
part
of
what
would
make
our
city
a
greater
place.
S
H
S
You
counselor
for
the
question
for
yes
and
for
like
Pam,
you
know
I
worked
closely
with
her
to
help
develop
the
strategy
with
many
people
across
the
city.
The
one
thing
that
I
would
add
if
it
was
if
we
were
able
to
is
to
speed
up
some
of
the
things
that
are
in
that
poverty
reduction
strategy.
I
think
there
would
have
a
real
impact
on
people's
lives
every
day
and
that
if
we
could
find
the
ways
to
do
that,
working
with
other
levels,
the
government
also
to
get
that
accomplished.
Thank.
H
J
H
S
So
you
know
I'm
very
concerned
with
the
things
that
Pam
was
concerned
about
I'm
not
connected
to
you
to
a
political
ideology
at
all.
I
want
to
get
things
done.
That
is
the
most
important
thing
for
me
and
and
I
think
you
know
that
often
and
we're
finding
this
more,
that
we
have
more
in
common
than
we
do
have
different
and
I
think
that's
really
important
that
we
start
to
work
together
in
a
more
closed
manner,
which
is
include
you
know,
being
respectful
of
other
people's
opinions.
I
think
it's
really
important.
S
Park
Thank
You
councillor
for
that
question.
You
know:
I
live
in
Regent
Park
in
an
RTI
housing,
and
you
know
when
I
got
a
job.
I
could
have
gone
elsewhere
to
a
bought,
a
condo
but
I
believe
in
Regent,
Park
I
believe
in
the
revitalization
I
believe
in
the
people
who
live
there.
There's
many
people
still
who
have
not
received
the
same
opportunities
same
choices.
S
I
want
to
be
able
to
work
with
Council's
to
make
sure
that
those
things
that
we
move
ahead
with
the
revitalization
in
the
region,
part
and
most
of
all,
that
we
address
the
concerns
of
the
people
in
in
Regent
Park,
who
are
often
you
know
very
marginalized
and
and
and
don't
feel
they
have
a
voice.
Thank.
A
O
H
S
Great
Thank
You
councillor
for
your
question,
I
didn't
just
come
about
you
know,
being
an
anti-poverty
advocate
today.
I've
been
an
anti-poverty
activist
for
over
10
years
now,
I've
worked
closely
with
the
federal
government.
I've
helped
to
develop
a
help,
develop
to
provincial
poverty
reduction
strategies
and
it
worked
on
housing
issues.
All
of
these
things
tie
in
and
I,
mostly
with
Pam
about.
S
You
know,
making
sure
that
when
we
developed
this
poverty
reduction
strategy
that
we
had
a
panel
of
lived
experience,
people
that
we
could
call
on
to
help
us
before
we
made
crucial
decisions
that
had
an
impact
on
their
lives.
All
of
those
panels
that
I
worked
on
I
worked
in
a
collaborative
way
and
some
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
I
didn't
get,
but
you
have
to
be
able
to
take
what
you
can
get
at
the
time
move
on
all
these
things.
S
L
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
Twelve
o'clock
right
so
good
afternoon,
how's
everybody
doing
excellent
good
to
hear
my
name
is
Fenton
Jagdeo
and
I
am
23
years
old
and
I.
Currently
work
for
a
management,
consulting
firm,
called,
monitor,
Deloitte,
I,
love
to
eat
and
I.
Consider
myself
a
foodie.
It
feels
really
good
to
be
here
today.
L
The
last
time
I
was
in
the
council-chamber,
giving
a
speech
to
an
audience
was
six
years
ago,
when
I
ran
for
the
TDSB
student,
trustee
I
felt
that
I
could
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
my
fellow
classmates,
who
were
not
very
different
than
me
in
a
similar
way.
Today,
I
stand
before
you
not
being
different
than
any
of
the
candidates
who
have
spoken
before
me.
L
The
candidates
here
today
score
high
on
the
mission,
but
in
the
context
of
the
appointment
and
what
that
means
to
the
ward
there's
much
more
involved
than
just
the
mission
and
a
gap
is
presented
where
I
feel
as
though
my
candidacy
might
be
a
perfect
fit
so
I'm,
going
to
step
away
from
the
mission
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about.
Why
I
think
at
this
very
moment.
Within
this
context,
my
skills
as
well
as
my
desire
to
lead
is
important
but
I
think
at
first
it
starts
with
a
narrative.
I
think.
L
The
biggest
question
we
have
to
ask
ourselves
today
is
well,
what's
the
point
of
today.
What
are
we
actually
trying
to
get
out
of
it?
I
come
here
not
trying
to
be
an
advocate
to
reinvent
the
wheel
and
start
new
initiatives.
Any
strategic
advisor
would
tell
you
that
it's
probably
not
ideal
to
try
and
start
new
things
to
create
new
initiatives,
because
the
money,
the
funding,
the
support
just,
does
not
exist.
For
that
context,
I
hope
to
be
a
conduit.
L
So
what
are
the
reasons?
I
think
there
are
two
main
ones:
I'm,
young
and
full
of
energy.
I
am
a
doer,
I,
I'm
I'm,
cautious
to
say
that
I
might
have
been
the
youngest
person
to
speak
so
far.
There's
nothing
more
satisfying
to
me
than
being
an
executor
and
if
we're
not
executing,
we
are
rendered
useless
resource
I
have
a
track
record
in
my
personal
and
professional
life
of
getting
things
done
with
agility.
That
would
be
an
asset
to
this
role,
launching
business
lines
or
publicly
traded
companies
and
advising
companies
on
strategies
to
move
forward.
L
Unfortunately,
it's
literally
my
day,
job
working
at
a
top
firm
and
being
a
strategic
and
innovative
thinker
under
the
constraints
provided
is
a
challenge
that,
for
many
many
in
this
room
and
many
in
our
city,
don't
know
how
to
address
and
don't
know
how
to
adjust
properly.
The
skills
that
I
bring
from
my
everyday
and
my
abilities
to
transcend
that
and
bring
it
to
the
council
chambers
as
I
think
something
that
will
truly
generate
a
great
benefit.
L
But
if
council
is
looking
for
a
politician
who
will
try
to
make
drastic
changes
within
a
year
time
frame
something
that
may
not
be
possible
and
try
to
replace
a
wonderful
lady
who
is
irreplaceable,
then
maybe
I'm
not
fit
to
serve.
But
if
we're
looking
for
a
role
and
a
skillset
to
accomplish
something
over
the
next
year
in
fluidity,
then
maybe
I'm,
your
guy
shout
out
to
norm
Kelly
six
dad.
G
L
Being
a
politician,
sorry
I,
think
being
a
politician
in
today's
vane,
looking
at
a
general
consensus
as
about
being
an
advocate
not
for
the
people
who,
but
for
businesses
for
self
and
that's
general
you're,
looking
at
me
funny,
it
may
not
be
for
Toronto,
but
it's
the
idea
that
we
come
before
to
try
and
advocate
on
ideas.
But
really
are
we
truly
being
here
for
the
people?
That's
my
definition
of
politician
I'm
here
to
work
for
the
people.
L
B
L
Diversity
means
to
me
a
lot
of
things,
but
to
keep
it
short
and
simple.
It's
the
idea
of
bolstering
ideas,
it's
creating
strategies
with
people
who
come
from
varying
backgrounds
and
being
able
to
create
a
melting
pot
of
great
resources
to
implement
in
our
city,
whether
that
me
may
be
from
an
ethnic
background,
a
socio-economic
background
or
an
educational
background.
H
N
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
Good
afternoon,
Mara
Tory
members
of
council.
It's
an
honor
to
appear
before
you
as
an
applicant
for
the
interim
counselor
position
for
Ward
28
I
have
been
a
resident
and
community
volunteer
in
war.
Twenty-Eight
for
most
of
my
life,
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Regent
Park
with
my
12,
siblings
and
I
currently
live
and
work
in
the
ward.
This
Ward
has
always
been
home.
N
How
City
Hall
works
and
how
to
serve
the
needs
of
my
community
I
can
hit
the
ground
running.
It
was
also
during
this
time
that
I
worked
closely
with
councilor
Pamela
Connell
on
many
issues.
Capital
projects
and
public
meetings,
Pam
and
I
worked
together
for
almost
20
years
on
creating
opportunities
to
assist
children,
youth
newcomers
and
their
families.
In
Regent,
Park
and
st.
N
James
town
I
supported
Pam's
efforts
to
secure
capital
funds
for
the
much-needed
wealthy
community
center,
and
we
both
Lobby
to
ensure
that
this
Center,
a
first
of
its
kind,
had
a
daycare
and
library
that
Center
now
provides
access
to
programs
and
services
for
the
st.
James
town
community
and
all
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
at
City,
Hall
I
chaired
our
divisions.
Efforts
to
address
the
needs
of
homelessness,
as
well
as
those
living
in
poverty.
N
Poverty
reduction
is
something
Pam
spent,
her
life
fighting
for
as
the
division
lead
and
under
my
leadership
we
created
many
initiatives
like
the
award-winning
parks,
Ambassador
Program,
which
continues
today.
Pam
O'connell
was
a
wonderful
mentor
and
leader
who
helped
me
better
understand
how
to
handle
complex
community
issues.
Our
discussions
used
to
continue
long
after
our
public
meetings
were
over
and
that
personal
touch
will
be
greatly
missed
in
our
community.
N
Last
April
I
met
councillor
McConnell
as
the
executive
director
of
the
Cabbagetown
News
Center.
In
spite
of
her
poor
health,
we
had
a
two-hour
discussion
to
develop
to
develop
new
ways
of
insuring
newcomers
had
access
to
educational,
recreational
and
health
care
opportunities.
In
the
spirit
of
that
discussion,
we
made
a
number
of
changes
that
carry
with
them.
Pam's
compassion
for
those
in
need.
N
N
I
have
experience
working
with
key
community
leaders
and
agencies
in
the
ward,
I
sit
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Regent
Park
Community
Health
Center
I
chaired
the
Regent
Park
pathways
to
education,
trust
and,
in
addition
to
my
current
work
as
the
executive
director
of
the
Cabbagetown
youth
center,
which
serves
hundreds
of
children
and
youth
in
the
st.
James
town
in
Regent,
Park
neighborhoods
has
kept
me
fully
with
the
needs
of
our
young
people
and
their
families.
N
F
N
I
think
I
could
achieve
a
lot
of
the
objectives
that
councillors
have
in
their
wards
by
the
work
that
I've
done
before
as
a
manager
of
Parks
and
Recreation
I
focused
on
all
high-risk
neighborhoods.
My
entire
career
was
about
high-risk
neighborhoods.
My
current
job
at
the
cabbage
town
youth
center
allows
me
to
continue
to
do
that.
H
A
N
G
H
N
So
my
family,
my
mom
and
dad
were
one
of
the
first
families
to
live
in
the
Regent
Park
project.
They
had
13
children.
My
father
was
disabled
with
muscular
dystrophy.
My
mother
stayed
at
home
with
the
thirteen
and
my
father,
who
was
very
ill
worked
from
5:00
in
the
morning
and
until
eight
o'clock
at
night.
So
yes,
I,
was
born
and
raised
in
Regent
Park
for
23
years,
and
that's
where
I
got.
My
passion
is
because
of
all
the
services
that
not
only
the
division
provided,
but
great
agencies
like
Dickson
Hall.
N
N
Well,
I,
my
whole
career
was
actually
devoted
to
poverty
reduction.
You
know,
I
lived,
it
I
know
it
and
I
know
the
value
of
ensuring
that
programs
and
services
for
our
children
and
youth
are
in
place.
I
have
always
engaged
many
divisions.
I've
always
engaged
other
levels
of
government
to
assist.
So
you
know
my
current
job
as
well.
It's
all
about
poverty
reduction,
I
was
the
chair
and
lead
for
all
the
divisions,
homeless
and
poverty.
N
People
living
in
poverty
policies
and
procedures
I
had
written
them
all
I
created
the
parks
ambassador
job
that
was
to
assist
homeless
people
in
our
parks.
Again,
that
was
a
global
perspective
on
ensuring
that
other
groups
and
divisions
were
part
of
that
process,
as
it
was
very
complicated,
so
I
think
my
whole
career
has
always
been
about
poverty
reduction.
Thank
you.
C
N
G
N
N
H
So
just
a
quick
question,
madam
Speaker
and
I
apologize.
If
you
address
this
in
your
speech
and
I
missed
it,
so
you
already
have
a
position
that
is
in
the
employ
of
the
City
of
Toronto.
Is
that
a
youth
director
have
you
explored
what
arrangements
will
be
made
if
you
are
not
in
that
role
for
a
year?
No.
A
G
N
H
N
B
Actually
not
my
question.
My
question
is:
I.
Have
a
letter
here
of
recommendation
from
April
16
2012
signed
by
Janie
romoff,
who
is
the
current
general
manager?
Counselor
Hart
was
the
former
general
manager,
it
says.
I
have
found
the
candidate
here
to
be
skilled
and
confident
manager,
who
has
been
able
to
bring
diverse
groups
of
staff
and
residents
together
to
achieve
common
goals,
most
recently
demonstrated
through
a
work
supporting
service
planning,
community
consultation
process
processes
and
the
Toronto
Newcomer
initiative
was
this.
In
fact
written
about
you
know.
N
T
T
Well,
it's
about
four
minutes
good
afternoon
meritorious
of
council
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
today
regarding
my
candidacy
for
the
position
of
interim
city
councilor
for
Ward
28
I
want
to
start
by
saying
that
I
have
no
intention
of
running
in
the
2018
municipal
election.
Additionally,
I
do
not
have
a
political
agenda.
T
I
have
no
intention
of
deviating
from
the
lake
councillor
McConnell's
councillor
McConnell's
mandate,
if
appointed
I
do
intend
to
keep
all
staff
and
stay
the
course
with
a
focus
on
serving
as
an
intermediary
between
the
constituents
of
Ward
28
in
the
middle
school
government.
I
believe
it
would
be
unfair
to
her
constituents
to
pursue
a
platform,
or
course
of
action
that
differs
from
the
Wanda
late
elected
official
was
successfully
elected
on
these
constituents.
T
Do
not
have
an
option
to
elect
who
is
representing
them
in
this
appointment,
so
I
believe
it's
important
to
be
transparent
and
continue.
The
will
of
the
people
in
this
regard.
I
do
not
have
experience
working
directly
with
the
lake
councillor
McConnell
or
her
office.
However,
I
do
follow.
City
counsel
and
I'd
watched
her
many
times
speak
in
various
forums.
She
represented
hope
in
a
time
where
wage
disparity
sapped,
IIST
were
residents
of
the
city
are
feeling
pushed
out
where
it's
becoming
almost
unaffordable
to
live
in
the
city.
T
She
worked
on,
creating
an
inclusive
community
that
represented
all
constituents
irrespective
of
economic
status.
Widgets
are
political
affiliations,
age,
ethnic
background
or
sexual
orientation.
She
believed
in
the
strength
of
diversity,
there's
a
place
for
everyone
in
this
city
and
I
believe
that
she
was
successful
in
incorporating
those
beliefs
in
her
efforts
to
rebuild
Ward
28.
T
She
was
an
inspiration
and
I'm
sure
all
of
those
who've
had
the
privilege
to
work
with
her
will
forever
be
impacted
by
her
integrity.
Her
dedication
and
her
tenacity,
my
beliefs,
align
strongly
with
those
of
the
late
councillor
McConnell
I
I
would
like
the
opportunity
to
start
to
continue
on
her
amazing
work,
which
is
a
huge
task.
I,
don't
think
anyone
here
can
completely
fill
her
shoes.
The
best
I
can
do
is
carry
on
her
mandate,
representing
the
will
of
her
constituents
and
pursuing
their
best
possible
outcomes.
T
I
worked
with
the
city
Parks
and
Recreation
as
a
city
of
Troy
as
a
camp
counselor
and
I
spent
over
a
decade
working
as
a
pension
analyst
with
the
provincial
public
sector,
I
was
appointed
in
July
of
2016
as
a
trustee
for
a
large
public
sector
pension
plan,
where
the
fiduciary
responsibilities
to
the
membership.
My
current
role,
it
takes
me
outside
of
public
sector
employment,
I'm,
now
employed
by
a
major
labor
union
supporting
provincial
public
servants
with
their
benefit
insurance
and
pension
disputes.
T
Long
term,
disability
and
pension
challenges,
acting
as
an
intermediary
between
members
and
their
employer
between
members
and
their
insurers,
and
between
members
and
various
government
programme
representatives,
specifically
I
work
to
ensure
that
those
who
are
not
in
the
best
position
to
advocate
for
themselves
have
a
voice
in
the
decision
that
impact
these.
If
it's
this
public
appointment
provides
a
very
unique
opportunity
to
extend
that
passion
beyond
a
specific
member
group
and
advocate
support
and
assist
our
larger
group
of
individuals,
some
of
which
are
the
most
marginalized
in
our
city.
T
While
I
do
not
have
direct
experience,
working
or
living
in
228
I
do
believe
this
to
be
an
advantage.
It
allows
me
to
objectively
execute
the
late
councilors
mandate
without
having
any
biases
that
could
arise
from
personal
personal
constituent
concerns.
I've
witnessed
so
much
positive
change
within
this
word
and
I'd
like
the
opportunity
to
continue
on
with
the
lake
councillor
McConnell's
work.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
Thank
you.