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City Council, meeting 31, July 7, 2017 - Part 2 of 2 - Afternoon Session
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0:04:46 - Meeting resume
0:20:40 - Statement by Mayor John Tory on the passing of Councillor Pam McConnell
B
C
B
B
D
Madam
Speaker
I
certainly
support
the
staff
recommendations
in
terms
of
prohibited
animals.
It's
actually
a
very
good
piece
of
animal
welfare
legislation,
I
think
a
councillor
Ainsley
myself.
Many
people
thought
that
perhaps
the
zoo.
For
example,
the
zoo
takes
rattlesnakes
in
vehicles
to
the
Canadian
border
security
to
Canada
post,
the
Toronto
Police
Department
to
the
Hospital
for
Sick
Children.
So
we
originally
thought
you
know
what
we
should
not
allow,
even
the
zoo
to
take
animals
off-site
that
are
on
the
prohibited
list.
For
those
very
valid
reasons
talking
to
staff.
D
However,
the
logistics
at
the
Toronto
Zoo
to
provide
the
educational
outreach
that
they
need
to
people
like
the
Hospital
for
Sick
Children,
the
doctors
that
are
there,
the
staff
that
are
handling
packages
that
come
across
the
border,
because
apparently
some
people
order
exotic
animals
and
prohibited
animals
off
you
know
through
the
internet,
and
so
sometimes
Canada
Post
employees
open
up
a
box
and
there's
a
snake
in
it.
So
we're
allowing
the
zoo
to
continue
the
work
that
they're
doing
earth
Rangers
has
agreed
with
our
legislation,
which
is
I,
think,
is
a
very
good
thing.
D
They've
asked
simply
for
a
phase-out
period:
they're
not
introducing
any
more
animals
they've
taken
out
a
whole
bunch
of
animals
out
of
their
program,
which
is
a
very
good
thing
from
an
animal
welfare
perspective.
They're
just
asking
that
the
skunk
by
Martin
Amer
dealer
in
the
African
park
be
allowed
to
continue
to
be
used
for
the
end
of
their
days
or
January
30
January,
1st
2021,
whichever
comes
first,
madam,
madam
Speaker,
I,
will
not
be
supporting
any
motions
that
promote
chickens
in
the
City
of
Toronto
chickens
are
barnyard
animals
that
are
beautiful
and
wonderful.
D
I
love
chickens!
That's
why
I
don't
eat
them,
but
what
I
think
shouldn't
happen
is
that
when
I'm
sitting
in
my
backyard,
my
neighbor
shouldn't
have
a
flock
of
hens.
Next
to
me
that
stink,
if
you've
ever
been
to
a
chicken
coop,
they
stink
I,
don't
want
my
my
neighbor
to
say
on
one
Sunday.
Well,
you
know
what
I've
had
enough
of
eggs
now
I
want
some
chicken
stew
and
when
they
slaughter
those
animals
in
the
backyard
or
in
their
shadow
in
their
garage.
What
do
I
do?
D
I
call
3-1-1
I
ask
an
inspector
to
come
out.
The
inspector
comes
out
on
Monday
and
what's
left,
no
chickens,
just
feathers
and
councillor
mackovic,
with
a
little
bit
of
barbecue
sauce
on
the
side
of
his
mouth,
so
I
I,
think
for
when
you
look
at
the
organizations
in
this
city
that
are
tasked
with
animal
welfare.
They're
all
opposed
to
having
chickens
in
the
backyard.
The
Canadian
Federation
of
Humane
Society
opposes
having
chickens
in
backyards
in
backyards.
D
The
animal
Alliance
of
Canada
opposes
having
chickens
and
backyards,
so
does
Zoo
check
Canada,
so
the
people
who
say
to
us
this
is
how
you
should
have
you
met
humane
care
of
animals.
Do
not
support
this,
and
you
know:
we've
had
a
lot
of
talk
in
this
council
is
the
powerful
taxi
Lobby
here
or
the
powerful
sign
lobby
or
the
powerful
developer
Lobby.
It's
the
powerful
chicken
lobby
that
concerns
me
the
most.
D
They
can
learn
about
life
without
quoting
renting
a
chicken
for
four
months
which
teaches
your
children.
Perhaps
that
animals
are
just
a
throwaway
thing
that
you
can
have
fun
with
and
you
can
get
rid
of
when
you
feel
like
it.
If
you
want
to
adopt
an
animal
and
take
care
of
an
animal,
we
have
thousands
upon
thousands
of
animals
and
our
animal
shelters
that
should
be
adopted.
We
shouldn't
be
importing
chickens
from
who
knows
where
to
end
up
in
who
knows
pot.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
A
C
E
D
C
D
Absolutely
and
earth
Rangers
has
been
a
pleasure
to
deal
with
there.
They
are
an
amazing
organization
they
themselves
and
in
the
to
clarify
my
motion.
Earth
Rangers
has
agreed
with
our
staff
recommendations.
They
have
agreed
that
society
is
changing
and
what
was
acceptable
five
or
ten
years
ago
is
no
longer
acceptable
today,
so
they
are
agreeing
to
eliminate
prohibited
animals
from
their
out
region.
D
C
D
Positive
lift
so
there
we
have
a
system
now
that
we
prohibit
animals.
To
give
you
an
example,
there
are
10,000
species
of
birds,
so
we
list
5
or
10
or
15
types
of
species
that
you
can't
have.
That
leaves
the
other
9,500
species
of
birds
able
for
you
to
go
on
the
internet.
And
if
you
happen
to
like
certain
types
of
birds
anywhere
on
planet
Earth,
nowadays
you
can
actually
go
on
the
internet,
and
if
you
have
enough
money
you
can
order
them
in
a
box
through
the
internet
to
come
to
your
house.
D
So
all
of
I'd
say
a
number
of
animal
welfare
organizations
came
and
depute
a
tech
committee
and
said
we
think
the
city
should
migrate
or
move
over
to
a
positive
list
where
the
city
staff
work
with
all
the
stakeholders
and
say
here-
are
the
animals
self
esteems
that
we
think
are
appropriate
in
an
urban
environment.
But
if
they're
not
on
that
list,
then
it's
up
to
you
to
demonstrate
to
our
staff
why
they
should
be
put
on
the
list.
D
E
Madam
Speaker
I
know
that
the
word
has
already
spread
through
the
chamber,
but
it
is
with
great
sadness
that
I
learned
this
afternoon,
as
we
all
have
of
the
death
of
deputy
mayor
Pam,
McConnell
Pam
was
a
friend
to
all
of
us,
but
also
a
friend
to
many
many
others
and,
of
course,
was
a
wife,
a
mother
and
a
grandmother
and
and
how
proud
she
was
of
her
family
I.
Think
much
of
the
time
that
I
spent
talking
to
her
in
the
relatively
short
time
that
I
spent
lots
of
time
with
her.
E
She
was
talking
about
about
her
family,
but
we
knew
her
as
well
as
a
woman
who
proudly
and
enthusiastically
and
energetically
served
her
city
and
the
people
of
Toronto
for
more
than
35
years
in
many
different
capacities
and
I.
Don't
think,
there's
any
question
whatsoever
that
Toronto
is
a
better
and
fairer
place
and
city
thanks
to
her
service
and
also
thanks
to
her
advocacy.
She
was
a
strong
defender
for
Toronto
and
for
the
City
of
Toronto.
E
During
her
time
as
a
city
councilor
and
as
deputy
mayor,
she
was
responsible
for
leading
Toronto's
poverty
reduction
strategy,
and
you
know
we
debate
these
things
inside
here
and
whether
we're
doing
enough
for
two.
You
know
we
could
never
be
doing
enough,
but
but
I
can
just
tell
you
from
the
standpoint
of
myself.
One
of
the
reasons
I
asked
her
to
take
on
the
responsibility
she
did
is
because
I
knew
that
her
heart
would
be
in
it.
E
The
survival
and
prosperity
of
Toronto
demands
that
we
pay
attention
to
moving
as
many
Torontonians
as
possible
down
the
road
from
poverty
to
prosperity,
and
you
know
we
can
all
speak
those
were,
but
she
lived
by
those
words
they
came
from
her
heart.
They
came
with
a
passion
that
was
was
was
almost
beyond
comprehension.
E
But
what
she
achieved,
which
the
world
recognizes
through
the
revitalization
of
Regent
Park,
is
something
that
is
historic
in
terms
of
our
own
city,
but
also
historic
in
a
much
broader
context,
and
we
have
there
today
a
community
that
is
not
perfect
and
it's
not
yet
what
we
all
want
it
to
be.
But
it
is
something
that
is
a
proud
legacy
for
her
and
for
the
city,
and
a
lot
of
that
was
her
work.
We
all
know
she
was
busy
at
work:
transforming
st.
Lawrence
Market,
getting
the
Jack
Layton
ferry
terminal
done.
E
Turning
the
West
Don
lands
in
East
Bay
front
neighborhoods
into
vibrant
communities.
We
were
just
talking
yesterday
about
some
of
the
things
that
are
to
come
in
the
West
on
lands
in
particular
and
I
hope
that
we'll
find
a
suitable
opportunity
to
recognize
her
work
there
and
so
I
would
just
say
that
I'm
sure
I
speak
for
all
of
us
in
saying
that
one
of
the
best
things
we
can
do
as
a
tribute
to
her
and
to
our
love
our
love
and
respect
for
her.
E
Because
I
said
you
know
myself
yesterday,
that
I
was
someone
that
I
had
known
probably
the
least
amount
of
time
with
people
in
this
room,
but
I
grew
very
quickly
to
respect
her,
but
I
also
became
immensely
fond
of
her
I
mean
she
is
a
person
that
it
was
just
such
a
pleasure
to
work
with,
because
she
would
tell
you
you
know
what
you
needed
to
hear.
She
was
not
afraid
at
all
of
doing
that.
E
As
you
all
know,
but
at
the
same
time
she
could
collaborate
and
she
could
she
could
work
well
to
move
forward
these
kinds
of
things
that
that
we
all
believe
are
part
of
an
important
part
of
our
responsibility.
Pam
has
a
long
history
of
the
City
of
Toronto,
her
initial
work,
of
course,
centered
and
I-
think
her
her
passion
remained
throughout
with
children.
She
oversaw
the
opening
of
the
Wellesley
community
center,
the
first
Community
Center
in
Toronto
after
amalgamation,
she
represented
Toronto
and
I,
know
she
was
beloved
there
and
they
will
be.
E
They
will
be
as
saddened
as
we
are
here
as
deeply
saddened
as
we
are
at
the
Federation
of
Canadian
Municipalities,
where
she
was
a
not
just
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
and
someone
who
served
us
internationally
in
that
regard
with
somebody
they
treasured
as
a
wise
counselor
and
somebody
they
very
much
enjoyed
working
with.
She
was
a
great
person
to
encourage
women
to
seek
public
office
and
to
advance
the
interests
of
women.
E
She
served
as
chair
of
the
Toronto
Police
Services
Board,
again,
an
extraordinary
responsibility
in
the
city
that
she
took
on
and
she
worked
hard
to
begin.
Something
that
continues
today
is
an
evolutionary
process
of
bringing
community
policing
back
to
the
city's
neighborhoods
and,
of
course,
it
began
with
her
service
as
a
school
trustee
where
she
was
well
known
as
an
advocate
for
children
living
in
poverty,
and
so
this
is
an
understatement,
but
words
sometimes
fail
you
at
this
point.
E
When
these
kinds
of
things
happen,
she
will
be
deeply
missed
by
us,
as
her
council,
council
colleagues
I
know
as
well
by
city
staff,
who
I
know
again
that
she
treated
with
the
utmost
of
respect
as
an
example
and
she'll
be
deeply
missed
by
the
community.
I
will
tell
you
that
beyond
having
had
a
visit
with
her
yesterday,
where
she
was,
she
was
Pam
I
mean
she
was
there
with
the
tubes
and
all
of
the
sort
of
the
things
of
modern
medicine
that
unfortunately
couldn't
save
her.
E
E
The
time
that
I'm
very
fond
of
remembering
and
I
can't
recall
of
others
of
you
were
there,
but
it
was
at
the
opening
of
a
bear
ski
park
and
again
it
was
just
one
more
thing
of
a
long
long
list
and
I
haven't
done
justice
to
the
list
today.
But
it
was
a
long
long
list
of
things
that
she
took
such
an
interest
in
and
she
was
able
to
stand
up
there.
She
had
to
disconnect
herself
from
this
little
oxygen
tank.
E
She
was
wheeling
around
and
I
held
the
tube
while
she
got
up
to
speak
and
she
got
up
to
speak
and
she
was
speaking
yes
from
notes,
but
mostly
from
her
head
and
pointing
out
every
single
person
in
the
audience
that
had
a
role
in
the
redevelopment
of
that
Park
and
again
it
was
a
truly
community-based
community
initiated
endeavor.
But
you
could
tell
that
for
every
bit
of
gratitude
that
was
going
out
from
her
at
that
podium.
There
was
affection
coming
back
coming
back
her
way
from
those
people
and
I'm
glad
I'm.
E
Sorry,
it
didn't
work,
but
I
said
to
the
people
that
day.
Would
you
please
just
give
a
round
of
applause
solely
for
the
purpose
of
saying
get
better
Pam,
because
she'd
come
out
of
her
sickbed
at
home
to
be
at
that
ceremony,
I
offered
to
cancel
it,
because
if
she
couldn't
be
there
and
they
gave
her,
as
you
might
expect,
the
warmest
round
of
applause
that
you
could
ever
imagine
and
I
hope
that
those
that
applause
was
ringing
in
her
ears
as
she
was
having
her
last
moments
in
the
hospital
today.
E
She's
an
example
of
public
service
in
every
respect.
She's
an
example
of
commitment
to
the
people
who
need
our
help.
The
most
here
as
we
sit
here
and
carry
our
responsibilities
she's
an
example
of
consensus,
building
and
finding
common
ground,
and
we
will
just
miss
her
more
than
I
can
possibly
on
anybody's
behalf
and
I,
wouldn't
presume
to
speak
on
your
behalf.
We
will
miss
her
greatly.
E
That
is
a
remarkable
statement
in
and
of
itself
of
who
and
what
deputy
mayor,
Pam
McConnell
was,
and
so
I
would
ask
that
you
before
we
unfortunately
have
to
do
something
just
to
procedurally
bring
it
into
this
meeting.
There
will
be
a
motion
to
be
moved
which
I
will
do
in
a
moment,
but
I
would
ask
before
we
do,
that
that
you
rise
and
observe
a
moment
of
silence
for
our
our
wonderful,
wonderful
friend
and
public
servant.
Deputy
mayor,
Pam,
Macomb.
E
So,
madam
Speaker,
given
the
news
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
if
anybody
wants
to
come
down
to
the
mayor's
offices.
So
we
can
share
some
reminiscences
this
afternoon.
You're
most
welcome
there,
but
I'm
going
to
move
to
defer
the
balance
of
our
business
today
and
suggest,
as
the
law
requires,
that
we
pass
the
bills
and
adjourn
for
the
balance
of
the
day.
A
Members
I
moved
to
lead,
be
granted
to
introduce
the
bills
on
favor
carried.
Shall
these
bills
be
passed
and
declared
as
a
bylaw
on
favor
Carrie
members,
I
moved
away,
excuse
ups
and
t's
all
in
favor
Carrie
members,
I
move
dolly
be
granted
to
introduce
a
confirming
bill
on
favor
Carrie,
so
this
bill
be
passed
and
declared
as
a
bylaw
on
favorite
Carrie
made
him.
It
meeting
is
adjourned.