Item - 2019.MM13.11

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on December 17 and 18, 2019 without amendments.

MM13.11 - Asking the Province to maintain the definition of disability for recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on December 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Services to:

 

a.  reverse budget cuts made and planned for the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services;


b.  maintain the current Ontario Disability Support Program definition of disability;


c.  increase social assistance rates; and


d.  respect the rights of people living with disability to participate in decisions affecting them by creating a meaningful process of co-reviewing and co-designing programs of social assistance and adjudication processes.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(December 13, 2019) E-mail from Steve Laurie, Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch (MM.Supp.MM13.11.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/mm/comm/communicationfile-99727.pdf
(December 16, 2019) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.Supp.MM13.11.2)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM13.11 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

Vote (Waive Referral) Dec-18-2019 11:08 AM

Result: Carried Two-Thirds Required - MM13.11 - Waive referral
Total members that voted Yes: 22 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 3 Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Cynthia Lai, Jaye Robinson

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-18-2019 11:09 AM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM13.11 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 23 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 3 Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Cynthia Lai, Jaye Robinson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council