Item - 2021.MM38.43
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 15, 2021 without amendments.
MM38.43 - Reaffirming Toronto's Opposition and Providing Financial Support to the Legal Challenge against Quebec's Bill 21 - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ana Bailão, Councillor Shelley Carroll, Councillor Mike Layton, Councillor James Pasternak, Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council reaffirm its opposition to the Province of Quebec's Bill 21, An Act respecting the laicity of the State ("Bill 21") and reaffirm the City's commitment to upholding the freedoms set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
2. City Council support the current legal challenge against Bill 21.
3. City Council provide a one-time 2021 contribution of up to $100,000 to the joint legal challenges of Bill 21 by the National Council of Canadian Muslims, the World Sikh Organization, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to be accommodated from available funding within the 2021 Operating Budget within Non-Program Expenditures.
4. City Council call on all other Canadian municipalities to affirm their opposition to Bill 21 and provide financial contributions to support the legal challenge.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor Tory be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Reaffirming Toronto's Opposition and Providing Financial Support to the Legal Challenge against Quebec's Bill 21
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent because, in order to provide the best fighting chance for the legal challenge to Bill 21, it requires a commitment of sufficient financial resources from Canadian municipalities as soon as possible.
Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-16-2021 2:05 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM38.43 - Adopt Item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 25 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Denzil Minnan-Wong |