Item - 2024.CC24.2

That:

1. City Council amend Recommendation 3 by:

a. deleting the words "Executive Committee" after the words "to report to" and replacing them with the words "City Council";

b. adding the words "informed by public consultations" after the words "the first quarter of 2025";

c. deleting the word "Toronto" and replacing them with the word "Torontonians"; and

d. deleting the words "on the public and on access to publicly accessible spaces" and replacing them with " that target people based on their identity as prohibited under the Ontario Human Rights Code"

so that Recommendation 3 now reads as follows:

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, applicable City divisions, the Toronto Police Service and other applicable stakeholders, to report to City Council in the first quarter of 2025 informed by public consultations with a proposed bylaw that supports the City's commitment to keeping Torontonians safe from hate and respects Charter jurisprudence that addresses impacts of demonstrations that target people based on their identity as prohibited under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Amended by motion 3 by Councillor Myers.

That:

1. City Council amend Recommendation 3 by adding after the word "by-law" the words "with an emphasis on protecting vulnerable institutions such as places of worship, faith-based schools and cultural institutions" so that Recommendation 3 now reads as follows:

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, applicable City divisions, the Toronto Police Service and other applicable stakeholders, to report to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2025 with a proposed by-law, with an emphasis on protecting vulnerable institutions such as places of worship, faith-based schools and cultural institutions, that supports the City's commitment to keeping Toronto safe from hate and respects Charter jurisprudence that addresses impacts of demonstrations on the public and on access to publicly accessible spaces.

That:

1. City Council amend Part 1.b. of Motion 1 by Mayor Chow to insert the words "and a constitutional legal expert opinion on the Charter Rights implications from the City Solicitor" after the words "public consultations" so that Recommendation 3 now reads as follows:

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, applicable City divisions, the Toronto Police Service and other applicable stakeholders, to report to City Council in the first quarter of 2025, informed by public consultations and a constitutional legal expert opinion on the Charter Rights implications from the City Solicitor, with a proposed bylaw that supports the City's commitment to keeping Torontonians safe from hate and respects Charter jurisprudence that addresses impacts of demonstrations that target people based on their identity as prohibited under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item CC24.2 and take the vote immediately.

That:

1. City Council amend Recommendation 3 by deleting the words "respects Charter jurisprudence" and replacing them with the words "protects Charter rights" so that Recommendation 3 now reads as follows:

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, applicable City divisions, the Toronto Police Service and other applicable stakeholders, to report to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2025 with a proposed by-law that supports the City's commitment to keeping Toronto safe from hate and protects Charter rights that addresses impacts of demonstrations on the public and on access to publicly accessible spaces.

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider the vote on Motion 4 by Councillor Matlow.

Adoption of Item CC24.2 Recommendation 1 only:

1. City Council adopt the Policy Framework - City Response to Demonstrations (Attachment 1 of this report) and direct the City Manager to update the Framework as necessary to ensure the Framework remains current and responsive to the City's needs and priorities.

Adoption of Item CC24.2 Recommendation 2 only:

2. City Council request City agencies and corporations to refer to the Policy Framework - City Response to Demonstrations (Attachment 1 of this report) as a model and align applicable policies and procedures to be consistent with the City's approach where appropriate.

Adoption of Item CC24.2 Recommendation 3 only, as amended:

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, applicable City divisions, the Toronto Police Service and other applicable stakeholders, to report to the Executive CommitteeCity Councilin the first quarter of 2025, informed by public consultations and a constitutional legal expert opinion on the Charter Rights implications from the City Solicitor, with a proposed bylaw, with an emphasis on protecting vulnerable institutions such as places of worship, faith-based schools and cultural institutions, that supports the City's commitment to keeping Toronto Torontonians safe from hate and respects Charter jurisprudence protects Charter rights that addresses impacts of demonstrations on the public and on access to publicly accessible spaces that target people based on their identity as prohibited under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Adoption of Item CC24.2 Recommendation 4 only:

4. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services, to establish a one-time grant program of up to $2.5 million in 2025 to support community organizations with hostile vehicle mitigation interventions through the 2025 Operating Budget submission.

Adoption of Item CC24.2 Recommendation 5 only:

5. City Council forward this item for information to the Toronto Police Service Board.

Councillor Fletcher, rising on a Point of Order, requested that Council vote separately on all Recommendations.