Item - 2025.MM33.22
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 8 and 9, 2025 without amendments.
MM33.22 - Promoting and Delivering School Based Vision Testing in Selected Toronto High Needs Schools - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Caution: Motions and votes are shown below. Any motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
Recommendations
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng, recommends that:
1. City Council request the Board of Health to consider developing a road map to provide a pilot school-based mobile eye testing program on an opt in basis to school-age children to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to excel in the classroom by the first quarter of 2026.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM33.22 be referred to the Board of Health. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Waive Referral) Oct-09-2025 2:57 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM33.22 - Waive the referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 21 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Brad Bradford, Nick Mantas |
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item MM33.22 and take the vote immediately.
Vote (End Debate) Oct-09-2025 7:34 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM33.22 - End the debate |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 20 | Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 2 | Members that voted No are Mike Colle, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Vincent Crisanti, Jamaal Myers |