Item - 2025.MM33.24

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the Elect Respect Pledge and express its support for the campaign.

Elect Respect Pledge

As an ally to candidates and elected officials, and an advocate for democracy, I pledge to:

- Treat elected officials and each other with respect in all spaces - public, private, and online.

- Reject harassment, abuse, and personal attacks, and speak out when I witness them.

- Focus debate and political discussions on ideas and policies, not personal attacks.

- Help build a supportive culture where people of all backgrounds feel safe to run for and hold office, and engage in public life.

- Call on relevant authorities for the protection of elected officials who face abuse or threats.

- Model integrity and respect in public life, holding myself to the highest standards of conduct, and vote for leaders who model integrity and respect in public life, holding them to the highest standard of conduct.
 

2. City Council forward this item to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario’s Big City Mayors, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayors’ Caucus, the Premier of Ontario and Opposition party leaders in the Ontario Legislature, the Prime Minister of Canada and Opposition party leaders in the House of Commons, all Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament representing seats in the City of Toronto, the Toronto Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.