Item - 2025.MM35.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments.
MM35.11 - Securing More Good Jobs in Toronto: Support for Hosting the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank Headquarters - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council express its support for the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank to be headquartered in Toronto, in alignment with the Quality Jobs and Global Competitiveness priority in “Sidewalks to Skylines: A 10-Year Action Plan for Toronto's Economy”, to grow and strengthen our economy and secure thousands of good jobs in Toronto.
2. City Council forward this item to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Minister of Industry, Members of Parliament, the Premier of Ontario, and the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
(December 10, 2025) Letter from Councillor Brad Bradford (MM.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-201657.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM35.11 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-17-2025 2:29 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM35.11 - Waive the referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 19 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 4 | Members that voted No are Alejandra Bravo, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Gord Perks |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Olivia Chow, Anthony Perruzza |
Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-17-2025 7:35 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM35.11 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 15 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 7 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Paula Fletcher, Chris Moise, Jamaal Myers, Gord Perks, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Rachel Chernos Lin, Vincent Crisanti, Ausma Malik |
Following the vote to waive referral on Item MM35.11, Councillor Matlow, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that recorded votes are considered a way to show accountability and there is a screenshot of the vote that is circulated and, repeatedly, his name is covered up by one of the Clerk’s names and the public can’t see how he voted. Councillor Matlow further stated that he would appreciate it if the Clerk could resolve this, so that all the Members’ names can be seen by the public.
The Deputy City Clerk advised Members of Council that there was a recent update to the City’s Webex tool that changed the display function so that when somebody is sharing their content, it does show the name of the person who’s sharing the content and it happens to be in the middle of the display. The Deputy City Clerk advised that staff are working on a fix and that the Clerk will be more mindful of this moving forward.