Item - 2026.MM39.82

City Council on March 25 and 26, 2026, adopted the following:

1. City Council condemn hate speech, including hateful chants and playing of hateful recordings at protests and rallies in the City of Toronto.

2. City Council express its support of correspondence dated March 9, 2026, from the Toronto Police Association, the Toronto Professional Firefighters Association and Toronto Civic Employees’ Union - Local 416 (attached as Attachment A) to Prime Minister Carney and Premier Ford, advocating for a sustainable funding model uniquely for Toronto which supports police and other front line emergency workers whose job it is to respond and serve at protests across Toronto, which have increased in number and frequency in response to international issues and because Toronto is Canada’s largest city.

3. City Council support the objectives of correspondence (attached as Attachment B) from the former interim Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission to the Chief of Police dated November 26, 2024, regarding hateful graffiti appearing on Toronto Transit Commission vehicles and other property and request the Toronto Transit Commission to prepare and action a rapid response graffiti removal plan.

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to ensure sufficient staffing is available to respond to noise amplification complaints at protests and rallies.

5. City Council request the City Manager, in coordination with the City Solicitor, to review all policy frameworks directed by Council to combat hate and to outline the necessary steps that could be taken to enhance the city’s actions by developing policy from these frameworks, and arrange an operational briefing for members of Council on the City’s response to hate speech in the public domain, what legal tools are available to take action against hate in the public domain, and any interim actions taken in response to hate in the public domain especially in neighbourhoods.

6. City Council request the Toronto Police Service Board to request an operational briefing from the Chief of Police on actions taken in response to hate speech in the public domain and hate crimes, and provide an interim report on the actions taken in response to Toronto Police Service Board Item P2026 – 0113 – 6.0.

7. City Council forward this item to the Toronto Police Service Board, the Office of the Solicitor General of Ontario, the Attorney General of Ontario, the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Public Safety of Canada.