Council Tracker: Election Edition

It's almost election day.

But before you go and vote, a reminder.

A reminder of what happened at City Hall over the last four years.

A reminder of how your representatives voted.

And a reminder that this election you get to choose to vote for more of the same, or something different.

Because, this election, three incumbent Councillors are running for Mayor, and five other incumbent Councillors are running for re-election.

So before you go and vote them back in again, or vote them out, shouldn't we take a look back at their voting records for the last four years?

Of course we should!

Without outside scrutiny and accountability, it's too easy for a candidate to promise you one thing when they knock on your door, and then do the complete opposite for four years as a candidate.

And if a candidate's values haven't aligned with yours over the last four years, what are the chances they will over the next four years, regardless of what they say in their fancy speeches or write in their glossy literature pieces?

So, without further ado, see below for an array of Council votes from 2017-2021, taken from our Council Tracker project database, that we think you might find interesting based on the extensive feedback we've received from our online community.

Vote 1 - Continue Olympic Bid

Combined Meeting of Council, November 20th, 2017, Page 44-45 of 47

Moved by Councillor Woolley, Seconded by Councillor Jones

Vote 2 - Hike Corporate Welfare

Regular Meeting of Council, December 18th, 2017, Page 5 of 20

Moved by Councillor Woolley, Seconded by Councillor Farrell

Vote 3 - Freeze Council’s Pay

Regular Meeting of Council, December 17th, 2018, Page 13 of 34

Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Farkas

Vote 4 - Cut Councillor Expenses

Special Meeting of Council, June 10th, 2019, Pages 3 of 11

Moved by Councillor Farkas, Seconded by Councillor Demong

Vote 5 - Cut Council’s Pay & Pensions

Special Meeting of Council, June 10th, 2019, Pages 4 of 11

Moved by Councillor Farkas, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 6 - Taxpayer-Funded Arena

Combined Meeting of Council, July 29th, 2019, Pages 36-39 of 57

Moved by Councillor Davison, Seconded by Councillor Sutherland

Vote 7 - Find $50 Million In Savings

Strategic Meeting of Council, November 12th, 2019, Page 12 of 31

Moved by Councillor Magliocca, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 8 - Cut Corporate Welfare

Strategic Meeting of Council, November 12th, 2019, Page 13 of 31

Moved by Councillor Magliocca, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 9 - Cut PR & Comms Spending

Strategic Meeting of Council, November 12th, 2019, Pages 13-14 of 31

Moved by Councillor Farkas, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 10 - Cut Arts Spending

Strategic Meeting of Council November 12th, 2019, Page 14 of 31

Moved by Councillor Farkas, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 11 - 7.5% Tax Shift

Strategic Meeting of Council, November 12th, 2019, Page 24 of 31

Moved by Councillor Gondek, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart

Vote 12 - Green Line LRT

Combined Meeting of Council, June 15th, 2020, Pages 6-9 of 40

Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Carra

Vote 13 - Cap Golden Handshakes

Combined Meeting of Council, November 2nd, 2020, Page 46 of 57

Moved by Councillor Farkas, Seconded by Councillor Chu

Vote 14 - Defund The Police

Combined Meeting of Council, November 2nd, 2020, Page 50 of 57

Moved by Councillor Woolley, Seconded by Councillor Carra

Vote 15 - Speed Limit Reduction

Strategic Meeting of Council, February 1st, 2021, Pages 4-5 of 9

Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Davison