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
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