Item - 2012.CC22.4

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on April 10, 2012 without amendments and without debate.

CC22.4 - Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying in an Election Event

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted on Consent

Wards:: All

City Council Decision

City Council on April 10 and 11, 2012, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the findings in the report (April 3, 2012) from the Lobbyist Registrar.

2. City Council request the Lobbyist Registrar, in consultation with the City Solicitor, the City Clerk and the Integrity Commissioner to report to Council on whether and to what extent communications between lobbyists and public office holders during an election period, in the context of election debates, should be made exempt from Chapter 140.

Background Information (City Council)

(April 3, 2012) Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar, submitting a Report on an Inquiry, headed "Lobbying in an Election Event" (CC22.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-46326.pdf
(April 3, 2012) Report on an Inquiry from the Lobbyist Registrar, headed "Lobbying in an Election Event"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-46327.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(April 9, 2012) Letter from David Bronskill, Goodmans LLP, Barristers and Solicitors (CC.New.CC22.4.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-29671.pdf