Item - 2014.EX41.24
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Executive Committee on April 23, 2014. The Executive Committee has referred this item to an official or other body without making a decision. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the referral.
EX41.24 - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Referred
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Executive Committee referred the item to the Chief of Protocol, with the request that she, and other divisions as appropriate, work with both Armenian and Turkish groups and the federal and provincial governments, and report back to the Executive Committee in early 2015.
Origin
Summary
City Council on April 1, 2 and 3, 2014, referred Motion MM50.5 to the Executive Committee.
The Armenian Genocide was the systematic extermination by the Ottoman Empire of its minority Armenian subjects. This atrocity took place during and after World War I and the number of people killed has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million.
The Armenian Genocide is commemorated on April 24th each year, the date in 1915 the Ottoman Government arrested over 200 Armenian community leaders in Constantinople. They were sent to prison in Anatolia, where most were summarily executed. Thereafter, thousands upon thousands were subjected to forced labour, massacred or deported.
Toronto's Armenian Community via the Armenian National Committee of Toronto would like to erect a monument to commemorate this significant anniversary and its Canadian significance. Some potential locations have been identified by the community and they are prepared to either donate an existing monument or go through the process of having one commissioned.
(Submitted to City Council on April 1 and 2, 2014 as MM50.5)
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-68304.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ex/comm/communicationfile-46861.pdf
(April 21, 2014) E-mail from Filiz Tumer (EX.New.EX41.24.2)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Yesim Yoruk (EX.New.EX41.24.3)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Huseyin Nurgel (EX.New.EX41.24.4)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Cuneyt Birol (EX.New.EX41.24.5)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Hakan Alpay (EX.New.EX41.24.6)
(April 22, 2014) Submission from Yasemin Sayin (EX.New.EX41.24.7)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Burcu Arigsoy (EX.New.EX41.24.8)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Cenk Baskaraca (EX.New.EX41.24.9)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Mustafa Eric (EX.New.EX41.24.10)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Elvan Ellie Amasya (EX.New.EX41.24.11)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Uluç Özgüven (EX.New.EX41.24.12)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Cenk Sayin (EX.New.EX41.24.13)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Yesim Yoruk (EX.New.EX41.24.14)
(April 22, 2014) Fax from Saadettin Ozcan (EX.New.EX41.24.15)
(April 23, 2014) Letter from Dragi Stojkovski (EX.New.EX41.24.16)
(April 23, 2014) Letter from The Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations (EX.New.EX41.24.17)
(April 23, 2014) Submission from David Warner (EX.New.EX41.24.18)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Mehmet Bor, The Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations (EX.New.EX41.24.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ex/comm/communicationfile-46927.pdf
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Bahire Alsan (EX.New.EX41.24.20)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Yesim Yourk (EX.New.EX41.24.21)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Sam Manougian, Armenian National Committee of Toronto (EX.New.EX41.24.22)
(April 22, 2014) E-mail from Hande Bilhan (EX.New.EX41.24.23)
(April 23, 2014) E-mail from Niyazi Mustafa (EX.New.EX.41.24.24)
(April 23, 2014) Submission from Yasemin Sayin (EX.New.EX41.24.25)
(April 23, 2014) Submission from Harout Manougian (EX.New.EX41.24.26)
(April 23, 2014) Submission from Narmin Sultanova (EX.New.EX41.24.27)
Speakers
David Warner (Submission Filed)
Levon Hasserjian
Raffi Sarkissian
Nesrin Berrak
Sila Özer
Ani Koulian
Daron Keskinian, Armenian Youth Federation of Canada
Ahmet Karahan, Canadian Turkish Islamic Cultural Association
Yasemin Sayin (Submission Filed)
Sevgi Brisebois
Feruzbek Khudaykulov, Canadian Uzbek Community
Derya Ozturk
Kaan Oran
Len Rudner, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
Bora Celikel, The Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations (FCTA)
Narmin Sultanova, Azerbaijani Youth of Canada Network (Submission Filed)
Dr. Metimet Bor
Reza Firouzi, South Azerbaijani Human Rights Centre
Harout Manougian, Trustee, Toronto District School Board (Submission Filed)
Councillor Shelley Carroll
Elvan Amasya
Motions
That the Executive Committee:
1. Refer the item to the Chief of Protocol, with the request that she, and other divisions as appropriate, work with both Armenian and Turkish groups and the federal and provincial governments, and report back to the Executive Committee in early 2015.
Vote (Refer Item) Apr-23-2014
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - Mammoliti - Motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 8 | Members that voted Yes are Gary Crawford, Frank Di Giorgio, Rob Ford, Peter Leon, Giorgio Mammoliti, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Anthony Perruzza, David Shiner |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Norman Kelly (Chair) |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Vincent Crisanti, Peter Milczyn, Cesar Palacio, Michael Thompson |
That the Executive Committee:
1. Refer the item to the Chief of Protocol, with the request that she, and other divisions as appropriate, work with the Armenian Community to determine the appropriate use of any future donation.