Item - 2017.MM32.8

City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2017, adopted the following:

1.  City Council denounce racism in all its forms and re-affirm its commitment to recognize the dignity and worth of all people, in principle and in practice.

 
2.  City Council reaffirm its commitment to actively create an environment of equality in the government and in the community for all people regardless of their race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, disability, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, same sex partnership, age, marital status, family status, immigrant status, receipt of public assistance, political affiliation, religious affiliation, level of literacy, language and/or socio-economic status.

 
3.  City Council acknowledge and reaffirm its support for the good work that the City's Human Rights Office and the Access, Equity and Human Rights Division are already doing to promote inclusive communities and call out acts of hate, such as the initiative to end Anti-Black Racism, Access T.O., and Reconciliation and Calls to Action.

4.  City Council direct City divisions, agencies and corporations to review their policies and procedures and those of their grant recipients to ensure consistency with City Council’s commitment to Human Rights and to report back to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018 with a progress update on the implementation of City Council policies of access without fear for undocumented Torontonians. 
 
5.  City Council urge the Federal Government and the Government of Ontario to likewise reaffirm their commitment to creating a culture of equality in government and in society, and City Council direct that its position be forwarded as a letter to the Government of Canada, Federal Opposition parties, the Government of Ontario, and the Provincial Opposition parties, to that end.