Item - 2018.HL26.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 24, 2018 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Board of Health on April 16, 2018 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 24, 2018.
HL26.1 - Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2018, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Government of Canada to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Background Information (Board)
(November 20, 2017)
Letter from City Council on Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111803.pdf
(November 7, 2017) City Council Decision - Item MM34.35, Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone by Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River, seconded by Mayor John Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111804.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111803.pdf
(November 7, 2017) City Council Decision - Item MM34.35, Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone by Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River, seconded by Mayor John Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111804.pdf
Communications (Board)
(January 20, 2018) E-mail from
Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.Main.HL26.1.1)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Nathalie Rémond (HL.New.HL26.1.2)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Douglas Roche (HL.New.HL26.1.3)
(April 10, 2018) Submission from Zach Ruiter (HL.New.HL26.1.4)
(April 11, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Daniela Monaldi (HL.New.HL26.1.5)
(April 11, 2018) Submission from Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79516.pdf
(April 12, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79565.pdf
(April 12, 2018) E-mail from Barbara Birkett (HL.New.HL26.1.8)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares (HL.New.HL26.1.9)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Phyllis Creighton (HL.New.HL26.1.10)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.11)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Janet McNeill, Durham Nuclear Awareness (HL.New.HL26.1.12)
(April 14, 2018) Submission from Sidney Kiyoshi Ikeda (HL.New.HL26.1.13)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Taro T. Shibahara (HL.New.HL26.1.14)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) (HL.New.HL26.1.15)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.16)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Katy McCormick (HL.New.HL26.1.17)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace Canada (HL.New.HL26.1.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79587.pdf
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Alex Pereklita, Wada Ji Sangha Buddhist Temple (HL.New.HL26.1.19)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Metta Spencer (HL.New.HL26.1.20)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Anton Wagner (HL.New.HL26.1.21)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Edeltraud Neal, Provincial Council of Women of Ontario (HL.New.HL26.1.22)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Helen Short (HL.New.HL26.1.23)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Sue Drew (HL.New.HL26.1.24)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.New.HL26.1.25)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Roger J. Short (HL.New.HL26.1.26)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Judi Richards, Les Artistes pour la Paix (HL.New.HL26.1.27)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Ingrid Schilling (HL.New.HL26.1.28)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Jonathan Somer, Canadian Red Cross (HL.New.HL26.1.29)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (HL.New.HL26.1.30)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons (HL.New.HL26.1.31)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79606.pdf
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Nathalie Rémond (HL.New.HL26.1.2)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Douglas Roche (HL.New.HL26.1.3)
(April 10, 2018) Submission from Zach Ruiter (HL.New.HL26.1.4)
(April 11, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Daniela Monaldi (HL.New.HL26.1.5)
(April 11, 2018) Submission from Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79516.pdf
(April 12, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79565.pdf
(April 12, 2018) E-mail from Barbara Birkett (HL.New.HL26.1.8)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares (HL.New.HL26.1.9)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Phyllis Creighton (HL.New.HL26.1.10)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.11)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Janet McNeill, Durham Nuclear Awareness (HL.New.HL26.1.12)
(April 14, 2018) Submission from Sidney Kiyoshi Ikeda (HL.New.HL26.1.13)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Taro T. Shibahara (HL.New.HL26.1.14)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) (HL.New.HL26.1.15)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.16)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Katy McCormick (HL.New.HL26.1.17)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace Canada (HL.New.HL26.1.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79587.pdf
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Alex Pereklita, Wada Ji Sangha Buddhist Temple (HL.New.HL26.1.19)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Metta Spencer (HL.New.HL26.1.20)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Anton Wagner (HL.New.HL26.1.21)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Edeltraud Neal, Provincial Council of Women of Ontario (HL.New.HL26.1.22)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Helen Short (HL.New.HL26.1.23)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Sue Drew (HL.New.HL26.1.24)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.New.HL26.1.25)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Roger J. Short (HL.New.HL26.1.26)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Judi Richards, Les Artistes pour la Paix (HL.New.HL26.1.27)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Ingrid Schilling (HL.New.HL26.1.28)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Jonathan Somer, Canadian Red Cross (HL.New.HL26.1.29)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (HL.New.HL26.1.30)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons (HL.New.HL26.1.31)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79606.pdf
HL26.1 - Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Recommendations
The Board of Health recommends that:
1. City Council request the Government of Canada to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Board of Health:
1. Expressed its support for the City of Toronto's reaffirmation of its position as a nuclear weapons-free zone.
2. Requested the Government of Canada to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
3. Requested the Medical Officer of Health to report back to the Board of Health to provide an update on emissions to see if there are any potential health hazards from the facility located at 1025 Lansdowne Avenue in Toronto, Ontario.
Origin
(November 20, 2017) Letter from City Council
Summary
City Council, on November 7, 8, and 9, 2017, adopted Item MM34.35, and in so doing, has requested the Board of Health to hold public hearings on the dangers of nuclear weapons and radiation fallout.
Background Information
(November 20, 2017)
Letter from City Council on Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111803.pdf
(November 7, 2017) City Council Decision - Item MM34.35, Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone by Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River, seconded by Mayor John Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111804.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111803.pdf
(November 7, 2017) City Council Decision - Item MM34.35, Re-affirming City of Toronto as a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone by Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River, seconded by Mayor John Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-111804.pdf
Communications
(January 20, 2018) E-mail from
Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.Main.HL26.1.1)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Nathalie Rémond (HL.New.HL26.1.2)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Douglas Roche (HL.New.HL26.1.3)
(April 10, 2018) Submission from Zach Ruiter (HL.New.HL26.1.4)
(April 11, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Daniela Monaldi (HL.New.HL26.1.5)
(April 11, 2018) Submission from Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79516.pdf
(April 12, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79565.pdf
(April 12, 2018) E-mail from Barbara Birkett (HL.New.HL26.1.8)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares (HL.New.HL26.1.9)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Phyllis Creighton (HL.New.HL26.1.10)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.11)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Janet McNeill, Durham Nuclear Awareness (HL.New.HL26.1.12)
(April 14, 2018) Submission from Sidney Kiyoshi Ikeda (HL.New.HL26.1.13)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Taro T. Shibahara (HL.New.HL26.1.14)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) (HL.New.HL26.1.15)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.16)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Katy McCormick (HL.New.HL26.1.17)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace Canada (HL.New.HL26.1.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79587.pdf
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Alex Pereklita, Wada Ji Sangha Buddhist Temple (HL.New.HL26.1.19)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Metta Spencer (HL.New.HL26.1.20)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Anton Wagner (HL.New.HL26.1.21)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Edeltraud Neal, Provincial Council of Women of Ontario (HL.New.HL26.1.22)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Helen Short (HL.New.HL26.1.23)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Sue Drew (HL.New.HL26.1.24)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.New.HL26.1.25)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Roger J. Short (HL.New.HL26.1.26)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Judi Richards, Les Artistes pour la Paix (HL.New.HL26.1.27)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Ingrid Schilling (HL.New.HL26.1.28)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Jonathan Somer, Canadian Red Cross (HL.New.HL26.1.29)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (HL.New.HL26.1.30)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons (HL.New.HL26.1.31)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79606.pdf
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Nathalie Rémond (HL.New.HL26.1.2)
(April 9, 2018) E-mail from Douglas Roche (HL.New.HL26.1.3)
(April 10, 2018) Submission from Zach Ruiter (HL.New.HL26.1.4)
(April 11, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Daniela Monaldi (HL.New.HL26.1.5)
(April 11, 2018) Submission from Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79516.pdf
(April 12, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79565.pdf
(April 12, 2018) E-mail from Barbara Birkett (HL.New.HL26.1.8)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares (HL.New.HL26.1.9)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Phyllis Creighton (HL.New.HL26.1.10)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.11)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Janet McNeill, Durham Nuclear Awareness (HL.New.HL26.1.12)
(April 14, 2018) Submission from Sidney Kiyoshi Ikeda (HL.New.HL26.1.13)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Taro T. Shibahara (HL.New.HL26.1.14)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) (HL.New.HL26.1.15)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HL.New.HL26.1.16)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Katy McCormick (HL.New.HL26.1.17)
(April 15, 2018) Letter from Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace Canada (HL.New.HL26.1.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79587.pdf
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Alex Pereklita, Wada Ji Sangha Buddhist Temple (HL.New.HL26.1.19)
(April 13, 2018) Submission from Metta Spencer (HL.New.HL26.1.20)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Dr. Anton Wagner (HL.New.HL26.1.21)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Edeltraud Neal, Provincial Council of Women of Ontario (HL.New.HL26.1.22)
(April 15, 2018) E-mail from Helen Short (HL.New.HL26.1.23)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Sue Drew (HL.New.HL26.1.24)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group (HL.New.HL26.1.25)
(April 13, 2018) E-mail from Roger J. Short (HL.New.HL26.1.26)
(April 15, 2018) Submission from Judi Richards, Les Artistes pour la Paix (HL.New.HL26.1.27)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Ingrid Schilling (HL.New.HL26.1.28)
(April 16, 2018) E-mail from Jonathan Somer, Canadian Red Cross (HL.New.HL26.1.29)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (HL.New.HL26.1.30)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons (HL.New.HL26.1.31)
(April 16, 2018) Submission from Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility (HL.New.HL26.1.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/comm/communicationfile-79606.pdf
Speakers
Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition
Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada)
Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition
Sister Mary-Ellen Francoeur, Pax Christi Toronto
Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group
Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons
Zach Ruiter
Emma Hansen, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and Polanyi Conference on Science and Social Responsibility
Dr. Frank Sommers, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Dr. Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival (Canada)
Rosemary Keenan, Pax Christi Toronto and Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition
Sister Mary-Ellen Francoeur, Pax Christi Toronto
Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
Rob Acheson, Science for Peace, Nuclear Weapons Working Group
Anna Jaikaran, no2nuclearweapons
Zach Ruiter
Emma Hansen, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and Polanyi Conference on Science and Social Responsibility
Motions
1
- Motion
to Amend Item
moved by
Councillor Joe Mihevc
(Carried)
1. That the Board of Health express its support for the City of Toronto's reaffirmation of its position as a nuclear weapons-free zone.
2. That City Council and the Board of Health request the Government of Canada to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Vote (Amend Item) Apr-16-2018 2:33 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - Motion 1 moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 10 | Members that voted Yes are Stacey Berry, Ashna Bowry, Joe Cressy, Sarah Doucette, Paula Fletcher, Chris Glover, Angela Jonsson, Mike Layton, Joe Mihevc (Chair), Paul Nagpal |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Elisa Levi, Neethan Shan, Peter Wong |
2
- Motion
to Amend Item
moved by
Stacey Berry
(Carried)
That the Medical Officer of Health report back to the Board of Health to provide an update on emissions to see if there are any potential health hazards from the facility located at 1025 Lansdowne Avenue in Toronto, Ontario.
Vote (Amend Item) Apr-16-2018 2:33 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - Motion 2 moved by Stacey Berry |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 10 | Members that voted Yes are Stacey Berry, Ashna Bowry, Joe Cressy, Sarah Doucette, Paula Fletcher, Chris Glover, Angela Jonsson, Mike Layton, Joe Mihevc (Chair), Paul Nagpal |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Elisa Levi, Neethan Shan, Peter Wong |