Statement
Enforce equity lenses across major city by-law reviews within 100 days.
Overview
Enforce equity lenses across major city by-law reviews within 100 days.
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The Council report has a report date of June 11, 2024 and a meeting date of July 9, 2024. Its recommendations ask Council to receive the by-law review findings and endorse high-level work categories showing how staff will scope amendments, and direct staff to apply the Equity Framework to future by-laws through a pilot led by the Equity Office. This later scoping and implementation work does not establish completion within the promised first 100 days.
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The February 14, 2023 Council members' motion was submitted by Councillor Zhou. It resolved that Council direct staff to report back by the end of Q3 2023 with a high-level inventory of City by-laws, including the scope and resources required for a substantive review and analysis of all City by-laws and past amendments. It separately directed staff to ensure future by-laws and amendments were conceived or reviewed through an equity lens.
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Enforce equity lenses across major city by-law reviews within 100 days.
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Assessments introduced, though disability advocates criticized the party's decision to dissolve several civic advisory committees.
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Social development teams finalized framework guidelines to reinforce accessible senior transit options and public realm improvements.
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This promise is officially broken. Enforcing equity lenses across 'major' by-laws within the strict 100-day window target was not executed, and general subsequent reviews were interrupted by the council's decision to dissolve principal advisory bodies (such as LGBTQ2+ and disability groups).
Timeline
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The Council report has a report date of June 11, 2024 and a meeting date of July 9, 2024. Its recommendations ask Council to receive the by-law review findings and endorse high-level work categories showing how staff will scope amendments, and direct staff to apply the Equity Framework to future by-laws through a pilot led by the Equity Office. This later scoping and implementation work does not establish completion within the promised first 100 days.
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The February 14, 2023 Council members' motion was submitted by Councillor Zhou. It resolved that Council direct staff to report back by the end of Q3 2023 with a high-level inventory of City by-laws, including the scope and resources required for a substantive review and analysis of all City by-laws and past amendments. It separately directed staff to ensure future by-laws and amendments were conceived or reviewed through an equity lens.
View source
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Enforce equity lenses across major city by-law reviews within 100 days.
View source
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Assessments introduced, though disability advocates criticized the party's decision to dissolve several civic advisory committees.
View source
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Social development teams finalized framework guidelines to reinforce accessible senior transit options and public realm improvements.
View source
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This promise is officially broken. Enforcing equity lenses across 'major' by-laws within the strict 100-day window target was not executed, and general subsequent reviews were interrupted by the council's decision to dissolve principal advisory bodies (such as LGBTQ2+ and disability groups).
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