BILL 5 THREATENS DEMOCRACY AT CITY HALL! Be at City Hall 9:30 am on Monday!
Doug Ford’s Conservatives passed Bill 5 to cut Toronto Council from 47 to 25 seats. This Monday (Aug. 20), Toronto Council will decide whether to take legal action to fight it. The City’s legal staff seem to have given up already! They see “no obvious path” to fighting this — but many lawyers do! One of them already has a court date on Aug. 31. This is worth fighting for!
Please tell Mayor Tory and Council to vote to get
independent legal counsel
with expertise! We need real
advocates
— legal bulldogs — who will fight like they mean to win!
Be at City Hall tomorrow if you can - and send a letter tonight.
If you know the councillor's name, the email address will be
councillor_lastname@toronto.ca
. Please also cc the Mayor at
mayor_tory@toronto.ca
.
Click here
to find your councillor’s name.
Dear City Councillor,
At Monday's meeting (item CC45.1), I insist that you stand up to Doug Ford by voting for — and encouraging other councillors to vote for — the city hiring independent expert legal counsel to defend our democracy and challenge Bill 5 in court.
City legal staff said they see "no obvious path” to fight this, but many other lawyers have strong arguments — one of them already has a court date on Aug. 31. We need real advocates — legal bulldogs — who are determined to win!
It’s your job! FIGHT FOR TORONTO!
Sincerely,
Name
Address or email
cc Mayor John Tory
mayor_tory@toronto.ca
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 6:30 pm MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FRIENDS HOUSE, 60 Lowther Ave., near St. George and Bloor
It is extremely important that we get involved in this election! It is one of the most important elections in Toronto history – whether it involved 47 or 25 wards, we NEED progressive council elected!
Bring your vision for our City! Hear from TTC Riders, Cycling Advocate Albert Koehl, Toronto Council Renewal Project and RadTO
- How can we elect a more responsive and progressive municipal council on October 22nd?
- How can we make sure climate action initiatives like TransformTO continue and expand in our city?
- Learn how YOU can get involved! Together we can make a change for the better!
ORGANIZED BY CLIMATEFAST - CARBONFREETO CAMPAIGN
www.climatefast.ca
Please come and bring a friend!