Anti-Vaccination Demonstrations - Protecting Healthcare Workers

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2021-11-09 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on November 9, 10 and 12, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 2, 2021) from the City Manager and the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 2, 2021) from the City Manager and the City Solicitor remains confidential

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in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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At its October 1, 2021 meeting, in consideration of MM36.5 - Protecting Healthcare Workers , City Council requested: - The Province of Ontario to create temporary safe access zones around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to ensure harassment free access to the regular and critical functioning of these facilities. - The City Manager and the Toronto Police Services Board to work with Chief of Police James Ramer and the Toronto Police Service to develop a rapid response protocol for addressing harassment and intimidation of frontline healthcare workers, small business owners, and frontline retail employees by anti-vaxxer protestors.

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- The City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to explore the feasibility of temporary "safe zones" of 100 metres around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to prevent anti-vaxxer protestors from delaying the regular and critical functioning of these facilities. This report responds to Council's requests noted above, and provides available information on current provincial and federal actions in response to anti-vaccination demonstrations and the protection of frontline workers.

Staff recommended

The City Manager and the City Solicitor recommend that: 1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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