Report on Councillor Josh Matlow's Tweet Criticizing a Committee Decision

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The decision

2021-12-15 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the report (December 8, 2021) from the Integrity Commissioner for information.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

In May 2021, the Office of the Integrity Commissioner received a complaint about a Tweet Councillor Josh Matlow posted on April 27, 2021. Councillor Matlow had proposed an item for the Economic and Community Development Committee (the "Committee") to consider at its meeting on April 27, 2021. After the Committee considered the item, it decided to refer the matter to City staff. Councillor Matlow was displeased and Tweeted that the Committee's decision was "cowardly, dangerous, inequitable & wrong." The complaint, which was made by the Chair of the Committee, alleged the Tweet was a contravention of Article XIV (Discreditable Conduct) of the Code of Conduct for Members of Council ("The Code of Conduct").

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The Integrity Commissioner investigated and found that the Tweet was not discreditable conduct under the Code of Conduct.

Staff recommended

The Integrity Commissioner recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.

On the record

The item as the City filed it