Requesting Federal Government Support for the City's Climate Goals - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

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2023-06-14 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to issue Clean Electricity Regulations that prohibit increasing the gas-fired generating capacity at the Portlands Energy Centre, effective immediately.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 19-1

For (19)Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe, Frances Nunziata, Gord Perks, Jamaal Myers, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Jon Burnside, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Nick Mantas, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Vincent Crisanti

Against (1)Stephen Holyday

Absent (5)Alejandra Bravo, Brad Bradford, Gary Crawford, Josh Matlow, Lily Cheng

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At its May 10, 11 and 12, 2023 meeting, City Council adopted " A Clean Energy Future for Toronto " which expressed City Council's objection to any increase in the burning of fossil fuels in the City. Spurred on by a Provincial proposal to increase emissions at the Portlands Energy Centre, this Motion underlined the commitment of the City to its climate goals. The Provincial Government then announced that their interpretation was that the increased emissions from the Portlands Energy Centre would not be subject to the requirement to obtain municipal consent.

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This Motion calls on the Federal Government to support the City in meeting our climate goals and to use their regulatory authority to backstop City Council's position.

Staff recommended

Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to issue Clean Electricity Regulations that prohibit increasing the gas-fired generating capacity at the Portlands Energy Centre, effective immediately.

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