Matt Elliott

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Matt Elliott3h ago

Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #377!

Your complete recap of Council’s March meeting, with the most quotable quotes and a look at what the decision on city-run grocery stores means. Plus: a quick take on today’s big dev changes announcement. https://toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-votes-to-ground-airport-debate

Council votes to ground airport debate, sink a yacht club, and pay you to shovel snow

City Hall Watcher #377: Your complete recap of the March 2026 meeting of Toronto Council

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Show threadMatt Elliott3d ago

Finally, the end. Council's March 2026 meeting is OVER.

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Show threadMatt Elliott3d ago

One. Item. Left.

It's Mayor Olivia Chow's motion to oppose any presence of ICE at the FIFA World Cup.

And wow, no one wants to give a speech. It CARRIES 21-1. You know the one. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM39.60

Show threadMatt Elliott3d ago
On an item now about the city’s cultural district program, Cheng has moved to add Little Iran to the cultural district list. And Bradford has moved to add Banglatown. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM39.83
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(A win for Bradford, but was that the outcome he wanted?)
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The rest of Bradford's subway safety motion is APPROVED 23-0. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM39.50
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Bradford's motion to commit to begin installing platform edge doors with a pilot project starting no later than Q4 2027 CARRIES 19-4.
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Holyday says he supports more cops on the subway but NOT platform edge doors. "They're so exorbitantly expensive, it's a trade-off on other really important things that need to be done on the TTC. We have to think of the highest and best use of money."
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Councillor Nick Mantas, ready to go home, calls the question on this subway safety item. That FAILS to get the two-thirds support it needs, after a 13-9 vote. The speeches shall continue.
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TTC Chair Jamaal Myers apologizes for Monaco's answers. He says he'll be talking to senior staff at the organization about being more prepared for meetings.