Fossil Fuel Advocacy Advertising on City Assets

Motions and results

• Adopt Item 27 September 2024

  Carried, 5-1
  • Yes583%
  • No117%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

• End Debate 10 October 2024

  Carried, 16-4
  • Yes1664%
  • No416%
  • Absent520%

  Two-Thirds required - IE16.8 - Carroll - End the debate

• Adopt Item 10 October 2024

  Carried, 15-6
  • Yes1560%
  • No624%
  • Absent416%

  Majority required - IE16.8 - Adopt the item

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 1 of 15 (7%) of Yes votes, 0 of 6 (0%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  No○ Not contacted
• James PasternakWard 6
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Mike ColleWard 8
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  No○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• Shell Canada · registration SM35954 · 26 September 2024 to 20 July 2026

  • Environment
  • Water
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35954: Stormwater/Water Service charges (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.IE16.8: Fossil Fuel Advocacy Advertising on City Assets (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Enbridge Gas Inc. · registration SM28655 · 9 August 2019 to 31 December 2026

  • Energy
  • Environment
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.76

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM28655: How Enbridge's energy conservation programs and lower carbon energy solutions can support the City of Toronto in implementing its climate action strategy, TransformTO. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.IE16.8: Fossil Fuel Advocacy Advertising on City Assets (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Imperial Oil Limited · registration SM34468 · 3 May 2023 to 31 December 2026

  • Energy
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.73

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34468: Communicating with municipal officials about energy-related matters, including the operation, maintenance and enhancement of fuel storage facilities, infrastructure, and pipelines in the Greater Toronto Area. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.IE16.8: Fossil Fuel Advocacy Advertising on City Assets (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 30 days before the first recorded vote (28 August 2024 to 27 September 2024). 2 communications on 1 linked registration.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.