Quotable Quotes from our members of City Council

 

Mayor David Miller: "I think elected officials should be able to behave and take a photograph." (Said after the Mayor cancelled a group photo of City Council - February 2007)

"David Miller - Tax Cutter!" (Self-proclaimed statement by the Mayor said at the annual Toronto Board of Trade luncheon - April 2008)

The TTC contract is "one that is fair to the workers of the Toronto Transit Commission and keeps to the city's goals of being fair and reasonable but also affordable." (Said after caving in to the demands of the TTC union - April 2008)

Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone: "We're playing Russian roulette here, except we're playing Russian roulette with the city services and most homeowners." (Said during the debate to defer a vote on the land transfer tax and motor vehicle registration tax - July 2007).

Denzil Minnan-Wong: "We used to get answers at City Hall and now we just get a blank wall." (September 25, 2008)

Case Ootes: "Everything seems to disappear into a big black hole." (September 25, 2008)

Maria Augimeri: "Shut up!" (Said to local resident, impacted by propane gas explosion -- August 13, 2008)

"If you go through official channels, you can't get anything done in this city" (Said in the aftermath of the propane gas explosion -- August 25, 2008)

Pam McConnell: "We can't do anything to change the names of insects, but we should all remember the term 'gypsy' is a racist term." (Said during the debate to fight the infestation of the Gypsy Moth in Etobicoke - January 2007)

Gloria Lindsay Luby: "So you could gather them and maybe put them in a salad?" (Said during debate on whether a resident should be able to cut down a walnut tree because of falling nuts - October 2007).

Glenn de Baeremaeker: "Heaven help the people who stand in our way, because the public wants to do this. There's a tidal wave of public support for protecting the environment. I'm ready to rock and roll on this, and I think consumers will lead boycotts of anyone who tries to stop it." (Said in relation to promoting a battery tax).

"Honey, we have to have a shower together. It'll save us some money." (Said in relation to a debate on conserving water - November 2007).

Giorgio Mammoliti: "I want [the federal government and the military] to consider these individuals as terrorists, because that's what they are." (Said in relation to combating gang violence in his Ward - December 2007).

Adam Giambrone: "This is about showing people that this can work and the world won't end." (Said in support of a plan to grant an exclusive right-of-way to the street car on a part of King Street - March 2007).

Kyle Rae: "Why does a dog lick its balls? Because it can! And that's why provincial governments treat us the way they do." (Said during the operating budget debate - April 2007).

Rob Ford: "There's no reason why...you can't brown bag it" (Said during a debate to end free dinner for councillors. Council retained the free dinners in a 37-5 vote - March 2007).

"This is how stupid this council can be." (Said after City Council voted to investigate his frugal spending habits - May 2007).