Terms of Service

  • 2010-2018: Councillor (Ward 2)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes4,434
Voted Yea4,089 (92.2%)
Voted Nay298 (6.7%)
Absent47 (1.1%)

Substantive Votes

Excludes procedural motions (minutes approval, adjournment, “be received”, etc.)

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes4,259
Voted Yea3,936 (93.0%)
Voted Nay298 (7.0%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 6.6%
  • Contested Votes: 4,110

Dissent = voting against the final outcome (e.g., voting “nay” on a motion that passed)

Budget Votes

Votes on budget-related items (budget committee meetings, tax, levy, fiscal, appropriation, expenditure)

StatisticCount
Budget Votes1,001
Voted Yea832 (83.2%)
Voted Nay168 (16.8%)
Absent1

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 94.0%
  • Meetings Attended: 328 of 349
  • Meetings Missed: 21
  • Trend: Declining v

Attendance by Year:

  • 2015: 95.5% (64/67 meetings)
  • 2016: 95.7% (67/70 meetings)
  • 2017: 92.3% (60/65 meetings)
  • 2018: 88.1% (37/42 meetings)

Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council1,8061,6907897.9%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee1,5871,37420599.5%
Community and Protective Services Committee7807651499.9%
Civic Works Committee2612601100.0%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where Bill Armstrong voted against the final outcome:

2018-11-20: (3.5) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 1) (OZ-8941), (3.6) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 3) (Z-8942), (3.7) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 5) (OZ-8943)

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The motion related to the referral relating to Sites 1 and 5 is put.

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (4 to 9)

2018-11-20: (3.5) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 1) (OZ-8941), (3.6) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 3) (Z-8942), (3.7) Application - 3080 Bostwick Road (Site 5) (OZ-8943)

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The motion relating to the referral relating to Site 3 is put.

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (4 to 9)

2018-06-26: (4.1) 5th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

13th Meeting of City Council

The motion to approve part e) of Item 17, relating to the 5th Report of the ACCAC is put. e)            the following recommendation of the ACCAC BE REFERRED to the next meeting of the CPSC for consid…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (6 to 6)

2018-06-26: 8th Report of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

13th Meeting of City Council

That the following items from the 8th Report of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee BE REFERRED to the July 24, 2018 meeting of the Municipal Council to provide the members of the public an …

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (5 to 8)

2018-05-08: (2.1) Short Term Accommodations

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That Item 4.2 BE AMENDED in part c) to direct staff to hold a public participation meeting before the Community and Protective Services Committee on draft by-law amendments to a number of by-laws, to …

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (6 to 8)

2018-05-08: (3.3) Adult Live Entertainment Parlour - Location Substitution Request

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That NO AMENDMENT BE MADE to the Business Licensing By-law L.-131-16 with respect to the application made to substitute an existing licensed Adult Entertainment Parlour location at 2010 Dundas Street …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 3)

2018-05-01: Public Participation Meeting - Adult Live Entertainment Parlour - Location Substitution Request

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That NO AMENDMENT BE MADE to the Business Licensing By-law L.-131-16 with respect to the application made to substitute an existing licensed Adult Entertainment Parlour location at 2010 Dundas Street …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (5 to 1)

2018-04-24: Public Consultation - Proposed Expansion of a Gaming Site

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Approve the introduction included in part b), as follows: b)            the expansion of a gaming site to include entertainment options that would allow for up to 1,200 slots at a casino, and up to 50…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (9 to 5)

2018-04-23: Public Participation Meeting - Not to be heard before 4:00 PM - Public Consultation - Proposed Expansion of a Gaming Site

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Motion to approve that part b) commence with the words “the expansion of a gaming site to include entertainment options that would allow for up to 1,200 slots at a casino, and up to 50 live table game…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (7 to 5)

2018-04-23: Bus Rapid Transit – Environmental Assessment Initiative

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That the order of business BE CHANGED in order to permit Item 4.1 to be dealt with prior to Item 3.1.

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (3 to 9)

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (245 total)