Jillian McLeod, Family Advocate, Justice 4 Families (Road Safety Advocacy Group), noted that she has created an online petition calling for stricter laws and harsher penalties for impaired and dangerous driving offences. The petition has over 100,000 signatures and will be presented to the House of Commons in February 2021. Ms. McLeod noted the importance of funding and strategic policies in creating a province-wide approach to decreasing the number of driving offences, and stated that she is in need of access to local-level research and data to support her petition.
A motion was introduced to receive Ms. McLeod's delegation and that she be invited to attend the Committee of Council meeting on January 20, 2021, to delegate to Committee and present her petition for Council consideration.
Committee discussion included the creation of a road safety subcommittee or committee of council.
The following motion was introduced:
"That a new sub-committee, within the existing sub-committee framework, be established regarding Road Safety matters, comprised of interested members of the Community Safety Advisory Committee, and an invitation be extended to Sargent. Dhillon, Peel Regional Police, Inspector Danos, Peel Regional Police, and Jillian McLeod, Family Advocate, Justice 4 Families, to participate on the sub-committee."
The following amendment was introduced:
"That, it is the opinion of the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee, that a new Citizen-based Advisory Committee be established called a Road Safety Committee, supported by relevant City staff, with consideration for appointment by interested members of the Community Safety Advisory Committee, and an invitation be extended to Sargent Dhillon, Peel Regional Police, Inspector Danos, Peel Regional Police, and Jillian McLeod, Family Advocate, Justice 4 Families, to participate on the sub-committee."
An amendment to the amendment was introduced to include Ivan Macri, Member, as an invitee being asked to participate on the subcommittee.
Committee consideration of the matter included further discussion with respect to the process and logistics of the creation of a road safety subcommittee versus a committee of council.
Points of Order were raised during the debate regarding the proposed motion, amendments and order of speaking.
Both amendments were subsequently withdrawn.
The following motions were considered: