C2021-1704

That with respect to Notice of Motion C2021-1704, the following be adopted: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Calgary endorse the current legal challenge against the discrimination of freedom of religion in Quebecs Bill 21, an effort led by National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA); and That Council convene a task force - led by Councillors Mian, Dhaliwal and Spencer - to engage local legal and religious communities to work with The City of Calgary in creating a coalition that: identifies how expertise and resources can best be deployed to assist the legal challenge against Quebecs Bill 21 and/or to support local inclusivity initiatives, enables the ability for existing non-profit organizations to raise funds on behalf of citizens and corporations in Calgary that wish to add their support towards this effort, and informs how matching funds from The City of Calgary as a corporation could or should be advanced to aid in the legal challenge against Quebecs Bill 21 and/or to support local inclusivity initiatives. That the recommendations of the task force described above in point 2 be formalized by the end of Q1 2022 to accommodate a potential further decision of Calgary City Council to consider allocating funding for the legal challenge against Quebecs Bill 21 and/or in support of local inclusivity efforts.