Climate & environment · May 26, 2026
Council again considered immediately rescinding its November 2021 climate emergency declaration.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026The successful rescission provides the current-term formal-commitment choice. References, disclosure and continued strategy delivery are separate questions.
How votes are grouped: Votes on retaining or rescinding the same declaration share one family, including proposals across Council terms. Related wording and disclosure clauses are not independent commitments.
Rescind the declaration.
Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion.
Retain or rescind the declaration. Removing references from all other City materials was put as a separate question.
Council carried rescission. A separate proposal to remove future references from official materials was defeated.
adopted| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2026 | Andre Chabot | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Andre Chabot | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Andre Chabot | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Andrew Yule | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Andrew Yule | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Andrew Yule | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Dan McLean | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Dan McLean | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Dan McLean | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | DJ Kelly | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | DJ Kelly | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | DJ Kelly | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Harrison Clark | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Harrison Clark | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Harrison Clark | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Jennifer Wyness | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jennifer Wyness | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jennifer Wyness | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Jeromy Farkas | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jeromy Farkas | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jeromy Farkas | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | John Pantazopoulos | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | John Pantazopoulos | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | John Pantazopoulos | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Kim Tyers | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Kim Tyers | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Kim Tyers | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Landon Johnston | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Landon Johnston | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Landon Johnston | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Mike Jamieson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Mike Jamieson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Mike Jamieson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Myke Atkinson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Myke Atkinson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Myke Atkinson | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Nathaniel Schmidt | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Nathaniel Schmidt | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Nathaniel Schmidt | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | No | Keep the declaration by rejecting this rescission motion. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
May 26, 2026 | Rob Ward | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Rob Ward | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Rob Ward | Rescind the climate emergency declaration | Yes | Rescind the declaration. The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget. | Reviewed policy choice |
Opposed rescinding the declaration, citing little practical benefit and risks to funding relationships.
Schmidt: vote explanations, May 27, 2026 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Provides the stated reason for opposing rescission; it does not infer motives from the vote alone.
Sponsorship and committee appointments require an explicit source; a Yes vote alone does not establish either.