Committee has the option to endorse, amend, refer to staff or receive for information the recommendation below from the November 4, 2019 Race Relations Committee meeting. Staff recommend that the following motion be discussed under item 8.1 - City of Markham's Community Flag Raisings and Flag Control Policy:
- That the Race Relations Committee request the City Council to update the Community Flag Raising Criteria with the following wording:
In accordance with the principles enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Community Flagpoles will not be used to fly flags—
i) of Political Parties;
ii) of Religious Groups;
iii) in support of fund-raising drives that are political or religious in nature; and
iv) in support of groups, organizations, or events that incite and promote hatred, violence and/or other forms of discrimination