The Simcoe County Record

James Leduc

Councillor · seen 2017-10-24 to 2026-09-22 · served 2014–2018, 2018–2022, 2022–2026

143substantive motions movedof 336 meetings the minutes record them at
14procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
78substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
29meetings recorded absentof 336 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in

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Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (29)

CouncilJune 9, 2026
Committee of the WholeJune 9, 2026
CouncilOctober 8, 2024
Committee of the WholeOctober 8, 2024
Governance CommitteeSeptember 24, 2024
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardJanuary 30, 2024
Governance CommitteeJanuary 30, 2024
CouncilJanuary 30, 2024
Committee of the WholeJanuary 30, 2024
Joint Council and Committee of the WholeJanuary 9, 2024
Joint County Council and Committee of the WholeJanuary 9, 2024
Joint Council and Committee of the WholeNovember 8, 2022
Special Budget MeetingNovember 3, 2022
CouncilFebruary 8, 2022
Committee of the WholeFebruary 8, 2022
Special Budget Meeting - Committee of the WholeNovember 4, 2021
Joint Council and Committee of the WholeJune 23, 2020
Shareholder of the Simcoe County Housing CorporationJune 9, 2020
Joint Council and Committee of the WholeJune 9, 2020
CouncilNovember 12, 2019
Committee of the WholeNovember 12, 2019
Council and Committee of the WholeJune 25, 2019
Special Council and Committee of the Whole - Regional Government ReviewMarch 19, 2019
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardNovember 13, 2018
Council and Committee of the WholeNovember 13, 2018
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardOctober 9, 2018
CouncilOctober 9, 2018
CouncilMay 22, 2018
Special CouncilOctober 26, 2017

Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 143)

That the letter dated June 15, 2026 from Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition regarding Protect Our Plan: From Good Goals to Practical Progress, be
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 11, 2026 · Referred
That the main motion be amended to read as follows: That Item CCW 2026-223, dated August 11, 2026, regarding the Transit Station Charge (TSC) Program, be received; and That staff proceed with the required TSC background study, public consultation and drafting of a County Transit Station Charge; and That staff complete work preparing for a potential application to Infrastructure Ontario’s GO Statio
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 11, 2026 · Defeated
That Item CCW 2026-175, dated June 23, 2026, regarding Simcoe Village Campus Project Update, be received; and That staff be authorized to proceed with the two additional maintenance staff planned for the 2027 campus operations three months early to support facilities preparation and start-up requirements, as outlined in Item CCW 2026-175; and That staff be authorized to hire one temporary oversigh
Ben Verkaik That clause two and three of the resolution be amended to remove recommendation #2 and read as follows: That staff revise the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance Funding Policy to reflect the associated Recommendations 1, 3, 4 and 5, contained within Item CCW 2026-188; and That staff consider an increase in the level of annual funding offered to SCHA members, consistent with the Recommenda
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, June 23, 2026 · Defeated
Ben Verkaik That County staff report back on options for consideration of potentially terminating funding for the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance in 2031 at the expiry of the existing funding agreement.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, June 23, 2026 · Defeated
That Item CCW 2026-154, dated May 12, 2026, regarding Notice of Termination from Integrity Commissioner and Procurement Approach for Replacement, be received; and That staff issue a Request for Pre-Qualification for Integrity Commissioner services, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2026-154; and That staff report back to Governance Committee with a list of pre-qualified proponents for consideratio
Committee of the Whole, May 12, 2026 · Carried
That Item CCW 2026-125, dated April 14, 2026, regarding Multi-Residential Subclass Discounts, be received; and That Council support Option 2 to set a uniform discount structure at 35% for all newly adopted subclasses, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2026-125; and That the necessary By-law be presented to set the 2026 discount for the New Multi-Residential Municipal Discount Subclass.
Committee of the Whole, April 14, 2026 · Carried
That Item 9.2, letter dated March 11, 2026 from Metrolinx regarding Innisfil Beach Road Grade Crossing - CR21 Project, be
Committee of the Whole, March 24, 2026 · Referred
That staff report back on opportunities to expand illumination at rural intersections and any recommended changes to the existing County Rural Intersection Illumination Policy.
Council, March 10, 2026 · Carried
That the existing right-of-way control at line 9 and 10th Sideroad be made a four-way stop.
Council, March 10, 2026 · Defeated
That Item 7.4, letter dated December 9, 2025 from Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Regarding Rural Intersection Enhanced Lighting, be
Committee of the Whole, January 13, 2026 · Referred
That the proposed 2026 County of Simcoe Budget be amended to delay hiring of proposed FTE positions, that are not fully funded by Provincial and Federal programs, to mid-year 2026 or a time that would reduce the levy increase by a further 0.25%.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 25, 2025 · Defeated
MacLellan That Item CCW 2025-301, dated November 25, 2025, regarding Building Up Simcoe County – A Community Blueprint for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention (2025–2035), be received; and That the Building Up Simcoe County – A Community Blueprint for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention (2025–2035) Strategy, attached to Item CCW 2025-301, be approved and submitted to the Mini
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 25, 2025 · Carried
That the proposed 2026 County of Simcoe budget be amended to:  Reduce levy increase from 4% to 2.75%.
Committee of the Whole, November 10, 2025 · Defeated
That Item 10.1, Letter dated October 28, 2025 from Bradford West Gwillimbury Regarding Line 9 and Sideroad 10 Traffic Mitigation Measures, be
Committee of the Whole, November 10, 2025 · Referred
That Council respectfully request that the Deputy Warden give consideration to voluntarily resigning from the role for the remainder of the term, to avoid any potential perception of a conflict, given the ongoing nature of the City of Barrie Proposed Boundary Adjustments discussions.
Council, October 7, 2025 · Defeated
That the requirement for notice in accordance with Section 21 of the Procedure By-law 6703, as amended, be suspended to allow the notice of motion introduced by Councillor Leduc to be immediately considered at the October 7, 2025 meeting of Council.
Council, October 7, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-235, dated September 9, 2025, regarding 2025-26 Confirmed Funding Allocations for Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI), Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), and Expansion Target, be received; and; That the recommendations, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-235, be approved; and That staff amend the Investment Plan as may be required to avoid any loss
Committee of the Whole, September 9, 2025 · Carried
That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request the Province intervene to allow Council Composition By-law 7119-25 to be considered valid notwithstanding the “triple majority” requirements set out in Section 219 of the Municipal Act.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 12, 2025 · Carried
That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to endorse the request from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding amending Regulation 391/21 to include small IC&I properties as eligible sources under producer responsibility collection contracts.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 12, 2025 · Carried
That paragraph two be replaced with the following: That the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved with a maximum 3% total budget increase to be incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe Draft budget.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 12, 2025 · Defeated
That Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, regarding 2026 High Level Draft Budget Assumptions, be received; and That the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved and incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe draft budget.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 12, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-132, dated May 13, 2025, regarding County Road 54 (10 Sideroad) Innisfil Tributary Culvert replacement, within the Town of Innisfil, be received; and That a project budget increase of $850,000, as a result of higher-than-anticipated construction bids and the addition of temporary signals to support detour operations, be approved as generally outlined within Item No. CCW 2025-132
Committee of the Whole, May 13, 2025 · Carried
That the requirement for notice in accordance with Section 21 of Procedure By-law 6703, as amended, be suspended to allow the notice of motion introduced by Councillor Leduc to be immediately considered at the April 22, 2025 meeting of Council.
Council, April 22, 2025 · Defeated
That the verbal submission from Jonathan Scott, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
Special Council, March 26, 2025 · Carried
That the verbal submission from Jonathan Scott, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
That the request from LOFT Community Services be
Committee of the Whole, February 25, 2025 · Referred
That resolution 2024-212 from the October 8, 2024 meeting of County Council, being a resolution containing direction to support Option 1 to Pursue a ‘Full-Time’ Warden – 33 Member Council from Item GOV 2024-210, dated August 27, 2024 regarding Governance Workshop Follow-up – Head of Council and Council Composition Options, be reconsidered.
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated November 12, 2024, be approved.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 26, 2024 · Carried
That S.23.10(b) of the Procedure By-law stating, “No question, after it has been decided by Council, shall be reconsidered within one (1) year following the date the decision of Council was made,” be suspended to allow the member to bring forward a motion to reconsider within one (1) year following the date the decision of Council was made.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 26, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated November 26, 2024, be approved.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 26, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated October 22, 2024, be approved.
Council, November 12, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated October 8, 2024, be approved.
Council, October 22, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated September 10, 2024, be approved.
Council, September 24, 2024 · Carried
That Jennifer Coughlin be nominated for appointment to the SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Board of Directors.
Governance Committee, August 27, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated August 13, 2024, be approved.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 13, 2024 · Carried
Jonathan Scott That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated June 11, 2024, be approved, with the exception of Item 9.3 (CCW 2024-104 - Simcoe County Hospital Alliance Update).
That Item CCW 2024-104, dated June 11, 2024, regarding the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance Update, be received; and That the 2023 capital funding be provided to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital and the Georgian Bay General Hospital, subject to the terms and conditions as outlined in Item CCW 2024-104; and That staff engage a consultant, funded by accrued interest within the County of Simcoe Hospita
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated June 25, 2024, be approved.
MacLellan That the following component of governance reform be
Governance Workshop - Special Council, June 18, 2024 · Referred

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