The Waterloo Region Record

Council

The 6 members seated on the 2022–2026 council, and the 1 member who sat in it and left. Each is placed here by the minutes that record them present at council, never inferred from a motion.

Council of 2022–2026 · 2018–2022

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What these columns mean

They measure different things and are not interchangeable. Moving a motion usually means sponsoring a staff report’s recommendation onto the floor. Seconding puts a motion up for debate and is often a seat convention rather than agreement. Meetings are counted against the ones each member was on the record for — not against the whole term, because members join and leave mid-term, so two members’ figures here are not comparable.

Individual positions exist for 9 of 4,136 motions — under 1% of them — because Ontario law records names only when a member asks. Members ask on the most contentious items, so that is a deliberately skewed sample and says nothing about the rest.

Doug Craig

Councillor · seen 2022-11-15 to 2026-10-06

Of the 253 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 113 substantive and 16 procedural motions, and seconded 129. no recorded vote of theirs is on this record.

Jim Erb

Councillor · seen 2022-05-10 to 2026-10-06

Of the 283 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 146 substantive and 38 procedural motions, and seconded 174. 8 for and 1 against across the 9 recorded votes they were present for.

Sue Foxton

Councillor · seen 2022-05-10 to 2026-10-06

Of the 304 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 445 substantive and 184 procedural motions, and seconded 351. 7 for and 2 against across the 9 recorded votes they were present for.

Colleen James

Councillor · seen 2022-11-15 to 2026-10-06

Of the 254 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 328 substantive and 47 procedural motions, and seconded 330. no recorded vote of theirs is on this record.

Natasha Salonen

Councillor · seen 2022-11-15 to 2026-10-06

Of the 260 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 256 substantive and 62 procedural motions, and seconded 285. no recorded vote of theirs is on this record.

Sandy Shantz

Councillor · seen 2022-05-10 to 2026-10-06

Of the 296 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 104 substantive and 19 procedural motions, and seconded 226. 7 for and 2 against across the 9 recorded votes they were present for.

Kari Williams former

Councillor · seen 2022-11-15 to 2025-04-16

Of the 159 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 39 substantive and 9 procedural motions, and seconded 90. no recorded vote of theirs is on this record.

Every council meeting (430 meetings)

2026 — 67 meetings
Special CouncilSeptember 9, 2026
Special CouncilSeptember 8, 2026
Licensing and HearingsSeptember 3, 2026
Licensing and HearingsAugust 20, 2026
Library CommitteeAugust 20, 2026
Special CouncilAugust 12, 2026
Special CouncilJuly 8, 2026
Library CommitteeJune 18, 2026
Special CouncilJune 16, 2026
All CouncilsJune 12, 2026
Special CouncilJune 3, 2026
Special CouncilJune 2, 2026
Special CouncilMay 28, 2026
Council MeetingMay 20, 2026
Audit CommitteeMay 12, 2026
Special CouncilMay 6, 2026
Special CouncilMay 5, 2026
Council MeetingApril 22, 2026
Library CommitteeApril 16, 2026
Special CouncilApril 8, 2026
Council MeetingMarch 25, 2026
Special CouncilMarch 11, 2026
Special CouncilMarch 10, 2026
Council MeetingFebruary 25, 2026
Library CommitteeFebruary 19, 2026
Special CouncilFebruary 6, 2026
Council MeetingJanuary 28, 2026
Special CouncilJanuary 9, 2026
Special CouncilJanuary 7, 2026
2025 — 104 meetings
All CouncilsDecember 19, 2025
Audit CommitteeDecember 18, 2025
Council MeetingDecember 17, 2025
Special CouncilDecember 16, 2025
Special CouncilDecember 11, 2025
Special CouncilNovember 26, 2025
Nominating PanelNovember 20, 2025
Council MeetingNovember 19, 2025
Library CommitteeNovember 13, 2025
Licensing and HearingsNovember 13, 2025
Special CouncilNovember 4, 2025
Council MeetingOctober 22, 2025
Library CommitteeOctober 14, 2025
Special CouncilOctober 7, 2025
Council MeetingSeptember 24, 2025
Licensing and HearingsSeptember 3, 2025
Council MeetingAugust 27, 2025
Library CommitteeAugust 27, 2025
Special CouncilAugust 14, 2025
Special CouncilAugust 12, 2025
Council MeetingJune 25, 2025
All CouncilsJune 13, 2025
Library CommitteeJune 3, 2025
Council MeetingMay 21, 2025
Audit CommitteeMay 13, 2025
Council MeetingApril 23, 2025
Library CommitteeApril 1, 2025
Special CouncilMarch 28, 2025
Council MeetingMarch 19, 2025
Special CouncilMarch 13, 2025
Special CouncilMarch 4, 2025
Council MeetingFebruary 26, 2025
Library CommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
Special CouncilFebruary 11, 2025
Licensing and HearingsJanuary 30, 2025
Council MeetingJanuary 29, 2025
2024 — 107 meetings
Special CouncilDecember 20, 2024
Audit CommitteeDecember 16, 2024
Council MeetingDecember 11, 2024
All CouncilsDecember 6, 2024
Special CouncilDecember 3, 2024
Library CommitteeNovember 26, 2024
Council MeetingNovember 20, 2024
Library CommitteeOctober 31, 2024
Special CouncilOctober 23, 2024
Council MeetingOctober 23, 2024
Council MeetingSeptember 25, 2024
Special CouncilSeptember 25, 2024
Administration and FinanceSeptember 10, 2024
Licensing and HearingsAugust 28, 2024
Council MeetingAugust 28, 2024
Audit CommitteeAugust 14, 2024
Library CommitteeAugust 14, 2024
Special CouncilJune 24, 2024
All CouncilsJune 21, 2024
Council MeetingJune 19, 2024
Planning and WorksJune 4, 2024
Library CommitteeJune 4, 2024
Special CouncilJune 4, 2024
Council MeetingMay 22, 2024
Audit CommitteeMay 14, 2024
Special CouncilMay 7, 2024
Library CommitteeApril 30, 2024
Planning and WorksApril 24, 2024
Council MeetingApril 24, 2024
Planning and WorksApril 9, 2024
Council MeetingMarch 20, 2024
Planning and WorksMarch 5, 2024
Council MeetingFebruary 21, 2024
Licensing and HearingsFebruary 16, 2024
Planning and WorksFebruary 6, 2024
Special CouncilFebruary 6, 2024
Library CommitteeFebruary 2, 2024
Council MeetingJanuary 24, 2024
Planning and WorksJanuary 16, 2024
2023 — 97 meetings
All CouncilsDecember 15, 2023
Council MeetingDecember 13, 2023
Audit CommitteeDecember 8, 2023
Planning and WorksDecember 5, 2023
Library CommitteeNovember 30, 2023
Council MeetingNovember 22, 2023
Special CouncilNovember 8, 2023
Planning and WorksNovember 7, 2023
Council MeetingOctober 25, 2023
Special CouncilOctober 18, 2023
Planning and WorksOctober 10, 2023
Council MeetingSeptember 27, 2023
Licensing and HearingsSeptember 27, 2023
Planning and WorksSeptember 12, 2023
Administration and FinanceSeptember 12, 2023
Nominating PanelSeptember 7, 2023
Council MeetingAugust 30, 2023
Library CommitteeAugust 15, 2023
Planning and WorksAugust 15, 2023
Special CouncilJune 27, 2023
All CouncilsJune 23, 2023
Council MeetingJune 21, 2023
Audit CommitteeJune 12, 2023
Planning and WorksJune 6, 2023
Special CouncilMay 29, 2023
Council MeetingMay 24, 2023
Special CouncilMay 11, 2023
Special CouncilApril 28, 2023
Special CouncilApril 26, 2023
Audit CommitteeApril 26, 2023
Council MeetingApril 19, 2023
Planning and WorksApril 4, 2023
Council MeetingMarch 22, 2023
Special CouncilMarch 9, 2023
Planning and WorksMarch 7, 2023
Council MeetingFebruary 22, 2023
Library CommitteeFebruary 9, 2023
Planning and WorksFebruary 7, 2023
Special CouncilFebruary 1, 2023
Special CouncilJanuary 30, 2023
Council MeetingJanuary 25, 2023
Planning and WorksJanuary 10, 2023
2022 — 55 meetings
Council MeetingDecember 14, 2022
Audit CommitteeDecember 8, 2022
Planning and WorksDecember 6, 2022
Inaugural Council MeetingNovember 23, 2022
Special CouncilNovember 15, 2022
Council MeetingNovember 8, 2022
Planning and WorksNovember 8, 2022
Council MeetingOctober 12, 2022
Planning and WorksOctober 4, 2022
Special CouncilOctober 4, 2022
Council MeetingSeptember 21, 2022
Planning and WorksSeptember 6, 2022
Council MeetingAugust 24, 2022
Special CouncilAugust 18, 2022
Special CouncilAugust 16, 2022
Special CouncilAugust 9, 2022
Planning and WorksAugust 9, 2022
Planning and WorksJune 29, 2022
Special CouncilJune 29, 2022
Council MeetingJune 22, 2022
Planning and WorksJune 21, 2022
Audit CommitteeJune 6, 2022
Council MeetingMay 25, 2022