Month: September 2018

In the Global News article “Bowman the heavy favourite in Winnipeg mayoral race: Political scientists”, IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore compared the campaign strategies of the front runner mayoral candidates in […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack hosted a delegation from the Brazilian National Government to talk about provincial-municipal relationships at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore’s IMFG Perspectives paper (No. 20), The potential and consequences of municipal electoral reform, was mentioned in The Globe and Mail, describing a connection between higher City […]

IMFG’s Bold Election Idea, “Ending the Incumbency Epidemic,” by Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO, CivicAction and Jodie Rawn, Managing Director, CivicAction Leadership Foundation, was looked at by Sevaun Palvetzian on the CBC’s Metro Morning. Read the entire […]

On CBC Radio One’s Metro Morning, IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn looked at how community councils foster civic engagement on municipal issues.

IMFG’s Bold Election Idea, “Policing Society’s Poor: Unjust, Ineffective, and Inefficient,” by Alok Mukherjee, former Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (2005-2015), was excerpted in the Toronto Star. Read […]

Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance releases bold ideas from some of Toronto’s most respected leaders, ahead of the municipal election. Toronto, September 17, 2018 – Elections are an ideal time […]

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn was mentioned in the Burnaby Now article, “What does the court decision quashing Ontario’s council-cutting move mean?”, commenting on the ruling against the Ontario Province’s legislation […]

In the Toronto Star article, “Voters want Toronto to have more power. Is that possible?” IMFG Board Chair Alan Broadbent and IMFG Director Enid Slack explained how a mix of […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore looked at why the lack of candidates running for municipal elections in Manitoba is concerning for the Virden Empire-Advance.