What’s New at IMFG

IMFG Chair Alan Broadbent commented in the Globe and Mail on the effect of lower voter engagement in municipal elections on introducing new ideas to the civic discourse.

IMFG Director Enid Slack appeared on CIUT’s Beyond the Headlines to discuss Toronto’s fiscal health in the light of the municipal election and the effects of the pandemic.

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore called Winnipeg’s mayoral election to close to call on Winnipeg’s CTV News.

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore appeared on Winnipeg’s Global News to discuss how mayoral candidates have limited revenue options to fulfill big-ticket campaign promises.

IMFG contributors Alexandra Flynn, Brittany Andrew-Amfoah and Patricia Wood published an op-ed in the Toronto Star on their paper about Canadian cities and inclusive governance. They argued that If the […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore was interviewed by CBC News Manitoba on the need for more political competition at the municipal level to increase debate over issues at election time.

IMFG Director Enid Slack commented to the Canadian Press on Toronto’s pandemic-driven budget shortfall and how previous balance budgets were at the expense of the state of the city’s infrastructure.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was interviewed by CBC Sudbury on how it may be time to revisit which tax dollars go to which government.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was interviewed by Toronto.com on Toronto’s finances and discussed how citizens will need to make decisions on what services they want to pay for and whether […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack commented on Toronto’s fiscal problems in a Toronto Star article about Mayor John Tory.