What’s New at IMFG

Peter Wallace’s comments on fare integration during the 2017 IMFG Toronto City Manager’s Address were quoted in Edward Keenan’s column in the Toronto Star.

Matthew Lesch’s forum paper, “Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later,” was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about the debate for and against amalgamation in the Vancouver region.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was quoted in a Toronto Star article about land transfer tax revenues falling short of expectations in Toronto.

On December 7, IMFG Senior Fellow Bill Hughes delivered the opening keynote address at AMCTO’s annual Finance Forum.

IMFG’s 7th annual Toronto City Manager’s Address was covered by Edward Keenan in a column for the Toronto Star titled, “Toronto’s new city manager is taking a personal approach to […]

IMFG Fellow Dr. Alexandra Flynn spoke on “Reimagining Toronto’s Community Councils” at the Scarborough Community Renewal Organization’s Third Annual Anchor Talk on November 24, 2018.

IMFG Director Enid Slack presented a paper entitled, “Financing metropolitan public policies and services,” for Metropolis at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The November 29 IMFG event Toronto’s Future: Who’s Paying? The 7th Annual IMFG Toronto City Manager’s Address was advertised in the November 2018 edition of the Municipal World Journal.

IMFG Board Chair Alan Broadbent was awarded the Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Urban Institute’s Urban Leadership Awards.

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn discussed the importance of governments considering Indigenous treaties when crafting legislation which affects their communities in an article featured in the National Post.