What’s New at IMFG

IMFG Director Enid Slack responded to speculation in the Toronto Star that the Ontario government would upload responsibility for highways in Toronto and the impact this would have to help […]

IMFG Contributor to the Municipal Role in Housing report, Carolyn Whitzman spoke to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo about the challenges of dealing with homelessness at the municipal level.

IMFG Director Enid Slack suggested that a regional sales tax would be better than a municipal sales tax in a Globe and Mail article on the possibility of Toronto implementing […]

IMFG Fellow Zack Taylor wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star to call for municipalities across Canada to receive a share of the HST.

IMFG Director Enid Slack discussed the need to determine ‘who does what’ and who pays for what in light of Toronto’s poor fiscal shape with CBC Online.

IMFG Chair Alan Broadbent wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star on how the 2024 Taylor Swift concerts will not benefit City of Toronto revenues but add to costs.

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn and Municipal Role in Housing contributor Carolyn Whitzman co-authored an article in The Conversation on how housing is a direct federal responsibility.

IMFG Director Enid Slack appeared on The Trillium’s podcast The Trill to discuss the pressures municipalities face today and the changes needed to improve their financial picture, such as a […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack shared her concern with the Globe and Mail on the City of Toronto’s plan to draw down the pandemic reserve fund to fill the budget hole […]