Category: News

In the CBC News article, “Mayoral candidates support recreation, not as sure about rapid transit in CBC debate,” IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore spoke about the Winnipeg mayoral debate and explained how […]

Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance releases new data on the state of Toronto’s finances Toronto, October 9, 2018 – Before Toronto’s 2014 municipal election, the Institute on Municipal Finance […]

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn examined the role of community councils for improving local democracy for CityLab. Alexandra also commented on the predominant local governance issues featured in the October 22 […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore commented on the rationale behind Section 37 of the Ontario Planning Act for the Toronto Star. Section 37 allows land developers to exceed height and density […]

The IMFG and School of Cities event, “Behind the City Beat: A Pre-Election Media Panel” held On October 2, 2018, was advertised in News@UofT. The event featured a panel of […]

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.