IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor analyzes the inclusion and implications of local government representatives in Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council in the article, “The Met Council: Before curing its makeup, understand its […]
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23 May,
2018
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer quoted in London Free Press
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer discusses the reasons behind the lack of public participation in London’s police board meetings in the article, “Interest still low in police board meetings despite […]
Find out more »22 May,
2018
IMFG Director Enid Slack speaks in panel at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy conference
IMFG Director Enid Slack participated in a panel discussion called, “What is a Fiscally Healthy City?” at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s 2018 International Conference on Municipal Fiscal Health in Detroit, […]
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2018
IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor featured in London Free Press
In the article, “Will anti-BRT slate emerge for London’s civic election?”, IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor looks at the tensions in the upcoming London municipal election between local politics and […]
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2018
A new look at an old idea: Sound budget management for local governments
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance offers a new approach for designing and implementing fiscal rules to guarantee sound public finances at the local level. Toronto, […]
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2018
IMFG Director Enid Slack moderates session at Toronto: Towards a Smart and Inclusive City-Region event
IMFG Director Enid Slack facilitated the panel discussion called, “Working Together: Building the City-Region of the Future,” (presentation available online) at the University of Toronto event, Toronto: Towards a Smart […]
Find out more »09 May,
2018
IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor participates in CBC London Political Panel
In the CBC Radio’s London Morning panel discussion on the upcoming Ontario provincial election, IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor looks at the rise of PC populism and the fall of […]
Find out more »03 May,
2018
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer looks at Canada’s tech industry “brain drain” problem
The Globe and Mail article, “Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as young tech talent leaves for Silicon Valley?” discusses the first-ever academic study charting the reasons Canadian tech talent leave for […]
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2018
IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird and IMFG Author Roy Bahl release book with new perspective on fiscal decentralization
By using the experiences in developing countries, IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird and IMFG Author Roy Bahl’s new book “Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from […]
Find out more »01 May,
2018
IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore discusses uncontested municipal politicians in Manitoba in CBC News
In the article “Nearly 40% of municipal politicians in Manitoba ran uncontested in 2014,” IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore explores the reasons behind citizens choosing not to run in municipal […]
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