Category: News

IMFG Board Chair wrote an op-ed for TVO Today on why Toronto’s strong mayor will need a strong council.

IMFG Director Enid Slack told the Globe and Mail that Toronto City Council’s decision to use reserve funds to cover the budget shortfalls for last year and this year is […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack discussed the need for a new conversation about the division of responsibilities between the province and municipal governments, and how to pay for those services on […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore commented on the salary increases for Gimli’s council to CTV News Winnipeg.

IMFG Director Enid Slack and former IMFG Manager, Research and Programs, Tomas Hachard spoke about the role of municipalities in federalism for a Policy Options podcast by the IRPP’s Centre […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack published paper on Property Taxes in the Real World in a special issue of the Canadian Tax Journal dedicated to the late Richard Bird, who passed […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore commented on the performance of Winnipeg mayor Scott Gillinagham for an article on Global News Online as well as in a stand-alone interview.

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn discussed what rulings in Ontario and B.C. mean for homeless encampments for TVO Today. She points out that “it’s the courts who are setting the human-rights […]

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn commented in the Toronto Star on a Superior Court ruling that the Region of Waterloo would violate charter rights of homeless people if they were removed […]

Municipal World published a review of the fall strong mayors panel called “Exploring the relevance of strong mayor powers.”