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IMFG Paper | 2022
A New Agenda for Local Democracy: Building Just, Inclusive, and Participatory Cities
Brittany Andrew-Amofah, Alexandra Flynn, and Patricia Wood
New IMFG paper explores how Canadian cities can introduce a more inclusive model of governance to better represent marginalized and vulnerable communities.
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Presentation | 2022
Strong(er) Mayors: What Difference Will They Make?
Gabriel Eidelman, Matt Elliott, Zack Taylor
On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, our expert panel examined what the “Strong Mayors” policy actually means: what difference will it really make? Is it a sea change or a tempest in a teapot? Will strong mayors actually mean stronger cities?
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Who Does What Report | 2022
The Municipal Role in Housing
Multiple Contributors
The four papers in this report identify the ideal role of municipalities in housing policy, where municipalities currently face constraints, how other orders of government can support municipalities, and where intergovernmental cooperation is needed.
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Video | 2022
How Has the Pandemic Impacted Global Cities: Some Evidence from London, Paris, and Toronto
Mark Kleinman
In this talk, Professor Mark Kleinman of King’s College London discusses how cities have been changed by the pandemic, and how they will need to adapt, with a particular focus on London, UK.
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Video | 2021
Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canada: Where Do We Stand?
In this video, Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn discuss some of the key questions on the way to improved Indigenous-municipal relationships. Working from their paper for IMFG, Anderson and Flynn look at how Indigenous-municipal relations can move forward in a reciprocal and respectful manner.
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IMFG Paper | 2021
Indigenous-Municipal Legal and Governance Relationships
Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn
A new IMFG paper looks at evolving Canadian municipal relationships with Indigenous Peoples and calls attention to an urgent need to review Indigenous-municipal relationships across Canada.
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Video | 2021
Policy in Place: Models for Federal-Provincial-Municipal Collaboration
Neil Bradford
This webinar revisited Canada’s history of successful tri-level agreements between federal, provincial, and municipal governments on issues from homelessness to economic development. Working from his recent IMFG paper, Dr. Bradford showed how these agreements offer a model for a more collaborative form of policymaking that includes all orders of government.
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Presentation | 2021
Policy in Place: Models for Federal-Provincial-Municipal Collaboration
Neil Bradford
This presentation revisited Canada’s history of successful tri-level agreements between federal, provincial, and municipal governments on issues from homelessness to economic development. Working from his recent IMFG paper, Dr. Bradford showed how these agreements offer a model for a more collaborative form of policymaking that includes all orders of government.
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