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Presentation | 2017
Local Governance and Public Finance Challenges of the Fracking Boom: Lessons for the US and Canada
Austin Zwick
Hydraulic fracturing drilling - commonly known as fracking - makes up the majority of US oil output. Canada may soon follow. This presentation focuses on the impacts of boom-bust resource extraction cycles on local revenues and expenditures and intergovernmental relations.
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Presentation | 2017
Transit Fare Integration: Lessons for Toronto from Around the World
Lauren Birch
This presentation explores some key challenges and considerations when it comes to fare integration in Toronto. How can lessons learned from other major cities help us to develop our own transit fare policies?
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Presentation | 2017
Local Transparency and Accountability: The Role of Municipal Accountability Officers
Andrew Sancton
In this presentation, Andrew Sancton, one of Canada’s foremost authorities on municipal government, explores the role of accountability officers in Canadian municipal government, highlighting both their accomplishments and the challenges they face.
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Presentation | 2017
Tackling the Storm Out of the Norm: Climate Risk Management Strategies for Cities
Daniel Henstra and Jason Thistlethwaite
What tools are available to local governments seeking to share the growing risks associated with a changing climate with other levels of government and non-governmental actors?
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Presentation | 2017
PlaNYC as a change management effort
Rohit Aggarwala
As part of an ongoing series on climate change and cities, IMFG co-sponsored an event featuring speakers from Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, who discussed their experiences with climate change mitigation and effective steering strategies for local governments.
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Presentation | 2017
Urban Climate Innovation in Toronto
Mary Pickering
As part of an ongoing series on climate change and cities, IMFG co-sponsored an event featuring speakers from Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, who discussed their experiences with climate change mitigation and effective steering strategies for local governments.
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Presentation | 2017
Mitigating Climate Change in Los Angeles
Jonathan Parfrey
As part of an ongoing series on climate change and cities, IMFG co-sponsored an event featuring speakers from Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, who discussed their experiences with climate change mitigation and effective steering strategies for local governments.
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Presentation | 2016
Can Ontario Municipalities Borrow More to Make Needed Investments?
Gustavo Carvalho
What new financial instruments and strategies could municipalities rely on to take advantage of today’s low interest rates? What can we learn from municipal lending markets elsewhere?
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