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In his first public address since taking office in July, this video features Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace shares his perspectives on the City’s finances, and on the opportunities and challenges to achieving key social, economic, city-building, environmental, and governance objectives.
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Presentation delivered by Enid Slack at the Municipal Finance Officers' Association Annual Conference on Sept. 24, 2015.
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Why did Canadian municipal credit conditions improved so dramatically after the 2008 recession compared to other subnational governments around the world?
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This presentation focuses on the policy processes involved in implementing the Clean Water Act (2006), and outlines the practical and policy challenges of setting up the Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority with the involvement of municipal and non-municipal stakeholders.
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The challenge of governing regions that fall within the jurisdiction of more than one municipality is a long-standing policy problem for local governments. This paper examines interlocal agreements in six Canadian metropolitan areas.
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Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Atlanta Leadership Delegation on May 6, 2015, in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Rapid developments in digital innovation and in the availability and application of large-scale data sets create opportunities both for new economic activities and jobs, and for new and cheaper ways of delivering city services. They also hold out possibilities for new ways that governments can engage with citizens, while at the same time raising concerns about data privacy.
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Internationally renowned cultural planners Gail Lord and Ngaire Blankenberg discuss how and why museums and cities can work together to activate their soft power - influence through attraction, persuasion and agenda-setting.
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