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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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Have Greater Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities raised their property tax rates to the point at which they are likely to lose tax revenue? In other words, will further tax rate increases lower the size of the tax base? How important is tax competition between municipalities in the GTA?
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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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This video features a lecture by IMFG Visiting Scholar Mark Kleinman. 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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Are infrastructure financing tools underutilized when it comes to planning for smart growth? Do we run the risk of undercutting “smart growth” efforts if we assume infrastructure financing tools to be growth-neutral?
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This talk surveys the fiscal impacts of rising police salaries for Ontario's municipalities, then goes on to present research about best practices for controlling costs.
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