Month: July 2012

IMFG is pleased to announce the recipient of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship for 2012-13, Kyle Hanniman. Kyle is in the final stages of completing his Ph.D. and has an MA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on subnational borrowing.

On July 16, Enid Slack made a presentation to the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia entitled 14 Years after Amalgamation: Toronto as a Region. To view the article in Yonge Street, <click here>.

On June 21, Enid Slack participated in the City of Toronto’s Urban Fellows learning series, entitled Understanding the City of Toronto’s Fiscal Environment.

Municipal finance expert Enid Slack warned that holding the line on taxes could put the city in a difficult financial bind, in an article in the Globe and Mail on July 6, 2012, entitled Toronto Mayor asks city manager to budget for property-tax freeze.