Month: October 2017

The upcoming IMFG event “Returning to the Golden Rule of Balanced Budgets: The Institutional and Political Economy of Restricting Public Deficits and Debt” was mentioned in the latest edition of the eFocus – Municipal Assessment and Taxation’s newsletter (subscription only).  The event, lead by IMFG Visiting Scholar Bernard Dafflon, will take place on November 15th, 2017. Seating is […]

IMFG’s 6th Annual City Manager’s Address, held on October 26th, 2017, was covered in a column by Edward Keenan entitled “What do Torontonians really want their city to Be?” Peter Wallace’s presentation can be viewed here. 

IMFG’s 6th Annual City Manager’s Address, held on October 26th, 2017, was covered in an article entitled “Will Toronto Invest in its Future?” on Torontoist. The event included City Manger Peter Wallace delivering an address and engaging in a question-and-answer period with moderator Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO of CivicAction. Peter’s presentation can be viewed here.

Professor Alexandra Flynn’s IMFG Paper, (Re)creating Boundary Lines: Assessing Toronto’s Ward Boundary Review Process, was recently featured in Torontoists’ piece entitled “Toronto voters, candidates still unclear on ward boundaries as election draws near.” Professor Flynn’s paper was released by IMFG earlier this year.

Aaron A. Moore’s recent IMFG paper, The potential and consequences of municipal electoral reform, was covered in an article on thesuburban.com entitled “Is the municipal electoral system in need of reform?“

IMFG Director Enid Slack moderated a panel at a Forum on the National Capital Commission Plan from 2017 to 2067 at the Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto.