What’s New at IMFG

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn commented in The Globe and Mail about the gaps in B.C.’s new housing plan.

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail about how difficult it is to identify public lands across Canada that could be used for housing.

IMFG Fellow Zack Taylor commented to CBC News on how the federal government could help municipalities by raising the HST by one percent.

IMFG Director Enid Slack commented to CBC News on Edmonton’s plan to increase property taxes by seven percent and emphasized how there needs to be a rethink on how municipal services are funded.

IMFG is looking for its next Manager, Programs and Research.   The Manager, Programs and Research takes a leadership role in the activities of IMFG, overseeing the Institute’s operations and designing major research programs in municipal finance and governance. The manager is responsible for working with authors to manage the production of publications, delivering high-profile […]

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) has appointed IMFG Director Enid Slack as Chair of its Advisory Board. LPSA is a global professional network that seeks to promote inclusive, equitable societies and sustainable global development by enhancing the understanding of decentralization and localization as complex, cross-cutting and multi-stakeholder reforms.

IMFG Director Enid Slack told ipolitics.ca that the federal government needs to be at the table with the provincial government to help Toronto in its current financial crisis.

IMFG Director Enid Slack responded to speculation in the Toronto Star that the Ontario government would upload responsibility for highways in Toronto and the impact this would have to help the City with its financial crisis. She said this would “somewhat” help, “but it’s not going to solve the whole problem.”

IMFG Contributor to the Municipal Role in Housing report, Carolyn Whitzman spoke to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo about the challenges of dealing with homelessness at the municipal level.

IMFG Director Enid Slack suggested that a regional sales tax would be better than a municipal sales tax in a Globe and Mail article on the possibility of Toronto implementing a municipal sales tax.