What’s New at IMFG

IMFG Fellow Zack Taylor published an op-ed in the Toronto Star on how voters should consider how Toronto mayoral candidates would use the strong mayor powers.

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore spoke to the Toronto Star on the significance of the increased voter turnout for the advance polls in Toronto’s mayoral election.

IMFG Director Enid Slack commented on the idea of the dissolution of York Region as is taking place for Peel Region for YorkRegion.com. She says two-tier governments work well because of economies of scale, but there’s more local responsiveness and accountability from municipalities closer to people.

IMFG Director Enid Slack discussed in the Globe & Mail how Toronto needs to raise property taxes to prevent service cuts and infrastructure falling apart; she emphasized the question of ‘who does what’ and which orders of government should pay for which services.

IMFG Director Enid Slack discussed the financial problems facing Toronto in an article for Radio-Canada’s Ici Toronto (French).

IMFG contributor Patricia Burke Wood published an op-ed in the Toronto Star about what Toronto mayoral candidates need to learn from abroad about financing transit, based on the Who Does What: The Municipal Role in Transportation paper.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was interviewed by Global News on whether Toronto’s next mayor should raise taxes beyond inflation.

IMFG Director Enid Slack comments in the Globe and Mail on the need for more regionalism despite decision to dissolve Peel Region. IMFG Fellow Zack Taylor adds that an upper-tier government including Toronto’s ever-increasing urban region could never be represented by one institution.

IMFG Director Enid Slack comments on Toronto’s fiscal situation in a Toronto Star article on the top mayoral candidates views on city’s budget hole.

IMFG Director Enid Slack discusses the options open to the municipality of St. Albert, Alberta, regarding the city’s debt situation in the St. Albert Gazette.