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Toronto City Manager Chris Murray discussed the "elephant in the room" when it comes to municipal government: what kind of city are we leaving behind for future generations?
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Alejandra Reyes, IMFG 2018-2019 Post-Doctoral Fellow, presented in her research seminar, "Housing Access & Urban Governance: Lessons from Mexico’s Recent Experience," on the tension between Mexico's federal housing finance strategies and municipal governance and implementation, the policy shortcomings at different levels, and the implications of a lack of coordination.
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Elections are a time to assess what has happened in our community since the last election and ask questions – often uncomfortable questions – about the places we live and the environment we are creating for those who live here. In the lead-up to the 2018 Ontario municipal election, the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance has commissioned a series of short pre-election papers to add to the dialogue and tap into the ideas of some of the GTHA’s most respected leaders. As you read these short papers, you will see that we have covered a wide range of themes – transportation, housing, homelessness, youth, neighbourhoods, Indigenous peoples, mental health, decent work, policing, universities, arts and culture, and regional and local governance.
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Joe Berridge, Partner, Urban Strategies; Professor- Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, presented as part of the event Toronto: The Accidental Metropolis on June 20, 2018.
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Toronto is evolving with a style and character unique in the world, widely recognized for its livability. Now its economic power and its critical and largely successful function as a crucible of immigrant settlement is becoming more and more evident. Remarkably, the emergence of Canada’s cities on the world stage, and Toronto’s rise to the top dozen in global status, has been largely accidental. How did this happen?
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Sydney is Australia’s largest metropolis with 5 million people and faces serious challenges of infrastructure and service provision, environmental management, and spatial inequality. Its metropolitan governance lacks focus.
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Zac Spicer, Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, presented "Who Are We Building Smart Cities For? Equity and Inclusion in Smart City Design" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Tracey Cook, Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto, presented "What Disruption Looks Like" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism. 
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