Who Does What Series
Canadian municipalities play increasingly important roles in addressing the policy challenges that are at the centre of political debate, including addressing climate change, increasing housing affordability, reforming policing, and confronting public health crises. The growing prominence of municipalities, however, has also led to overlapping responsibilities with provinces and the federal government. Such “entanglement” between orders of government has the potential to result in poor coordination and opaque accountability. At the same time, combining the strengths and capabilities of different orders of government – whether in setting policy, convening, funding, or delivering services – can sometimes lead to more effective action.
The Who Does What series gathers academics and practitioners to examine the role municipalities should play in key policy areas, the reforms required to ensure municipalities can deliver on their responsibilities, and the collaboration required among governments to meet the country’s challenges.
Produced by the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance and Urban Policy Lab
Editors: Gabriel Eidelman, Kass Forman, Tomas Hachard, and Enid Slack
Housing
No. 1, April 2022
Contributors:
Carolyn Whitzman, Alexandra Flynn, Penny Gurstein, and Craig Jones
Lilian Chau and Jill Atkey
Greg Suttor
Nick Falvo
Economic Development
No. 2, April 2022
Contributors:
Shauna Brail
Charles Conteh
Leann Hackman-Carty
Climate Change
No. 3, August 2022
Contributors:
Elliott Cappell
Sadhu Johnston
Jennifer Winter
Public Health
No. 4, November 2022
Contributors:
Katherine Fierlbeck and Gaynor Watson-Creed
Lawrence Loh
Lindsay McLaren and Jason Cabaj
Policing
No. 5, November 2022
Contributors:
Alok Mukherjee and Jihyun Kwon
Erick Laming
Transportation
No. 6, April 2023
Contributors:
Fanny Tremblay-Racicot
Patricia Burke Wood
Carolyn Kim, Chandan Bhardwaj, and Adam Thorn
Marie-Ève Assunçao-Denis and Matt Pinder
Long-Term Care
No. 7, November 2023
Contributors:
Pat Armstrong
Daniella Balasal and Nadia De Santi
Shirley Hoy
About the Urban Policy Lab
The Urban Policy Lab is the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy’s training ground for urban policy professionals, offering students career development and experiential learning opportunities through graduate fellowships, skills workshops, networking and mentorship programs, and collaborative research and civic education projects.
Media Mentions
Toronto Star, June 6, 2023 - Transportation
Novae Res Urbis, September 21, 2022 - Climate Change
Municipal World, July 2022 - Housing
Municipal World, July 6, 2022 - Economic Development
Kelowna 1150 AM, April 11, 2022 - Housing
Vancouver Sun, April 5, 2022 - Housing
Canadian Press, April 5, 2022 - Housing