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Toronto Star: The Big Debate
IS A CITY CHARTER THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR TORONTO?
How much authority should Toronto, and other Ontario cities, have to run their own affairs
without interference from the province?
without interference from the province?
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TORONTO STAR/Jennifer Pagliario PROPOSAL TO EMPOWER TORONTO FINDS SUPPORT FROM MP ADAM VAUGHAN, JOHN TORY, ACADEMICS Coteau: Includes a conversation about constitutionally-protected powers |
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TORONTO STAR/Editorial TORONTO SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER ITS FUTURE Charter City proponents "have nothing on their side except facts, logic and history" |
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CBC NEWS/Nick Boisvert HOW A TORONTO CITY CHARTER COULD FEND OFF 'POLITICAL INTERFERENCE' FROM QUEEN'S PARK Proposal comes after city, province battle over council cuts, subway control |
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GLOBE AND MAIL/Oliver Moore RESIDENTS' GROUP UNVEILS PROPOSAL FOR A TORONTO CITY CHARTER The power imbalance of cities vis-à-vis the provinces laid bare in recent years. |
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TORONTO STAR/Jennifer Pagliaro RESIDENTS' GROUP HAS A PLAN TO GIVE TORONTO MORE POWER. NOW IT WANTS YOUR IDEAS Not a final set of ideas, but rather the start of a conversation |
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BIG CROWD FOR CHARTER CITIES
1,40O pack a church on St Clair Ave to hear about a City Charter for Toronto |
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T H E B R O A D E R D I S C U S S I O N
ALBERTA BUDGET SHOWS WHY:
CITY CHARTERS NEED CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION
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GLOBE AND MAIL
ALBERTA GOVERNMENT REVOKES CITY CHARTER FISCAL FRAMEWORK FOR CALGARY, EDMONTON 25 Oct 2019 |
POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR EMPOWERED CITIES
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Federal Greens
Endorse Charter Cities 19 July 2019 |
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TORONTO STAR
Ford’s strategy of hitting municipalities with budget cuts, service downloads is ‘risky’ politics, expert says David Rider 3 May 2019 |
GLOBE AND MAIL
City Manager: provincial cuts will cost Toronto nearly $180M in 2019 Oliver Moore / Jeff Gray 9 May 2019 |
TORONTO STAR
List of Municipalities Against Public Health Cuts Grows Across Province Mitch Potter 5 May 2019 |
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CANADIAN PRESS
28 Ontario mayors slam province for downloading costs, forcing tax hikes 30 April 2019 |
CBC NEWS
Oakville residents take stand against 'horrible' prospect of amalgamation Nick Boisvert 2 May 2019 |
TORONTO STAR
Ford government restores OMB rules for development disputes Tess Kalinowski / Jennifer Pagliaro 2 May 2019 |
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CANADIAN PRESS
Ford reveals plan for Toronto transit without city's mayor LRTs LRTs LRTs 10 April 2019 |
PEMBINA INSTITUTE
How proposed changes to the Planning Act will impact Ontarians Carolyn Kim Dec 2018 |
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PRESS PROGRESS
Doug Ford Says the government of Ontario need not respect the Constitution or the rule of law 11 Sept 2018 |
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TORONTO STAR
Turning Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto into a movement for democratic renewal Dennis Pilon, Roger Keil, Bryan Evans, Greg Albo 29 Aug 2018 |
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DEFEND TORONTO
So, what just happened? And what’s to be done about it? Adam Vaughan MP Spadina-Fort York 7 Aug 2018 |
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SPACING TORONTO
The legal case against Ford’s assault on local democracy Alexandra Flynn / 30 July 2018 |
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