POWER AND AUTONOMY
Want empowered cities?
Start by understanding city power
Brookings Institution 2017
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Report on
Provincial-Municipal Relations
Munk School 2014
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The Maturing Metropolis:
Governance in Toronto
A Decade After Amalgamation
Munk School 2009
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Freedom of the City:
Canadian Cities and the Quest for Governmental Status
Osgoode Hall Law Journal 2006
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Towards a New
City of Toronto Act
Ideas That Matter 2005
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An Action Plan for
the Toronto Region
Toronto City Summit Alliance 2004
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The Evolution of the
City Autonomy Movement
Ideas That Matter 2003
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Powers of Canadian Cities
- The Legal Framework Report
Toronto City Solicitor 2001
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Considering Self-Government
Mirvish Sessions 2001
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GOVERNANCE AND MUNICIPAL REFORM
The Role of BIAs and Neighbourhood Associations in Toronto
Munk School Alexandra Flynn 2019
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A Practical Blueprint for Change
Final Report -City Hall Task Force
School of Public Policy
Gabriel Eidelman Brian F. Kelcey 2017 |
Why urban governance matters
now more than ever
Alaina J Harkness Bruce Katz 2016
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The Case for Regionalism Revisited
Anne Golden 2012
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Report of the Royal Commission
on Metropolitan Toronto
John Robarts 1977
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Report of the Royal Commission
on Metropolitan Toronto
H Carl Goldenberg 1965
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CITY CHARTERS AND THE CONSTITUTION
 An Analysis of the Myths and Realities of Empowering Toronto Through a City Charter
University of Western Ontario Luis Silva 2005
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 Municipalities, the Constitution and the Canadian Federal Sytem
Canadian Government 2001
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 Rethinking Manner and Form: From Parliamentary Sovereignty to Constitutional Values
Osgoode Hall Law School1991
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REVENUE AND CITY ECONOMICS
A New Revenue Tool:
The Case for a Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Sales Tax
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 2019
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How Much Room Does the City of Toronto Have for Increasing
Residential Property Taxes?
Centre for Urban Research 2019
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Fiscal Soundness and Economic Growth: An Economic Program for Ontario
CD Howe Institute 2018
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More Tax Sources for Canada's Largest Cities:
Why, What and How?
Munk School 2016
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Is ‘Charter-City Status’ A Solution For Financing City Services In Canada — Or Is That A Myth?
School of Public Policy 2016
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Revenue Options
for the City of Toronto
KPMG 2016
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Is Toronto Fiscally Healthy?
Munk School Enid Slack and André Côté 2014
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Funding a better future:
Progressive revenue sources for Canada’s cities and towns
CUPE 2014
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Building Better Communities:
A Fair Funding Toolkit for Canada's Cities and Towns
CUPE 2014
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Toronto Ten Years after Amalgamation
York University 2008
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Share the Wealth:
Who Pays for
Government Across Ontario?
Fraser Institute 2004
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CITY ISSUES
Opportunity Knocks: Toronto City Council's Chance to Create Tens of Thousands of Affordable Homes
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Evictions in Toronto: Governance Challenges and the Need for Intergovernmental Cooperation
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Transit in the Greater Toronto Area: How to Get Back on the Rails
Munk School Matti Siemiatiycki and Drew Fagan 2019
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Chief City Planner's Memorandum:
Impact of Province's Imposition of New Toronto Downtown Plan
Greg Lintern 2019
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Mixed Signals Toronto Transit in a North American Context
Code Red 2018
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The Opportunity Equation:
Building opportunity in the face of growing income inequality
The United Way 2015
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The Three Cities Within Toronto
J David Hulchanski U of T 2007
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The Made in Ontario Housing Crisis
Michael Shapcott 2001
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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CHARTER CITY TORONTO'S
ROUND TABLE ON CHARTER CITIES 25 March 2019 • Metro Hall • Toronto Notes from Table Discussions • Autonomy • Governance • Finance • Housing and Social Services • Land Use Planning • Constitutional Aspects • Regional Implications • Building a Movement |
B I L L 5 C O U R T D O C U M E N T S
Bill 5, passed in July 2018, cut the size of Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 members and revoked the city's authority to design its own governing institutions. The Bill was struck down by Superior Court Justice Mr. Edward Belobaba in September 2018. A few days later, a panel of judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal stayed Mr. Belobaba's ruling pending a full appeal of his decision. On September 19 2019, the Court of Appeal, in a 3-2 decision, reversed the lower court decision, upholding Bill 5. The city has appealed and the case is due to be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada in March 2021.
COURT
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COURT OF APPEAL
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SUPERIOR
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