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Adam Found’s IMFG paper, “Development Charges in Ontario: Is Growth Paying for Growth?” was mentioned in the March 2019 issue of the Municipal World Journal.

Chris Murray’s 2017 IMFG City Manager’s Address was mentioned in the March 2019 issue of Municipal World Journal.

Murtaza Haider and Liam Donaldson’s IMFG paper, “Can Tax Increment Financing Support Transportation Infrastructure Investment?” was quoted in a Financial Post article assessing the merits of TIF as a tool for financing infrastructure investment.

IMFG event on Governance Models for Successful Regional Transit was covered by Royson James in a column for the Toronto Star titled, “Regional transit governance makes sense – but it requires care and caution, not grandstanding.”  

IMFG Director Enid Slack was quoted in a February 15th Toronto Star editorial on municipal revenue generation.

IMFG Director Enid Slack appeared on Metro Morning on January 17, 2019, to discuss the Ontario government’s regional government review and what lessons can be learned from Toronto’s amalgamation.

IMFG Director Enid Slack appeared on the CBC News at Six on January 16, 2019, as part of a segment on the Ontario government’s review of regional governments.

IMFG Director was a guest on CBC Radio’s Here and Now on January 15, 2019, to discuss the Ontario government’s regional government review.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was quoted in a January 17 Toronto Star article on the effects of the Ontario government’s regional government review.

IMFG Director Enid Slack presented a paper titled “Metropolitan Governance: International Experience” at the National Capital Commission’s Urbanism Lab on January 10, 2019. The talk was part of an event titled “Metropolitan Governance and Big Data.”