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Video | 2018
Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later
Shirley Hoy, John Matheson, Alexandra Flynn, Zack Taylor, and Enid Slack
This video features a panel discussion held on March 27, 2018, on the challenges and opportunities of the 1998 Toronto Amalgamation. Speakers include Shirley Hoy (former City Manager, City of Toronto), John Matheson (former Chief of Staff to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing), Alexandra Flynn (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto), Zack Taylor (Assistant Professor, Western University), and Enid Slack (event moderator, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance).
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IMFG Paper | 2018
The Public Finance Challenges of Fracking for Local Governments in the United States
Austin Zwick
Fracking has revolutionized international oil and gas markets practically overnight, but its impact on local public finance and governance have largely been overlooked. While operating under federal and state constraints, the key ongoing policy question is whether and to what extent local governments can – and should – have the power to manage the industry’s effects on their communities.
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Presentation | 2018
Conference on Smart Villages: Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure
Enid Slack
Enid Slack, IMFG Director, presented, “Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure” as part of The Fields Institute Conference on Smart Villages on April 4, 2018.
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Presentation | 2018
Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later
Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor, Assistant Professor, Western University, presented as part of the event Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later on March 27, 2018.
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Presentation | 2018
Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later
Enid Slack
Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance presented as part of the event Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later on March 27, 2018.
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Presentation | 2018
Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later: Toronto @ 20
Alexandra Flynn
Alexandra Flynn, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, presented "Toronto @ 20: Participation in a “too big, too small” city" as part of the event Legacies of the Megacity: Toronto’s Amalgamation 20 Years Later on March 27, 2018.
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IMFG Paper | 2018
Climate Finance for Canadian Cities: Is Debt Financing a Viable Alternative?
Gustavo Carvalho
This paper explores climate finance, the provision of financing by private actors for projects intended to decrease carbon emissions or make cities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. It analyzes four climate financing tools used in other jurisdictions – green bonds, environmental impact bonds, catastrophe bonds, and green banks – and their feasibility under current Ontario regulations.
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Video | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism
Tracey Cook, John Lorinc, Pamela Robinson, Peter Sloly, and Zachary Spicer
This video features a panel event convened on January 25, 2018 on the implications of ‘smart’ innovations for local governments. Speakers include Tracey Cook (Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto), Pamela Robinson (Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University), Peter Sloly (Partner and National “Security & Justice” Lead, Deloitte), Zac Spicer (Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance), and John Lorinc (event moderator, Senior Editor, Spacing).
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IMFG Welcomes Visiting Scholar Graham Sansom
April 23, 2018
IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore Authored an Op-Ed on Density Bonusing for the Toronto Star
April 23, 2018
IMFG Director Enid Slack Advising on World Bank Project in Tanzania
April 18, 2018