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1. Changes in the Affordability of Housing in Canadian and American Cities, 2006–2016

   By bringing together workers, capital, businesses, and ideas in a compact geographic market, cities promote improved productivity performance, and thereby faster economic growth and higher real incomes for workers. The affordability of housing in a city ...

2. Ford/Tory row exposes cloudy nature of municipal finances

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 12, 2019 As part of its broader effort to rein in spending, the Ford government has planned future funding cuts for various local services (Toronto Public Health, paramedic services and children’s services) and cancelled a ...

3. Comparing Municipal Finances in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

   Municipal governments play an important role in the lives of Ontarians by providing key services and collecting taxes and fees. But it is not always straightforward for citizens to understand the state of their municipal government’s finances, and even ...

4. Comparing Municipal Government Finances in Metro Vancouver, 2018 Edition

   Municipal governments play an important role in the lives of British Columbians by providing important services and collecting taxes. But municipal finances do not receive the same degree of public scrutiny as the finances of senior governments. This can ...