New Councils, Old Issues
Issue 7 - February 2019

From the Editor's Desk

By Gord Hume

Budget debates are in full swing across the country as municipalities of all sizes wrestle with their operating and capital needs for the upcoming year (or years, in the case of a multi-year budget process).
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Municipal Government, Current Challenges and Future Opportunities

By Allan Thompson

When I began my second term as Mayor of the Town of Caledon, Ontario, I took a hard look at the current challenges and future opportunities that would affect how we govern into the future.
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City of London – Municipal Election 2018

By Cathy Saunders

The City of London conducted the first municipal election in Canada using a Ranked Ballot. The Province of Ontario undertook a number of changes to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) through the Municipal Elections Moderation Act, 2016 (MEMA). One of the most significant changes was the provision to permit municipal councils the opportunity to use ranked ballots for the election of municipal council representatives as an alternative to the first-past-the post system.
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Yukon Leads in Election Parity

By Bev Buckway

Fifty-two percent. Did you catch that figure? Indeed, you did, as Yukon leads the pack after October's municipal elected where 52% of the elected officials are women. Yukon reached, and exceeded, parity in gender balance in 2018. Applause welcome, as this is a success story to share.
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Affordable and Shared Housing

By Pat Moauro

Newly elected councils and municipalities across the country in 2019 are grappling with the perennial issues of affordable housing. Affordable residential housing is becoming increasingly scarce, resulting in longer waiting lists and higher prices for single-family homes and rental apartment units.
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Asbestos – the Hidden Health Risk of Home Renovations

By Al Johnson

A survey conducted earlier this year by a Canadian bank found that nearly 40 per cent of B.C. homeowners were planning on renovating their homes. And while that's great news for the construction industry, it's important to be aware of the health dangers that asbestos-containing building materials in older homes pose to contractors and their crew.
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In Government, There's a Big Difference Between Power and Leadership
Anyone can learn to lead. Not everyone has the courage to do it.

By Mark Funkhouser

When I hear or read an invocation of the term "leadership" or, even worse, a call for "bold leadership," I tend to roll my eyes. The words are often used in ways that are so vague as to be virtually meaningless, a kind of wishful, magical thinking. When someone writes that what is needed in a given situation is a list of attributes, the first item on the list is usually bold leadership. Right, that and world peace and an end to poverty.
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Civic Comment

By Gord Hume

The recent announcement by the Ontario provincial government of a review of regional government surprised many municipal officials. It shows once again the power and unilateral authority that provinces have over towns and cities in Canada.
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