In the December issue of Spacing magazine, John Lorinc laments Toronto’s wilted budget process and demands a restructuring of budget documents to better Continue Reading…
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Clarity and openness could create new possibilities in any municipal budget, what about Toronto?
December 11, 2012 by
Hamilton’s plans for bold engagement project derailed but not diminished
January 11, 2013 by
A recent story in the Hamilton Spectator describes Hamilton as one of the latest in a growing line of municipalities to jump on board the “active resident Continue Reading…
Mapping Toronto’s Terrain: Perspectives On What Has Fractured Our City
January 23, 2013 by
The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), a U of T think tank that tries to demystify and improve municipal governance systems, has released a Continue Reading…
Toronto's cost-cutting proposals will have serious impact on the health of vulnerable people, warns Medical Officer of Health
September 14, 2011 by
In his in his review of the potential health impacts of Toronto’s Core Service Review, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, has cautioned Continue Reading…
Neglected resolutions by the feds result in increased child poverty in Canada
November 29, 2011 by
Twenty-two years ago, a resolution was passed in the House of Commons to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. The federal government neglected to Continue Reading…
Wilkinson says that equality is still better for everyone, and it’s time to act
May 4, 2012 by
Many of us today at the Wellesley Institute were fortunate to catch Richard Wilkinson’s lecture, courtesy of MASS LBP and the Dalla Lana School of Public Continue Reading…
Wellesley Institute to Toronto’s Executive Committee: Take care of the health of our city
September 16, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute’s written submission to the City of Toronto Executive Committee for its meeting, starting on September 19, requests that the committee Continue Reading…
Tiny financial savings from cutting Toronto community grants comes with big potential cost
October 17, 2011 by
While the financial savings to taxpayers from cutting any or all of the City of Toronto’s grants to community groups is very small, the impact of the loss of Continue Reading…
Wellesley Institute’s Deputation on the 2012 Toronto Budget
December 6, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute has been working alongside countless inviduals and organizations over the past few months to inform budget-related decision-making at Continue Reading…
Smart spending, not just big spending, is what Canadians need, says Wellesley Institute
February 19, 2009 by
Federal budget 2009 adds big dollars to federal spending, but fails to target those investments at the Canadians who are suffering the most in the current Continue Reading…
