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Join Alexandra Flynn, Richard Albert, and Nathalie Des Rosiers for a book launch for their two new books: The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities and Cities and the Constitution.
University of Toronto Rotman School of Management 392-394, Toronto, ON
Register here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/ubc-hrc/reimagining-municipal-power
Alexandra Flynn is associate professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.
Richard Albert is the William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, professor of government, and director of constitutional studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Nathalie Des Rosiers is a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and what the future holds for shifting legal and political powers. This volume examines how pre-Confederation cities came to have their current constitutional and legislative forms; how current local governments make decisions within existing legal parameters, highlighting Indigenous-municipal relationships and emergency management; and, finally, looks to the world to investigate future innovation in municipal governance.
Cities and the Constitution confronts the misalignment between the importance of municipalities and their constitutional status. While our constitution is often considered a living document, Canada has one of the most complicated amending formulas in the world, making change very difficult. Cities are thus constitutionally vulnerable to unilateral provincial action and reliant on other levels of government for funding. Could municipal power be reimagined without disrupting the existing constitutional structure, or could the Constitution be reformed to designate cities a distinct tier of government? Among other novel proposals, this groundbreaking volume explores the idea of recognizing municipalities in provincial constitutions.