Photo: Justin-Trudeau
“Cities are an indispensable partner,” says Trudeau
21 June 2017
by Jonathan Andrews
Photo: Justin-Trudeau
21 June 2017
by Jonathan Andrews
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, has hinted that cities have earned the trust of national governments enough to be given greater responsibility over their finances.
Speaking during the opening day of the 12th Metropolis World Congress in Montreal, Trudeau said that in the past Canadian provincial and federal governments haven’t perhaps trusted municipalities to spend this money.
“But cities and large cities are delivering 60 percent of services with only 10 percent of tax revenues,” he told the 1,500 delegates. “You need an incredible amount of discipline to do that.”
John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, painted a colourful picture when he said that he doesn’t have the financial reso...
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