POLI 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: National Capital Commission, Homeless Shelter, Natural Person
15 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
POLI352
Class January 23
Intergovernmentalism
Agenda
- Central governments and Local governments
- Special purpose Bodies
Central Governments and Local Governments
Reasons for central involvement in Local issues
- Address externalities
o Ex: pollution
▪ Great Lakes Protection Act 2015
o Externalities are very political
- Advancing Central Priorities
o Ex; Money for transit , infrastructure, housing support
- Federal government support the homeless shelter, its also funding the research on
homelessness,
- Responding to lobbying
- Often, help to fund the mission to homelessness.
Federal government role in municipalities
- Caada’s Largest property ower ad eployer
o Ex: Ottawa, Miramichi, and the Phoenix pay disaster
- National Capital Commission
o Ex: Place de portage expropriation
- Other Federal Policies
o Ex; Immigration
Provincial Statues Relating to Local government
- No provincial constitutions in Canada = no municipal protections
- Provincial Municipal Acts and City Charters
o Often different for urban and rural municipalities
o Trends to simplification and natural person powers
- Other provincial laws
o Ex: Traffic Control, safety, health care, education
Provincial Ministries and Ministers
- Minister of Municipal (or Community) affairs
o Responsible for municipal acts and charters
o Defend municipalities from other ministries
- Meetings of the Provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Local government
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Document Summary
Address externalities: ex: pollution, great lakes protection act 2015, externalities are very political. Advancing central priorities: ex; money for transit , infrastructure, housing support. Federal government support the homeless shelter, its also funding the research on homelessness, Often, help to fund the mission to homelessness. Ca(cid:374)ada"s largest property ow(cid:374)er a(cid:374)d e(cid:373)ployer: ex: ottawa, miramichi, and the phoenix pay disaster. National capital commission: ex: place de portage expropriation. No provincial constitutions in canada = no municipal protections. Often different for urban and rural municipalities: trends to simplification and natural person powers. Other provincial laws: ex: traffic control, safety, health care, education. Minister of municipal (or community) affairs: responsible for municipal acts and charters, defend municipalities from other ministries. Meetings of the provincial and territorial ministers responsible for local government. Provincial statues may require approval or appeal opportunities. Administrative tribunals in land-use planning: ontario municipal board. Province authorizes how municipalities obtain revenue: user charges, ex. transit.
