CITB04H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Unemployment Benefits, Justin Trudeau, Multi-Level Governance
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Lecture overview: what powers do cities have, the relationship between the city and the province, the relationship between the city and the federal government. In a pyramid of power, the constitution would be on top, legislation in the middle, and policy at the bottom. Section 91 - federal government powers: this section gives the canadian parliament the power "to make laws for the peace, order and good government of canada. " Legislation sets out broad areas under which municipalities may act. In ontario, there are applicable statutes: the city of toronto act ("cota") and the. Difficult to say what this era will be like: three routes to "disentanglement", upload, download, offload, current relationship: Increased deference to municipal decision-making: collaborative relationship via the toronto-ontario consultation and co-operation. Agreement (t-occa): attempts to scale back downloaded costs, while simultaneously asserting control, the relationship between the city and the federal government: