POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Common Sense Revolution, Operating Budget, Megacity
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Canadian urban system: defined by federalism, baldwin act, 1849, set stage for municipal power. Municipalities could be denied the status the next day if the provincial legislature decided. Property-owners as primary stakeholders in municipal affairs. Only men who owned property of a certain value would be able to vote in municipal elections. Idea of property is cemented into the ideas of municipal affairs: british north america act, 1867, establish municipalities as a responsibility of the provinces. Municipalities are the responsibility of the provinces. One of the many things that provinces must take care of. Though, municipalities are barely mentioned in the constitution. Towns and cities that did exist did not look like how they do today, majority of canadians lived in rural areas. All municipalities ultimately owe their existence to provincial law. Cities are limited to what the province says they can do. Toronto could be abolished if the government of ontario decided that it.
