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Half of all Indigenous Peoples in Canada live in urban areas. In a new IMFG paper, Doug Anderson and @alexandraeflynn call attention to an urgent need to review Indigenous-municipal relations. 🧵 Bit.ly/Indigenous-Mun… 1/ 
Although the Canadian constitution and case law set out the responsibilities of provincial and federal governments to Indigenous Peoples, they shed little light on the relationships between Indigenous communities and municipalities. #cdnmuni 2/
Do municipalities have a “duty to consult” (which obligates the federal and provincial governments to consult and accommodate First Nations on specific issues)? Is this duty the appropriate framework for Indigenous-municipal relationships? #cdnmuni 3/
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My PhD research is on whether the laws, rules and norms (institutions) of local government in Canada are biased against renters and how that bias affects their political participation. #cdnmuni #academictwitter
My PhD research is on whether the laws, rules and norms (institutions) of local government in Canada are biased against renters and how that bias affects their political participation. #cdnmuni #academictwitter
Today, I'm launching a web site for my project: greatsuppression.ca.
There's a huge turnout gap between homeowners and renters. The conventional explanation is that this is a positive effect on homeowners, who are motivated to protect the value of their property.
There's a huge turnout gap between homeowners and renters. The conventional explanation is that this is a positive effect on homeowners, who are motivated to protect the value of their property.
This “homevoter” hypothesis was developed by William Fischel. I think it explains some but not all of why there’s such a large housing tenure gap.
THREAD: Today FCM released Building Back Better Together, our recommendations to build a better Canada—now and post-COVID—by combining the unique strengths of our municipal and federal orders of governments. fcm.ca/bettertogether #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
Our plan builds on our federal-partnership to create jobs, promote equality and tackle #ClimateChange. It empowers municipalities to lead recovery on the ground. #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
THREAD - Rural Communities:
It’s time for a reset on how we talk about rural Canada. About why thriving rural communities are not only important to the 10 million Canadians that live there, but to the prosperity of our entire country. 1/4 #cdnmuni
It’s time for a reset on how we talk about rural Canada. About why thriving rural communities are not only important to the 10 million Canadians that live there, but to the prosperity of our entire country. 1/4 #cdnmuni
Yes, adequate broadband access is a health, safety + economic issue for rural communities – but Canada’s economy needs those communities connected too. This needs to happen now. So too, we all need a strong agricultural sector. A flourishing tourism sector, and it goes on. 2/4
So too, we need their innovation. In my role I get to work with and learn from leaders from rural communities across Canada. I see first hand the ingenuity and hard work. When I think of rural Canada, I think first of massive opportunity – not need. 3/4
