POLI 3P11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Greater Montreal, Intrusiveness
3 Oct 2017
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Provinces and territories dealing with vast differences in population density, local needs, capacity. Must decide which type of structure best suited in which local/regional area. No body designated for coordination between municipal units. Generally a historic approach - before the growth of municipal centres. Only 45% of cma population live in toronto. Lower tier municipal government plus regional coordinating bodies. Includes negotiating bodies or intramunicipal boards (water use, land planning, transit) Similar to tti - but citizens directly elect both tiers. Sometimes with clear lines of sovereign authority (lower or upper tier has ultimate say in a given area of policy) has ultimate say in a given area of policy) Ontario recently moved to make regional council chairs directly elected (niagara, peel, york, muskoka) St john"s metropolitan municipality: combined two lower tier municipalities and regional government into single local government. Quebec 2002 went through series of such merges. Intermunicipal boards - > two tiered system -> amalgamation.
