{"id":9546,"date":"2020-11-06T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?p=9546"},"modified":"2020-11-06T11:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:45:18","slug":"the-city-in-sight-podcast-the-case-for-local-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2020\/11\/06\/the-city-in-sight-podcast-the-case-for-local-power\/","title":{"rendered":"The City in Sight Podcast: The Case for Local Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spacing<\/em> and Massey College proudly present City in Sight: Canada’s constitutional city crisis<\/strong>, a special podcast series in support of the Massey Cities Summit<\/a> (April 7-8, 2021).<\/p>\n

THIS EPISODE: The Case for Local Power<\/h3>\n

Canadian cities often struggle with their lack of autonomy. Their status as “creatures of the province”<\/a> can be a source of frustration: higher orders of government can undermine local leadership, and cities themselves sometimes lack the ability to realize their goals.<\/p>\n

In this episode, Massey College Principal Nathalie Des Rosiers<\/a> lays out the issues with cities’ low constitutional status.<\/p>\n

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps<\/a> makes the case for a better, reliable share of funding for cities, and greater ability to enact laws around things like climate change.<\/p>\n

“If we had predictable, sustainable funding… we’d be able to say in five years we’ll be able to pay for our library or our water system.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson<\/a>, who chairs the Big City Mayors’ Caucus<\/a>, tells us why being a Canadian mayor can sometimes feel like sitting at the “kids’ table.”<\/p>\n

“All we have is advocacy to push back, it’s a classic power imbalance relationship.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Listen here for City in Sight:<\/em><\/p>\n