Big City Mayors' Caucus

• Big city mayors say they are facing housing affordability challenges

  Canada's big-city mayors holding their annual conference in Regina say affordable housing and homelessness need collaborative action from all levels of government.

  Politics

  Jun 3, 2022
  
• Canada’s big-city mayors call on federal government for transit funding

  The Big City Mayors' Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities released a statement Wednesday asking the Liberals to cover transit shortfalls for the year.

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  Jan 26, 2022
  
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• Edmonton-area mayors ask Alberta government to lobby feds for COVID-19 recovery funds

  A group of 13 Edmonton-area leaders is asking the provincial government for help in securing federal funding due to financial instability amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  Politics

  May 16, 2020
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• Canadian mayors pitch transit to win dollars in feds’ green-themed budget

  The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government for immediate money to address climate change, as well as a promise of predictable transit funding down the tracks.

  Environment

  Feb 6, 2020
• Ottawa mayor among big-city leaders asking feds for stable public transit funding

  Making federal public transit funding permanent beyond 2027 would bring "predictability" to big cities like Ottawa that have major transit projects on their to-do lists, Jim Watson said.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2020
• Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland meets with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson

  The pair also met back at the end of November, days after Alberta-born Freeland was named Trudeau's second in command and charged with focusing on western alienation.

  Politics

  Jan 6, 2020
• Brian Bowman confident about transit talks at mayors’ summit

  Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman is in Ottawa for a meeting of the Big City Mayors' Caucus, and he says one of the issues that has been at the top of the agenda is public transit funding. 

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2019
• Big city mayors meet in Halifax, discuss wish list for affordable housing and climate change

  Canada's big city mayors are gearing up for the 2019 federal election by honing a wish list topped with funding for affordable housing, climate change and new revenue tools.

  Canada

  May 31, 2018
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• Edmonton mayor in Washington for mayors meeting

  A half-dozen members of Canada's Big City Mayors caucus have been in discussions with U.S. mayors in Washington the last few days. They were all there for the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2018
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• Bowman talking infrastructure, opioids with other big city mayors in Ottawa

  Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman is in Ottawa for a meeting of Canada's big city mayors.

  Politics

  Jun 1, 2017