Municipal Reform

• N.B. municipalities call for rapid financial reform amid expanded services

  Municipal organizations and the official oppositions are calling on the government to move forward with financial reform as municipalities struggle to fund expanded services.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2023
  
• N.B. municipalities to take on outdated tax system at finance summit

  New Brunswick municipalities will discuss the outdated taxation system at a financial summit scheduled for Sept. 21 in Fredericton.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• ‘Taxation without representation’: Fredericton concerned about weighted RSC voting

  Fredericton deputy mayor Greg Ericson said the weighting voting formula creates "taxation with out representation" for new regional service commission mandates.

  Politics

  May 3, 2023
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• Dispute over local government reform between N.B. councillors spills onto Twitter

  Local Governance Reform came into the spotlight at a Town Council meeting in Quispamsis, where the argument triggered an online feud between two neighboring Councilors.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2022
• New Brunswick to overhaul how it funds municipalities

  The new community funding model will see core grants, or the amount received by every municipality based on tax base, phased out over five years and equalization grants remain.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2022
• Eisenberger says Ford’s reform project could help mayors with ‘mandates they got elected on’

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed he plans to introduce sweeping reforms to the powers granted to Toronto and Ottawa’s mayors.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2022
• Toronto, Ottawa mayors could receive veto power, Ford says

  In a scrum outside Queen's Park, Ford said the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa would be granted a veto over council decisions, significantly increasing the power they hold.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2022
• Amalgamated communities in N.B. have less than a month to come up with names

  The next milestone for local governance reform in New Brunswick comes in less than a month, with amalgamated communities required to pick their names by May 16.

  Politics

  Apr 17, 2022
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• New Brunswick municipal reform adjustments miss the mark, says MLA

  Some adjustments were made the municipal reforms passed in the last sitting of the New Brunswick legislature but those changes weren't what some leaders were hoping for.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2021
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• New Brunswick municipalities prepare for amalgamation amid sweeping reforms

  Sussex and Sussex Corner are two of the many small municipalities that will amalgamation amid wide-sweeping reforms introduce to the municipal system.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2021