Municipal Reform
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N.B. municipalities call for rapid financial reform amid expanded servicesMunicipal organizations and the official oppositions are calling on the government to move forward with financial reform as municipalities struggle to fund expanded services.PoliticsOct 24, 2023
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N.B. municipalities to take on outdated tax system at finance summitNew Brunswick municipalities will discuss the outdated taxation system at a financial summit scheduled for Sept. 21 in Fredericton.CanadaAug 31, 2023
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‘Taxation without representation’: Fredericton concerned about weighted RSC votingFredericton deputy mayor Greg Ericson said the weighting voting formula creates "taxation with out representation" for new regional service commission mandates.PoliticsMay 3, 2023
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Dispute over local government reform between N.B. councillors spills onto TwitterLocal Governance Reform came into the spotlight at a Town Council meeting in Quispamsis, where the argument triggered an online feud between two neighboring Councilors.PoliticsOct 20, 2022
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New Brunswick to overhaul how it funds municipalitiesThe 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.PoliticsOct 4, 2022
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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.PoliticsJul 21, 2022
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Toronto, Ottawa mayors could receive veto power, Ford saysIn 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.PoliticsJul 20, 2022
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Amalgamated communities in N.B. have less than a month to come up with namesThe 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.PoliticsApr 17, 2022
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New Brunswick municipal reform adjustments miss the mark, says MLASome 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.PoliticsDec 22, 2021
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New Brunswick municipalities prepare for amalgamation amid sweeping reformsSussex and Sussex Corner are two of the many small municipalities that will amalgamation amid wide-sweeping reforms introduce to the municipal system.PoliticsNov 22, 2021
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