Ontario Big City Mayors

• Ontario mayors say rules for provincial housing fund unfairly penalize them

  Ontario announced in August that money under the Building Faster Fund would be available to municipalities that meet at least 80 per cent of their provincial housing targets.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2023
  
• Ontario’s big city mayors call for decriminalization of drugs

  The appeal comes as the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) reported 2,426 opioid-related deaths in 2020, a 60 per cent increase from 2019.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2021
  
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• Ontario’s mayors ‘encouraged’ by emergency COVID-19 funding

  Ottawa has pledged $2 billion to cover municipalities' operating costs with provinces and territories expected to match that amount.

  Politics

  Jul 17, 2020
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• Ontario’s big-city mayors concerned about province’s municipal funding cuts, Bill 108

  The Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario chair released a statement Friday that detailed a number of concerns about funding cuts and Bill 108.

  Economy

  May 24, 2019