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Public Participation In Canadian Local Government: A Study Of The Meadowlily Secondary Plan Process In London, Ontario, Michael Hurley
Public Participation In Canadian Local Government: A Study Of The Meadowlily Secondary Plan Process In London, Ontario, Michael Hurley
MPA Major Research Papers
This paper examines whether the facilitation of public participation in local government is a worthwhile objective, using public engagement in the Meadowlily Secondary Plan in London, Ontario as a case study. An online survey was administered to citizens who participated in the City’s land use planning process. The findings reveal that by participating in decision-making, citizens learned about the processes and responsibilities of municipal government, in addition to other forms of learning, which demonstrates that the facilitation of public participation in municipal government is indeed a worthwhile objective.
The Role Of Municipalities In Redistribution In Ontario: A Study On Ontario Works, Siu Ming Kwok
The Role Of Municipalities In Redistribution In Ontario: A Study On Ontario Works, Siu Ming Kwok
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This paper examines the role of Ontario municipalities in redistribution in an effort to understand the values behind welfare policy, the policy process, and the service provision model. Interviews with 15 Ontario Works stakeholders – including two members of municipal council, three senior level managers of a social services department, four members of community-based organizations, and six Ontario Works recipients – from a mid-sized municipality in Southwestern Ontario were conducted. The findings reveal that with regards to redistribution, municipalities can play an active role in policy implementation at the local scale, while policymaking can be left to the province.
The Role Of Local Government In Social Policy And Program Development: Impacts Of Municipal Reform, Areej Hasso
The Role Of Local Government In Social Policy And Program Development: Impacts Of Municipal Reform, Areej Hasso
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This paper examines whether municipal reform has led to local government developing self-initiated, innovative social programs that address local needs. Interviews with local government officials and administrators from single- and upper-tier municipalities in Ontario were conducted to gain firsthand accounts of the local government role in the social policy process. The findings reveal that municipal reform, accompanied by the downloading of social services in Ontario, leads to greater levels of autonomy, more flexibility with decision-making, and the ability of local government to take a lead role in the development of social programs and policy.
Bill 150: The Green Energy Act: An Analysis Of Green Energy Politics In Ontario, Peter Markvoort
Bill 150: The Green Energy Act: An Analysis Of Green Energy Politics In Ontario, Peter Markvoort
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This paper examines the Green Energy Act (GEA) and the economic circumstances that enabled the bill to become law in Ontario. An analysis of electrical power research, planning, and recommendations over the past forty years was conducted. The findings reveal that a variety of changes led to the approval of the GEA, including an environmentally conscious value shift and the economic recession, and the coincidence of these factors allowed forty years of government funded energy research to culminate in a publicly supported piece of legislation.
Science Advice In Environmental Policymaking: An Examination Of Institutional Barriers In The Canadian Federal Government, Christopher J. Popovich
Science Advice In Environmental Policymaking: An Examination Of Institutional Barriers In The Canadian Federal Government, Christopher J. Popovich
Digitized Theses
Evident in many Canadian federal government and international publications is the recognition of the underlying importance that scientific knowledge has in evidence-based policymaking. Despite this recognition, academic and empirical research suggests that there are a number of barriers preventing the utilization of science in policy. This thesis examines such barriers in the context of environmental policymaking in the Canadian federal government. It uses a collection of multidisciplinary literature, Canadian federal government documents and interviews with officials from the Canadian federal departments of Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Health Canada, to then make generalizations about the …