Municipal Government in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
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high profile; but they have little power independent of the municipal council. Provincial statutes outline the procedures for the appointment of members. waste disposal and public transit to fire services, policing, community centres and libraries. Amalgamations are controversial. One Ottawa council
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- high profile; but they have little power independent of the municipal council.
- Provincial statutes outline the procedures for the appointment of members.
- waste disposal and public transit to fire services, policing, community centres and libraries.
- Amalgamations are controversial. One Ottawa councillor who had supported the amalgamation of his city told the CBC in 2009 that it no longer works to combine the city’s urban and rural needs under one government. Clive Doucet said the city should break up. He told the CBC: “They just have different priorities. Maybe they’re better served not being ...
- Mayors also sometimes rise to higher political office. Ralph Klein, mayor of Calgary from 1980 to 1989, was later the Conservative premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006.
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