How cities are tackling some of Canada’s toughest challenges

Whether it’s immigration or affordable housing, municipal governments often feel the impact and need to respond first. A new project is helping them solve these big issues.

Richard Florida, director of cities at the Martin Prosperity Institute, is set to take part in the Nov. 16 launch of the Urban Project in Edmonton.The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY DON IVESON

November 14, 2018

EDMONTON—Ask any mayor across Canada, whether they serve a big city or a small one, and they will all tell you the same thing: cities are on the front lines of some of the most complex challenges we face in Canada today, but not correspondingly empowered. Whether it is immigration, affordable hou...

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