Ongoing intergovernmental cooperation ‘crucial’ to economic recovery as provinces reopen, say MPs, policy experts

Cities and communities have suffered major revenue losses as a result of the economic downturn, according to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which is calling for $10-billion in emergency federal funding.

Deputy Prime Minister and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured March 27, 2020, at a media availability in West Block for an update on the government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Green Party MP Paul Manly says Ms. Freeland's role involves a 'delicate balancing act, because we have different jurisdictions that have different priorities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Mike Lapointe

May 4, 2020

As provincial economies across the country inch closer to reopening after weeks of COVID-19 restrictions, close cooperation between all three levels of government will be critical to Canada’s economic revival, according to MPs and public policy experts, with the Federation of Canadian Municipaliti...

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