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Municipal legislation review

28 October 2015 The Greenspace Alliance sent in some comments on municipal legislation as requested in a June 2015 Discussion Guide from the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The comments are here.  Some highlights: + The City of Toronto Act‘s authority to levy taxes other than property taxes should be extended to Ottawa.  A Land Transfer Tax could be earmarked for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands. All

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Municipal Elections Act review (2015)

6 March 2015 The Greenspace Alliance today sent a letter to the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, offering some comments on the Municipal Elections Act, now under review. The Minister responds… Within 15 minutes (at 6:30 p.m., Friday), the Minister responds: “Thanks very much………..ted Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.” A formal letter followed, dated March 23.  It states: “As part of the review, the Government of Ontario is committed to introducing the option for

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