Welcome to Municipal Affairs. I'm Christopher Brown. Today, we take you to the heart of Downtown Calgary, where this past weekend a significant event unfolded at this year's Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) convention. The convention, a pivotal gathering for municipal leaders across the nation, had a speech from Parry Sound-Muskoka MP and Conservative Party of Canada Housing Critic Scott Aitchison. As hundreds of municipal leaders, city planners, and local governme

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. I'm Christopher Brown. Today, we take you to the heart of Downtown Calgary, where this past weekend a significant event unfolded at this year's Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) convention. The convention, a pivotal gathering for municipal leaders across the nation, had a keynote address by none other than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As hundreds of municipal leaders, city planners, and local government officials gathered in the bustl

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. I'm Christopher Brown. This past weekend Municipal leaders from across Canada gathered in Calgary for the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) convention, and today we have some exciting news from the fourth day of the convention. In a tightly contested race, Kathy Valentino, the Deputy Mayor of Thompson, Manitoba, has been elected as the 3rd Vice President of the FCM. Valentino emerged victorious over two formidable candidates: Cou

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. I'm Christopher Brown. This past weekend Municipal leaders from across Canada gathered in Calgary for the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) convention. The four-day conference was full of workshops, speeches from federal leaders, and networking with municipal leaders from coast-to-coast-to-coast in Canada. On the last day of the four-day convention, we spoke to numerous presidents of municipal organizations in Canada about what t

Tension was high on the last day of the FCM Convention in Downtown Calgary. On the fourth and final day, Kathy Valentino, Deputy Mayor of...

"(Municipalities) will show you what the future of Canada can be," Stewart to Delegates Atlantic Canada is now leading the Federation of...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs, I'm your host Christopher Brown. Today, we delve into a topic that often goes unnoticed: the relationship between municipal councils and their sole staff member, the Chief Administrative Officer, or CAO. Our guest today is none other than Ann Mitchell, a CAO with years of experience in Ontario and Alberta, and an expert in municipal governance. Ann's groundbreaking thesis, "The Crucial Nature of the CAO-Council Relationship," sheds light on this

The ongoing strain between the federal government and some Provincial governemts was a significant topic at this weeks FCM Conference in...

To quote Frank Sinatra, "And now, the end is near." By this time tomorrow, the Pearce era of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) will come to a close, and the Stewart reign will begin. Sunday marks the official last day Scott Pearce, the Mayor of Gore, Quebec, will lead the FCM. The Quebec Mayor assumed this role in March 2023 when past president Taneen Rudyk resigned to run in the Alberta Provincial Election. Municipal Affairs caught up with Pearce on the third d