Year: 1952
Summary: Argues that investment for the development of Regent Park is an election issue.
Year: 1953
Summary: Describes anticipated restructuring of municipal borders and amalgamation in the Toronto area.
Summary: Examines the newly approved personnel system in Toronto, including: the authority over personnel working for the city, the efficiency of their work and the need for merit-based reward systems.
Year: 1954
Summary: Examines the challenges municipalities face in fulfilling their responsibility to build old age homes.
Summary: Discusses the structure of care in housing for the elderly and challenges this housing faces.
Summary: Engages the public in ensuring the development of the green belt.
Summary: The Bureau and the Citizens esearch Institute of Canada - their role and what they deal with: monitoring, making information available, analyzing what the govt. should and shouldn't be involved in.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Summary: Discusses planning for construction of a lakeshore expressway and issues relating to the operation of the Toronto Harbourfront.
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Year: 1955
Summary: Describes the history of emergency housing in Toronto, and need for better provisions.
Summary: Discusses non-partisan municipal elections and their implications, especially the question of effect on voter turnout.
Summary: In light of the many challenges of overlapping jurisdiction, budgeting and efficiency of the multiple fire and police services, the Bureau recommends creating a unified body for provision in the Toronto area.
Summary: Discusses the municipal responsibility to develop public transit and the fiscal challenges it poses.
Summary: Advocating a two-year term for elected representatives.
Year: 1956
Summary: The bureau states its affirmative stance on a proposal to bring in universal adult suffrage.
Year: 1957
Summary: Describes important considerations in the planning of the design for the new City Square.
Summary: The Bureau indicates its support of a temporary increase in tax rates.
Summary: A speech about the financial state of Canada and its priorities.
Summary: Analysis of low voter turnout.
Summary: Describes of the structure of government in metropolitan Toronto and planned changes.
Year: 1958
Summary: Analysis of function and challenges of fire departments in the Toronto area.
Summary: Analysis of political dispute regarding the construction of the east-west subway.
Summary: Urging the advancement of legislation for universal suffrage in municipal elections (limited until that time by ownership of property).
Summary: Internal annual report.
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Summary: Analysis of city debt, its distribution and planning for overcoming it.
Year: 1959
Summary: Discusses the urgent need for reform in parking regulations in the city.
Summary: Suggests that assessment law and assessment practice should be modified to ensure equity in real property assessment.
Summary: Describes changes to school funding with the new Metro arrangements.