Year: 1969
Summary: Three case studies concerning personnel transfers stemming from municipal amalgamations and assumption of the welfare function by Metro.
Year: 1976
Summary: Describes how various Ontario municipalities handle their animal control responsibilities. The objectives, scope of services, financial costs and results of different programs are identified.
Year: 1957
Summary: Analysis of low voter turnout.
Year: 1949
Summary: Advocates for "full and frank treatment" of important civic business in order to keep the public engaged.
Year: 1954
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Summary: The Bureau indicates its support of a temporary increase in tax rates.
Summary: Discusses the length and inefficiency of City Council meetings.
Year: 1952
Summary: Discusses the advantages of a two-year term in efficiency and performance of city council members.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
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.
Year: 1955
Summary: Discusses non-partisan municipal elections and their implications, especially the question of effect on voter turnout.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of Board of Education structure, authority and expenditure in light of public controversy about their current level of expenditure.
Summary: Comparative analysis of amalgamation of all authority and expenditure under one roof in other places and the possibilities of a similar attempt in Toronto.
Summary: Engages the public in ensuring the development of the green belt.
Summary: Examines capital borrowing, the controls on it and the uses for such funding.
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Summary: Discusses the municipal responsibility to develop public transit and the fiscal challenges it poses.
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.
Year: 1953
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.
Summary: Describes possibilities to improve efficiency of civic authorities by amalgamation of departments, boards etc.
Year: 1959
Summary: Discusses the urgent need for reform in parking regulations in the city.
Year: 1950
Summary: Describes the desperate need for renovations in city hall.
Summary: A speech about the financial state of Canada and its priorities.
Summary: Argues that investment for the development of Regent Park is an election issue.
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Discusses the structure of care in housing for the elderly and challenges this housing faces.
Summary: Examines the challenges municipalities face in fulfilling their responsibility to build old age homes.
Summary: Discusses planning for construction of a lakeshore expressway and issues relating to the operation of the Toronto Harbourfront.