Year: 1960
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
Year: 1925
Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.
Year: 1941
Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections, especially the need for retrenchment in order to support the war effort.
Year: 1927
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
Year: 1930
Summary: Discusses the qualifications and requirements for utilities commissioners.
Year: 1944
Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming municipal elections. Suggests that voters should be involved in elections at the stage of candidate selection and not only in the actual voting. Provides a list of questions that one may put to candidates running in the election.
Year: 1951
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: A listing of the personnel in city council, boards, and commissions in Metropolitan Toronto.
Year: 1919
Summary: Defines commission-manager (or city-manager) government, its advantages and limitations.
Year: 1935
Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.
Year: 1959
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Year: 1932
Summary: Calls for a study to determine how many employees of each kind are absolutely necessary for efficient operation in each department of the city government
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Suggests better candidate selection can lead to greater engagement of the public and better performance of the council
Year: 1969
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.
Year: 1926
Year: 1928
Year: 1954
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Year: 1939
Summary: Scan of major elections issues. Notes that those elected will oversee a $36 million budget, as well as additional oversight of a water works project worth $3 million. Suggests that the city extend council term limits to 2 years.
Summary: Survey of proposals for division of city wards and proposed criteria.
Summary: Survey about voter turnout in the last municipal election.
Year: 1952
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
Year: 1945
Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections. Encourages the city increase the amount of voters by increasing the importance of the electoral body in the conduct of city affairs. Suggests that longer terms may bring better quality candidates and promote continuity of policy.
Summary: The Bureau suggests that low voter turnout could be improved by advancing all of the ideas about elections - longer terms, change of system, and the abolition of wards.
Year: 1956
Summary: The bureau states its affirmative stance on a proposal to bring in universal adult suffrage.
Year: 1948
Summary: citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: Suggests that citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: This publications suggests the ways in which the city can improve the voting system and voter turnout. Comparisons to other cities are provided.