Year: 1948
Summary: Suggests that citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Year: 1949
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout, and how many voters voted for each office, in the last elections.
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Year: 1950
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
Summary: Identifies issues relelevant to the upcoming elections: voter turnout, amalgamation, measures of democracy such as secret voting and a government close to the people, and changes in term length.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
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.
Year: 1952
Summary: A report summarizing the interactions between the provincial government of Ontario and the municipal government of Toronto, particularly in the areas of taxation and finance of public infrastructure and municipal services. The expansion of municipal franchise to those who do not own property is debated.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
Year: 1953
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services.
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: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. For the first time, includes listings for metro Toronto representatives.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Year: 1955
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto representatives.
Summary: Discusses non-partisan municipal elections and their implications, especially the question of effect on voter turnout.
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: Analysis of low voter turnout.
Year: 1958
Summary: Urging the advancement of legislation for universal suffrage in municipal elections (limited until that time by ownership of property).
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Year: 1959