Year: 1955
Summary: Describes the history of emergency housing in Toronto, and need for better provisions.
Year: 1950
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: 1957
Summary: Describes important considerations in the planning of the design for the new City Square.
Year: 1951
Summary: The Bureau opposes the provision of meals to children of families on welfare at such a low cost, and also criticizes the lack of planning in provision of Child Care.
Summary: Argues there is need to reduce public expenditure.
Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.
Year: 1948
Summary: Examines parking and traffic challenges grow as the city grows.
Summary: Suggests that citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: Discusses presenting budget estimates prior to the elections, as an act of good governance and accountability.
Year: 1949
Summary: Better accountability in budget making requires more transparency in information and more clarity regarding tax assessments.
Summary: citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout, and how many voters voted for each office, in the last elections.
Year: 1952
Summary: Report on a talk about the city-manager model, efficient administration and about a book about local government in Canada.
Summary: Identifies structural implications of municipal reform and re-defining of municipalities in Ontario.
Summary: Highlights and recommendations for the city's new 30-year plan.
Year: 1959
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Summary: Discusses planning for TTC funding.
Year: 1936
Summary: Discusses the importance of leaving elementary and secondary education under the same roof.
Year: 1933
Summary: Opposition to income tax hike that could cause tax flight and impose uneven burdens on different municipalities and between provinces.
Year: 1932
Summary: Consideration of constitutional changes regarding number of aldermen and election date.
Year: 1941
Summary: This open letter demands retrenchments in light of the war effort, and calls for expneditures on supplies and equipment to be reduced. Also calls for the size of the city government to be reduced.
Year: 1940
Summary: An open letter to the citizens of Toronto, highlighting the need for better snow removal - including coordinating snow removal under one department, improving snow removal equipment, and keeping the snow removal budget consistent from year to year.
Year: 1943
Summary: Highlights recent debt charges, surplus, and provincial subsidies in the 1943 budget. Also provides some draft estimates of expenditures and revenue. Advocates for calculated spending in war time.
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
Year: 1925
Summary: In this publication, the Bureau argues that vacant positions in the civic service must be filled based on merit and not patronage or politics.
Summary: Outlines the main responsibilities of holding public office - which are deciding on and carrying out public policies. Suggests expected qualifications for those who hold public office - and that promotions should be based on merit.
Summary: Examines the issue of Toronto's deficit. Advocates reducing estimated expenditures.
Summary: Describes equitable means of effecting salary and wage reductions so as to increase city revenue by applying reductions on restored salary schedules.
Year: 1934
Summary: Analysis of problems in 1934 budget such as lack of balance and misrepresented opinion of expert consultant.
Year: 1935
Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.