Year: 1937
Summary: Provides an overview of city organizational structure before the upcoming elections. Highlights subjects for public discussion leading up to the election, such as increasing term limits for aldermen, and the preparation of a five year capital expenditure budget plan.
Year: 1963
Summary: Results of a questionnaire sent to all candidates for municipal office in Metropolitan Toronto in December 1962. Notes the similarity in social and economic positions of municipal politicians.
Year: 1976
Summary: Discusses the role of municipal governments in Canada, including the need for a greater position for them in the inter-governmental system and a larger share of tax revenue.
Year: 1917
Summary: If city reports of actual and proposed expenditures presented the annual bills as divided by totals, departments, and functional divisions, it would enable fact studies of the civic service and the city's annual bill for salaries and wages. Advocates procedural reform for salary increases and promotions.
Year: 1969
Summary: Analysis of four major strip wards in Toronto to determine patters of voter turnout and socio-economic profiles.
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.
Year: 1933
Summary: Outlines questions that voters may put to candidates before the elections: specifically, with the budget in deficit, should it be balanced by cutting spending or should another approach be taken.
Year: 1975
Summary: Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of directly electing city mayors vs. selecting from the elected members of council.
Year: 1972
Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
Year: 1968
Summary: Summarizes observations and recommendations dealing with the 29 regional governments proposed by the Ontario Committee on Taxation.
Year: 1978
Summary: Outlines the major issues faced by municipal representatives in Metropolitan Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor, and Sudbury in the 1978 Municipal Elections.
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1976.
Year: 1974
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1974.
Summary: Draws attention to major election issues in 1972.
Year: 1982
Summary: Presents important issues faced by municipal representatives in the 1982 election.
Year: 1980
Summary: Presents important issues faced by municipal representatives in the 1980 election.
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.
Summary: Survey of proposals for division of city wards and proposed criteria.
Summary: Describes city council structure, current and planned election methods, and recommendations for how to best keep councils representative of citizens.
Year: 1926
Summary: Reminds readers of the disadvantages of not voting and highlights some of the major issues for the upcoming elections, such as a referendum on continuing daylight savings time, and a proposal to to raise funds to build a new eastern entrance for the Exhibition grounds.
Summary: A collection of papers, examining and analyzing the role of party politics in municipal elections. Prompted by the introduction of political parties in the Metropolitan Toronto municipal elections of 1969 - and this election in particular is examined. All papers originally prepared for a meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1970.
Year: 1957
Summary: Analysis of low voter turnout.
Year: 1954
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
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: 1949
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Year: 1950
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Advocating a two-year term for elected representatives.