Cities and Public Policy Conference

CITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE
What are the policy challenges in Canada's cities? What issues do they face?
Today more than 80% of Canadians live in cities - what do we want these places to be?

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada and the Public Policy in Municipalites prOject are hosting the CITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY conference. Public sector leaders, experts, policy makers, associations and companies will discuss Canadian cities and the public policies that are shaping their future. Major issues for cities and citizens include:

opportunities for stimulus package investments
sustainable development and new urban design
how provincial and federal governments balance urban-rural tensions
multilevel governance and cities.

Keynote Speakers

Andrew Sancton, Author of "The Limits of Boundaries" and Professor, University of Western Ontario

Brock Carlton, CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

David Miller, Mayor of Toronto

Keynote Speakers

Glen Murray, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute, Former Mayor of Winnipeg

Judy Rogers, Former City Manager of Vancouver

Eva Ligeti, Ontario's First Environment Commissioner and Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership