All the good politicians are in Montreal
Paul Wells: I used to wonder where all the politicians with heart and wit went. Turns out they’re in Montreal, trying to turn a parking lot into a place where people actually live.
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municipal politics
Naheed Nenshi falls back to earth
Calgary’s former model of the modern mayor has hit a rough patch. Has he lost faith in politics?
The myth that women are more likely to succeed at municipal politics
A new study finds that races are still dominated by men, while women are less driven by salary than men and less likely to challenge male incumbents
Alberta town councils crack down on badly behaving mayors
Across Alberta, frayed town councils are cracking down and giving the Rob-Ford treatment to cantankerous mayors
Naheed Nenshi vs. Six-Million Dollar Man
Colby Cosh on the latest chapter in a Calgary drama
A Newfoundland mayor’s clean sweep
A move by a small-town council to block Betty Moore from being re-elected backfires spectacularly
Why municipal governments are winning the race to the bottom
Mayors and city councillors are running away with the title of ’most incompetent’
Meet Betty Moore, mayor of Canada’s most dysfunctional municipality
The mayor of Clarke’s Beach, Nfld., is on the Rock and in a hard place
Are public libraries an essential service?
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says ’no’—but he’s wrong
Are municipal elections a student issue?
The Canadian Federation of Students Ontario joins One Toronto campaign to provide ’alternate view’ of upcoming Toronto mayoral election