My Account

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

‘We want to work in partnership instead of begging’: municipal leaders call for new funding framework

Local governments want to discuss a new framework tying funds to factors such as economic and population growth, instead of relying primarily on property tax.

News
BY STEPHEN JEFFERY
July 3, 2023

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 3, 2023

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES:

Want to make sure your whole office has the full Hill Times experience?

We have team plans available for companies, organizations, classes, Parliament Hill offices and more. Fill out this form and find out if your team is eligible for a discount.

More News

Feds should ‘sharpen’ definition of Canadian to ensure new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement policy works, says industry

NewsBY IREM KOCA

PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Stalled legislation means Liberals ‘on the hunt’ for opposition MPs to cross over to achieve majority, say politicos

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Conservatives’ $189K Alberta byelection spend ‘left nothing to chance’ on leader’s return to Parliament, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

But that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices, says director general Guillaume Couillard.

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

But that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices, says director general Guillaume Couillard.

Solution to substance abuse in Ottawa will come from collaboration, say area politicians

Ottawa’s AI strategy could help Canada capitalize on homegrown innovation, say task force members

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

This year in photos: Trudeau exits, Carney enters politics, Parliament dissolves

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.

‘We want to work in partnership instead of begging’: municipal leaders call for new funding framework

Local governments want to discuss a new framework tying funds to factors such as economic and population growth, instead of relying primarily on property tax.

Become a Political Insider

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10