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REPORTS

Federal Budget 2024–2025: Highlights and ReactionsFederal Budget 2024–2025: Highlights and Reactions

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PTOC Strategic Plan 2020-2025Strategic Plan 2020–2025 of the Provincial-Territorial Officials Committee on Local Government

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NEW BOOKS

Cities and the Constitution: Giving local governments in Canada the power they needCities and the Constitution: Giving local governments in Canada the power they need

/ Flynn, Alexandra; Albert, Richard; & Des Rosiers, Nathalie. (Eds.). — Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024.

Nature-first cities: Restoring relationships with ecosystems and with each otherNature-first cities: Restoring relationships with ecosystems and with each other

/ Brewer, Cam; Hammond, Herb; & Markey, Sean. — Vancouver : UBC Press, 2024.

The past, present, and future of Canadian cities: Where the law went wrong and how we can fix itThe past, present, and future of Canadian cities: Where the law went wrong and how we can fix it

/ Flynn, Alexandra; Albert, Richard; & Des Rosiers, Nathalie. (Eds.). — Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024.