WHAT WILL THE TORONTO MEGACITY MEAN? YORK UNIVERSITY EXPERTS EXAMINE THE ISSUE
TORONTO, November 27, 1996 -- As the release of the Who Does What Panel nears, questions about the impact of a new municipal structure for Metro Toronto abound. To provide some analysis on the issue of amalgamating Metro's six municipalities into one megacity, York University offers up the following experts:
Edmund (Terry) Fowler, professor of political science, Glendon College, an expert on municipal politics, local government structures, and intergovernmental politics, economics, and bureaucracies. He can talk about many aspects of the proposed amalgamation, including the logistics of revamping the current system. Fowler also teaches environmental politics, and is interested in environmentally sensitive ways to structure a new city government. (416) 487-6735 ext. 88823 or at home at (416) 651-9772.
Irene Henriques, professor of economics, Schulich School of Business, can speak about the economics of amalgamating the municipalities, and has questions about whether there will be any real cost savings with amalgamation. (416) 736-2100 ext. 77938.
Peter Homenuck, professor of environmental studies, former coordinator of York's urban studies program, and an expert on public consultation techniques that emphasize including people in decision making. Homenuck can speak about a wide range of issues related to the amalgamation issue, including the quality of service delivery, and a city's ideal size. Homenuck argues that Metro should be broken into smaller pieces for some local services, but with a coordinated approach to services such as police and firefighting. (416) 736-5252 ext. 33033 or (905) 660-1060.
Engin Isin, professor of social science, author of Cities Without Citizens: Modernity of the City as a Corporation (1992). Isin's book, which examines how modern local governments in Canada evolved into corporations, is one of the few texts available on local government history in Canada. Isin can speak on historical and legal aspects of the evolution of modern-day Canadian cities. (416) 736-2100 ext. 20346 or at home at (416) 924-4142. email:isin@yorku.ca.
Bryan Massam, professor of geography, and an expert on decision-making around the issue of where to construct public facilities such as highways, airports, and landfill sites. He could discuss where public facilities should be located in a new megacity structure. (416) 736-5107.
Jim Savary, professor of economics, Glendon College, can speak about how the quality of services would be affected in a megacity. He can also speak about the quality of public transportation and the quality of police services in the proposed megacity. (416) 736-2100 ext. 88150 or at home at (416) 480-0601.
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For more information, call:
Mary Ann Horgan
Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100 ext. 22086
Sine MacKinnon
Senior Advisor for Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100 ext. 22087
YU/066/96
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