Sites of Governance : Multilevel Governance and Policy Making in Canada's Big Cities

A rare glimpse into the world of public policy making in Canada's major cities. Policies forged by all levels of government affect the lives of urban residents. Contributors to this volume explore how intergovernmental relations shape urban policies and how various social forces are involved in - or excluded from - the policy process. Focusing on diverse policy fields including emergency planning, image-building, immigrant settlement, infrastructure, federal property, and urban Aboriginal policy, Sites of Governance presents detailed studies of the largest city in each of Canada's provinces. Drawing on extensive documentary research and hundreds of interviews, contributors offer rich, nuanced analyses and a wealth of policy cases, ranging from preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics to the development of innovative immigrant settlement programming in Winnipeg. Dominant themes include the importance of resources and formal jurisdiction in multilevel policy making, and the struggle for influence between business interests and other social forces. Essential reading for anyone concerned with the quality of urban life in Canada, Sites of Governance offers important insights about how multilevel governance works in Canadian cities. Contributors include Laurence Bherer (Université de Montréal), David Bulger (University of Prince Edward Island), Christopher Dunn (Memorial University), Robert Finbow (Dalhousie University), Joseph Garcea (University of Saskatchewan), Pierre Hamel (Université de Montréal), Martin Horak (University of Western Ontario), Thomas Hutton (University of British Columbia), Christopher Leo (University of Winnipeg), Greg Marquis (University of New Brunswick , Saint John), Byron Miller (University of Calgary), Cecily Pantin (Memorial University), Alan Smart (University of Calgary), Donald Story (University of Saskatchewan), and Robert Young (University of Western Ontario). Cover Copyright Contents Foreword 1 Introduction: Multilevel Governance and Its Central Research Questions in Canadian Cities ROBERT YOUNG 2 Ascending the Main Stage?: Calgary in the Multilevel Governance Drama BYRON MILLER AND ALAN SMART 3 Charlottetown: A Small, Quiet Seat of Government – No Boom, No Bust DAVID M. BULGER 4 Submerging the Urban: Halifax in a Multilevel Governance System ROBERT G. FINBOW 5 Overcoming Adversity, or Public Action in the Face of New Urban Problems: The Example of Montreal LAURENCE BHERER AND PIERRE HAMEL 6 Multilevel Governance and Public Policy in Saint John, New Brunswick GREG MARQUIS 7 Policy Making in Saskatoon in a Multilevel Context: The Link Between Good Governance and Good Public Policy JOSEPH GARCEA AND DONALD C. STORY 8 St John’s, A City Apart: An Essay in Urban Exceptionalism CHRISTOPHER DUNN AND CECILY PANTIN 9 Multilevel Governance in Toronto: Success and Failure in Canada’s Largest City MARTIN HORAK 10 Multilevel Governance and Urban Development: A Vancouver Case Study THOMAS A. HUTTON 11 Multilevel Governance without Municipal Government: Minimalist Government in Winnipeg CHRISTOPHER LEO WITH MARTINE AUGUST, MIKE PYL, AND MATTHEW D. ROGERS 12 Conclusion: Understanding Multilevel Governance in Canada’s Cities MARTIN HORAK Contributors Index