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Cooperation, Competition and Collaboration in Canada’s Municipal Sector
Zachary Spicer
Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance
June 14, 2018
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• Six Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas
• Toronto
• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Regina
• Saskatoon
• 1995 2013
Measuring Cooperation
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Measuring Cooperation
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Measuring Cooperation
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Measuring Cooperation
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Survey Results
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Survey Results
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Survey Results
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Survey Results
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• “Lack of Resources”
• “Political Interference”
• “Greed”
• “Provincial Interference”
• “Poor Wording”
• “Trust”
• “Political/Admin Change”
Additional Challenges
• “Dealingwithmultiplebosses”
• “Inattentiveness”
• “Technical Issues”
• “Turf protection”
• “Short sighted goals”
• “Different Service Levels”
• “Parochialism”
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• “If we give up policy responsibility, will we ever get it back?”
• “If we give more to the county, what’s left for us?”
• “If we do less and less over time, is amalgamation inevitable?”
Uncertainty About Cooperation
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• Not as much cooperation as you may expect
• Those who do cooperate, feel positively about the experience
• Getting to the cooperative stage is the challenge
Conclusion
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