Municipal Government

78:263 municipal Government The Evolving idyl-Local Financial Relationship in Canada, and the Prospects for Municipal Fiscal Autonomy Karly McRae 000421 Nov. 21, 2003 After tracing the evolution of the provincial-local financial affinity in Canada it has become apparent that the move, throughout history, has been towards greater Provincial control and in turn less fiscal familiarity for the municipality. There has been an increase (due to demand as well as downloading from the provinces) in the functions and responsibilities of the municipality, as well as the cost of these functions, and a decrease in fiscal resources and revenue sources. Yet, It has all been in very recent years that we have seen a path moving in the direction of Municipal fiscal autonomy. The trend towards Municipal fiscal autonomy is possibly more everyday today then it has ever been. The proposal of such things as Glen Murrays New Deal for Winnipeg, and Paul Martins proposed change in federal-provincial-municipal dealing (of the same name), provides optimism for local fiscal autonomy in the future. The Baldwin carry was the beginning of Provincial Regulation over the Municipality.

It was based on several principles including the decree that Municipal Councils were the creatures of the provincial legislature and were line of business to its sovereign authority. The second principle of the Baldwin Act stated that a municipalitys power should vary with its size and character (i.e. whether it was rural or urban), and the third principle stated that members of council should be elected from only those people who held stakes in local property. The powers of the municipal councils were rigorously defined by the provincial legislature and strictly construe by the courts. The Baldwin Act was only the beginning of what would be decades of study that would hinder the autonomy and independence of local government. The Baldwin Act began the landslide of... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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