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Municipal government platforms

Here's what the 2025 Ontario election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Municipal government.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Municipal government.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Municipal government.

Green
  • Give municipalities autonomy to implement revenue tools to fund critical infrastructure needs and services
  • Reinstate upper-tier regional planning authority

    "Reinstate upper-tier regional planning authority to ensure coordinated and sustainable planning to build the housing we need while protecting agricultural and natural heritage" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Increase collaboration and consultation between municipalities and the province
  • Assess the use of City Charters as a mechanism to empower major Ontario cities

    "Assess the use of City Charters as a mechanism to empower major Ontario cities, such as Toronto, and prevent inappropriate interference in local democracy by the provincial government" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Remove strong mayor powers
  • Allow municipalities the option to use a ranked ballot voting system for elections

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