I am very excited to announce that I have co-founded a new society in my hometown: The Victoria Salon. Our purpose is to promote public debate about relevant – and potentially contentious – issues to better inform us all and to raise the level of knowledge-based decision-making.
Join us on March 24th, 2015, in the Young Auditorium at Camosun College, Lansdowne Campus.
The Topic
Be it resolved that whereas the citizens of Greater Victoria have elected, through a non-binding question, to explore the concept of Amalgamation, the 13 municipalities must move towards amalgamating civic services as quickly as possible.
Speakers
PROPONENTS FOR THE RESOLUTION
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, PhD bio
Leslie Ewing biospare: Shellie Gudgeon bio
OPPONENTS FOR THE RESOLUTION
Jim McDavid, PhD bio
Nils Jensen biospare:
Reading List
The following list was blue-skied by Kathy and in no way represents the views of the panellists. Readings to be vetter.
Headed for Splitsfille? Dawn Chafe, Atlantic Business Magazine
http://www.atlanticbusinessmagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/v22n6_salvo.pdfWHY MUNICIPAL AMALGAMATIONS? HALIFAX, TORONTO, MONTREAL. Andrew Sancton, University of Western Ontario <asancton@uwo.ca>
http://www.queensu.ca/iigr/conf/Arch/03/03-2/Sancton.pdfHalifax man starts petition to reopen amalgamation debate. Jacqueline Foster, CTV Atlantic
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-man-starts-petition-to-reopen-amalgamation-debate-1.1531244Alternatives to amalgamation in Australian local government: the case of Walkerville. Brian Dollery, University…
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Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng, FEC, FGC (hon) 