Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Launch Election Advocacy Campaign

by Angela Trewartha | Feb 13, 2025 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories

BURLINGTON, ON – Municipalities are an integral part of the day to day lives of Ontario residents, and during this election we are working hard to ensure that party leaders and local candidates understand what municipal governments need from our next provincial...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Election Priorities, Meet with Party Leaders and Pass Resolutions on Various Topics Including Tariffs and Police Funding

by Angela Trewartha | Feb 7, 2025 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Election Priorities, Meet with Party Leaders and Pass Resolutions on Various Topics Including Tariffs and Police Funding  February 7, 2025  Potential tariffs, affordable housing, homelessness, rising police costs and a new...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Release of Report – Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

by Angela Trewartha | Jan 10, 2025 | Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories

January 10, 2025 Today the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released their report Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis which identifies the extent of this humanitarian crisis and its impact in...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on the Municipal Accountability Act, 2024

by Angela Trewartha | Dec 12, 2024 | Top Stories

December 12, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) is pleased that the provincial government has introduced legislation on municipal codes of conduct that will create higher levels of accountability – and consequences – for the behaviour of elected...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Funding for Encampments, High Speed Rail and Upcoming Elections at Caucus Meeting

by Angela Trewartha | Dec 9, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories

December 9, 2024 On Friday Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus met to discuss priorities for Ontario’s biggest cities as we head into a new year that will include two elections. The mayors discussed preparations for both a provincial and federal election in 2025,...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Auditor General’s Annual 2024 Report – Implementation and Oversight of Ontario’s Opioid Strategy

by Angela Trewartha | Dec 5, 2024 | Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories

December 4, 2024 Earlier this week the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released their Annual Report for 2024 which included performance audits of several government programs and services, including the Implementation and Oversight of Ontario’s Opioid...