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This new polling, conducted by Abacus Data and commissioned by FCM, reveals that 61% of Canadians feel their municipal government best understood the challenges facing their communities.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
- Rural communities
News release
Big City Mayors’ Caucus Chair Don Iveson issued the following statement at the close of a series of meetings between Canadian mayors, the Prime Minister, and federal cabinet ministers.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Disaster mitigation
- Federal Budget
- Public transit
Backgrounder
In 2017, the Mayors’ Task Force on the Opioid Crisis put forward comprehensive recommendations for coordinated, nation-wide action by all orders of government.
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 1st Vice-President Bill Karsten issued a statement today following FCM’s appearance before the Standing Committee on Finance as part of the federal government’s pre-budget consultations.
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
News release
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Chair of the FCM's Big City Mayors' Caucus' (BCMC) Task Force on the Opioid Crisis, issued the following statement in response to Health Canada's new initiatives to fight the opioid crisis.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
"The opioid overdose crisis is having a devastating impact on Canadian families and communities, with thousands of lives lost to preventable causes. It's also taking a heavy toll on our cities' first responders, front-line workers and community volunteers, who are working around the clock to save lives.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
FCM's Big-City Mayors' Caucus (BCMC) released its report on the opioid crisis today, calling for coordinated, pan-Canadian action by all orders of government to solve the opioid crisis, which has already claimed thousands of lives and continues to escalate.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
As British Columbia marks the one-year anniversary of the fentanyl crisis being declared a public health emergency, the Mayors' Task Force on the Opioid Crisis is releasing its initial recommendations to the federal government to better deal with opioid addictions and overdoses across Canada, focusing specifically on the lack of data collection and information sharing.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis