This paper aims at questioning the link between local finances and the economic dynamism of cities. This issue is based on the frequently stressed cases (by the media) of uncontrolled expenses of cities, increased level of local taxes and negative effects on local economics. Therefore, as a...

This report was generated in the framework of consultations by the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Finance. In the first instance, this study describes the various arguments used by the federal government and the provinces to substantiate or refute...

This paper comments on economic infrastructures (communication and public goods) ; it takes into account the economic, monetary and financial consequences of these investments, including their geographic orientation.