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Journal of Law and Social Policy

Toronto v Ontario: Implications for Canadian Local Democracy
Guest Editors: Alexandra Flynn & Mariana Valverde

Introduction

The Better Local Government Act versus Municipal Democracy

Simon Archer and Erin Sobat

1

Articles

Games of Jurisdiction: How Local Governance Realities Challenge the “Creatures of the Province” Doctrine

Mariana Valverde

21

Deference to Legislatures: The Case of the 2018 Ontario Better Local Government Act

Nathalie Des Rosiers

39

The Missing Constitutionalism of Canada v Vavilov

Kate Glover Berger

68

A Pipeline Story: The Evolving Autonomy of Canadian Municipalities

Benoît Frate and David Robitaille

94

With Great(er) Power Comes Great(er) Responsibility: Indigenous Rights and Municipal Autonomy

Alexandra Flynn

111

Voices and Perspectives

Bill 5: How the Better Local Government Act Silenced the Voices of Diverse Progressive Women Candidates in Toronto’s 2018 Municipal Election

Prabha Khosla and Melissa Wong

128

Toward City Charters in Canada

John Sewell

134