Municipal/Local Politics: The False Pretences of the Municipal Level in Canada

Mévellec, Anne; Donatien, Veika; Chiasson, Guy

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49240-3_13

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“…Regardless, many municipal governments have taken leadership positions on files-like equity-that are not historically part of their core services mandate. Given that cities are the scale at which the disproportionate impacts of housing insecurity, violence, and employment precarity become most visible (Klodawsky et al, 2017, p. 4), local governments are increasingly asked to address a broader range of issues (Mévellec et al, 2020). In their exploration of innovation and inclusion within Canadian municipal governance, Bradford and Bramwell (2014) show that some cities have rejected the idea that provincial governments dictate their capacity to shape their own futures.…”

Section: Equity And/as Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

At the Intersection of Equity and Innovation: Trans Inclusion in the City of Vancouver

Myrdahl

2023

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In 2016, the Vancouver City Council passed the Supporting Trans* Equality and an Inclusive Vancouver policy, a motion that prompted the development of a strategy aimed at ensuring the safety and accessibility of municipal programs, services, and physical spaces for Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse (TGD2S) users, including residents, City staff, and visitors. Binary gender is a taken-for-granted assumption of most urban forms and functions: It is encoded in all municipal data collection forms, building codes, signage, and communication strategies. At its root, then, addressing trans inclusion requires the municipal government to attend to and redesign the gendered models of service, programs, and space upon which the city is built. This article tells the story of the Supporting Trans* Equality and an Inclusive Vancouver policy and is driven by two goals. First, I document this policy as a contribution to the urban policy and planning literature, where attention to gender diversity is due. Second, using the trans inclusion strategy, I show how a municipal equity policy aimed at addressing the safety and inclusion of TGD2S people can have significant impacts beyond its immediate scope. To develop this idea, I consider how equity-driven innovation can substantially reshape institutional practices.

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Section: Equity And/as Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%