SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY: Municipal accountability crisis looming in B.C.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 1998-SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY: Municipal accountability crisis looming in B.C. (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240698 Municipal governance in B.C. is nearing an accountability crisis, requiring both electoral and non-electoral changes, according to a new study. In a sweeping report on the state of municipal accountability and democracy in B.C., researchers in Simon Fraser University's institute of governance studies conclude that citizens are losing or have lost control of their mayors and councils in B.C.'s larger municipalities.

The problem is not apparent in the majority of smaller municipalities. The two-volume report, entitled Making Local Accountability Work in British Columbia, was submitted late last week to Minister of...