Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)An intense six-week intensive courseWho knew this 6-week intensive course would actually be so intense? The lectures from earlier weeks and networking events with Munk alumni…Feb 28, 20221Feb 28, 20221
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Developing Greater Linkages with Civil Society OrganizationsLast week’s discussion with Munk alumni raised an interesting point about the dynamic between civil society organizations and the public as…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Stackt Market: An Innovative Initiative to Tackle Urban Policy IssuesFeb 7, 20221Feb 7, 20221
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)A Call for an Intergovernmental CouncilImmigration is a policy area considered to have concurrent jurisdiction by the federal and provincial governments. But no one ever mentions…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)A Regional Race to the TopLast week’s lecture revealed that regional policy challenges cannot be meaningfully addressed by one municipal government alone. Earlier…Jan 29, 20221Jan 29, 20221
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)To be or not to be Leslie KnopePrior to this course, most of my understanding of municipal governments came from watching Parks and Recreation. An underlying theme of the…Jan 21, 20221Jan 21, 20221
Nancy JiinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Why do (most) people want to live in cities?I’ve always wanted to be a “big city girl”, and I moved from the suburbs of BC to Toronto because I identify cities to be metropolitan…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022