The theme of Social Planning Toronto 2011 roundtable was “Who’s in Charge? The impact of agencies, boards & commissions on public accountability & service delivery”.
This video highlights an excerpt from the forum which focused on a critical discussion on the proliferation of arm’s length government agencies, boards and commissions in Canada, Ontario and Toronto. We discussed the impacts of ABCs on public accountability and service delivery by exploring their roles and responsibilities in specific policy areas of health, transit, public safety and security and urban/municipal planning.
2011 Research & Policy Roundtable – WHO’S IN CHARGE – Session 2: Perspectives on ‘Agencification’ (The Good, the Bad & the from Social Planning Toronto on Vimeo.