This year’s annual Maytree Leadership Conference was a conversation. A verbal drumroll leading up to the October 25 municipal election. We included the issues, the candidates, and an opportunity to imagine what the City could be. Take a closer look at some key municipal issues.

• Click on the “Live Blog” tab to read about what happened at the conference.

More about the conference:

• Quick summary of the conference, including a video of the panel discussion with three mayoral candidates
• View photos from this year’s conference
• Watch Alan Broadbent’s welcome address

Webinars

Leading up to this year’s conference, we ran a series of four webinars to build our network members’ understanding of the key issues.

Reports on the Big Picture

• Toronto Community Foundation researches and reports on Toronto’s quality of life in its annual Toronto’s Vital Signs® Report, a consolidated snapshot of the trends in the city, highlighting progress and challenges that need to be addressed

• David Hulchanski’s report, The Three Cities Within Toronto, presents the economic polarization of Toronto into distinct regions of great wealth and great poverty Toronto Divided – Polarizing Trends – Presentation – January 2010

• Social Planning Toronto’s report, Toronto’s Social Landscape, paints a picture of Toronto’s population and the major trends impacting its residents and institutions.

• Toronto Public Health’s report, Unequal City: Income and Health Inequalities, presents new data for Toronto showing a clear link between health and income across our city.

• The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians’ report, Putting Equity on the Agenda, on outlines the issues facing newcomers and immigrants in York Region.