Checking the Books: Expert Eyes on Toronto’s Finances
Roundtable luncheon with Councillor Shelley Carroll, Dr. Enid Slack and Peter Wallace
C.D. Howe Institute events and webinars are open to members and their guests.
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Councillor Shelley Carroll, Chair of the Budget Committee, City of Toronto
Shelley Carroll, ICD.D is Toronto's Budget Chief and City Councillor for Don Valley North.
In her time as Councillor, Shelley has served on a number of committees and boards that make her uniquely positioned to understand Toronto’s economic recovery needs across sectors. Between 2006 and 2010, Shelley served as the City's Budget Chief and utilized her financial background to deliver four balanced budgets in the thick of the global financial crisis. She has also served as a Commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission, where she consistently advocated for a robust transit system that supports the economic and social needs of a growing city, in addition to serving on the boards of the Toronto Police Service and Toronto Hydro. Shelley has also served on numerous arts boards, including the Toronto Film Board, Toronto Arts Council, The Atmospheric Fund, and more.
Shelley’s focus in her role as Budget Chief and the Mayor's Economic Development & Culture Champion is to facilitate a vibrant and inclusive economic and cultural recovery for the city, in partnership with Toronto’s vast network of businesses, artists, and social agencies. She serves on the boards of Toronto Global and Destination Toronto and co-chairs the City’s Economic Advisory Panel.
Dr. Enid Slack, Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance
Enid Slack is the Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) at the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. IMFG focuses on the fiscal health and governance challenges facing cities and city-regions in Canada and around the world. Enid has published several books and articles on property taxes, intergovernmental transfers, municipal restructuring, and municipal infrastructure finance. She has been appointed to numerous panels, working groups, and commissions across Canada over the last 40 years. Enid consults with governments and international agencies such as the World Bank, UN Habitat, Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Growth Centre in countries that include Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Enid chairs the Advisory Board of the Local Public Sector Alliance and is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Property Tax Institute. In 2012, Enid was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work on cities.
Peter Wallace, Former Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Ontario Public Service; Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
Peter Wallace is a Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group and a Fellow at the Munk Institute of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Peter is an experienced public policy practitioner, with 40 years of service at all levels of government. Key roles include Secretary of the Treasury Board for the Government of Canada, City Manager of the City of Toronto and Secretary of Cabinet and Head of the Public Service for Ontario. Earlier senior roles in the Government of Ontario include Deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Deputy Minister of Energy, and Associate Secretary to Cabinet and Deputy Minister, Policy. He is an independent trustee for the University Health Network. He is past Chair of the Ontario Financing Authority, Great Lakes Fishery Commission and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Peter is a graduate of the University of Toronto, with a bachelor’s degree in Political Economy and Masters of Public Administration.
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