To start our webinar on how to achieve more inclusive municipal governance in Toronto, @BrittanyAmofah notes what we are trying to achieve with inclusive governance, including integrating participatory processes and bringing in community voices into decision-making #imfgtalks

Policymakers at the City are often missing information about what communities want and the basic daily realities in those communities, says @pkbwood. And they have too much information about what property owners in higher-income communities want. #imfgtalks

City needs to reach out proactively to communities that we know have lower civic participation, says @devikashah of @planningtoronto. Design community engagement through an equity lens. #imfgtalks

If we're talking about radically changing governance structures, where do we look for new ideas, asks Heather Dorries. For instance, can we take inspiration from Indigenous forms of governance? #imfgtalks

The failure to be more inclusive in our governance shows up in the shape public spaces, mobility, housing, policing, and in the priorities of City Council, says @pkbwood. #imfgtalks

It's time for an in-depth and inclusive two-year consultation process on governance, electoral reforms and more to give Council a clear mandate for changes, says @devikashah. #imfgtalks

A charter on public consultation would set ground rules for who has to be consulted and when, says @pkbwood. #imfgtalks