If we want better municipal politicians, we should pay better wages
If we want better municipal politicians, we should pay better wages
Zachary Spicer
Associate Professor, Public Policy and Administration,
York University, Canada
Ontario’s 2022 municipal election campaign is well underway, as is British Columbia’s.
Four years ago in Ontario, 6,658 candidates put their names forward for 2,864 seats on local councils. It’s safe to assume a similar number will do so again, but that also begs the question about how many considered running for office but opted against it.
It’s impossible to know, but one of the main impediments to getting new representation on council is the structure of the job itself.
Being a municipal councillor is tough. There are two main parts to the job.
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