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Jobs and transit will be on the agenda today as the mayors of Canada's largest cities come together in Toronto.
Nineteen mayors — including Toronto's John Tory, Vancouver's Gregor Robertson and Calgary's Naheed Nenshi — are set to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference.
Nenshi, who was recently named the No. 1 mayor in the world by an international urban research institute, says the meeting is particularly important in light of the economic downturn and the upcoming federal election.
He says it's time big city mayors make a "serious commitment" to fighting gridlock, providing better housing and boosting the economy.
One of the recurring themes at recent conferences has been what the mayors say is a lack of consistent funding from Ottawa.
Tory says that in order to support jobs and growth, cities need "predictable partnerships with the federal and provincial governments," particularly when it comes to building transit.
He said he hopes the mayors will walk away from the meeting with a "common consensus."
"We are the best partners the government of Canada and the provincial governments have to stimulate job creation by investment in transit and infrastructure ... the cities are the economic powerhouses of the country."
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told reporters that the country's mayors want to see each federal party present an "urban cities agenda" in the upcoming federal election.
The newly elected leader of Canada's largest city says it's important the mayors present a united front in dealing with the federal government.
"Toronto has not really been present at these meetings for a number of years, and I don't think that's because we have any better ideas than other people, but I think we should be there and I think we can learn from being there from the other mayors who have similar challenges with transit and infrastructure," he said.
Tory's scandal-plagued predecessor, Rob Ford, participated in last year's meeting in Ottawa, drawing hordes of autograph and photo seekers.
Robertson said Thursday morning that having a more stable situation at Toronto city hall will help bring more attention to the needs of cities struggling to improve transit and infrastructure without additional funding from other levels of government.
"We need Toronto's voice at the table, obviously, as the biggest city in Canada. We have a big year ahead of us with a federal election and cities need to be on the federal agenda," he said.
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