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Georges Clemenceau and Military Decisions

: When it comes to the fortune and fate of Canada urban centres, we’d amend that statement: Our cities are too important to be left to our senior levels of government alone, according to Toronto Star. The time has come for cities to do what they must, and what they can. It a phrase attributed to Georges Clemenceau on the matter of who should take responsibility for military decisions. While there will always be a crucial role for federal and provincial action, we in cities need to stop waiting, and get on with the things we can do. City-regions are where these divides hurt the most, and city regions are where they must be bridged. Chief among the challenges facing our cities are the growing income and service disparities which lead to economic and social segregation and political polarization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.