Naheed Nenshi and Government

federal government: If the federal government disappeared tomorrow it would probably take Canadians a few weeks to notice, he says, and perhaps a few hours, or even days, in the case of a provincial government, according to Brandon Sun. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has a tongue-in-cheek answer to explain what makes local government so special. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has a tongue-in-cheek answer to explain what makes local government so special. If the federal government disappeared tomorrow it would probably take Canadians a few weeks to notice, he says, and perhaps a few hours, or even days, in the case of a provincial government. " if your municipal government disappeared, well, you'd have no roads, you'd have no transit, you'd have no parks, you'd have no police, you'd have no firefighters, you'd have no clean water. That has produced so-called star mayors who are entering municipal politics to champion an expanded role for cities. "You have had in recent years the emergence of municipal politicians who have captured public attention and have been able to draw attention to the needs of municipalities," says Warren Magnusson, a political theorist at the University of Victoria who specializes in urban studies. You'd notice pretty quickly," Nenshi laughs. "We provide the services that keep people healthy and safe and happy every hour of every day of their life." Large municipalities are moving beyond the traditional realm of garbage collection, snow removal and street cleaning to play roles on climate change, immigration and clean energy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.