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What is local government talking about?

Topic mentions across 12,224 AI-briefed Canadian meetings since 2026-02. A meeting counts once per topic it touches, based on the tags our briefs assign. Coverage varies by city and platform, so read these as directional — mentions across tracked meetings, not a census of local government.

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bar = total mentions · sparkline = monthly, 2026-02 to 2026-08 · top provinces at right
Zoning & land use4,263
ON, BC, AB
Budget & taxes3,956
ON, BC, AB
Roads & transportation2,628
ON, BC, AB
Development & economy2,415
ON, BC, AB
Parks & recreation2,101
ON, BC, AB
Housing1,765
ON, BC, AB
Public safety1,696
ON, BC, AB
Water & utilities1,509
ON, BC, AB
Grants & funding1,234
ON, BC, AB
Environment & climate1,218
ON, BC, AB
Historic preservation1,060
ON, BC, AB
Contracts & procurement845
ON, BC, AB
Schools & libraries691
ON, AB, BC
Permits & licensing621
ON, BC, AB
Elections551
ON, BC, AB
Personnel & appointments464
ON, BC, AB
Homelessness194
ON, BC, AB
Short-term rentals119
BC, ON, AB
Cannabis28
BC, ON, AB
Data centers5
AB, ON

Want the underlying meetings? City pages link each agenda back to the official source the government posted (96% of the meetings we hold carry a document URL; the rest are listings the portal published without one). These are counts of meetings that mention a topic across the places we cover, not a census of what every government discussed.