Housing crisis requires more long-term infrastructure planning, say housing and construction experts
An advisory body for a National Infrastructure Assessment is expected to be announced early this fall, says Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada.
Housing-enabling infrastructure: a key piece to solving the housing crisis puzzle
Resolving the housing-supply crisis needs a complementary abundance of new civic infrastructure.
Are federal government measures supporting infrastructure sufficient?
While targeted efforts exist, federal investments are often short term and insufficient.
The Liberal infrastructure record is nothing to be proud of
Infrastructure gaps have major social, health, and economic impacts on Indigenous Peoples.
Canada is rising to meet the challenge of housing
Solving the housing crisis is a critical priority for the federal government. We are increasing the supply and supporting those who can’t afford a decent place to live.
Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid
In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.
Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians
After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in Ottawa’s new draft regulations.
The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario
Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.
University and College Research
Setting Canada’s research priorities
As the gathering storm of global challenges intensifies, we will need to improve the performance of our science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to adapt to and manage these risks.
