Infrastructure: Not Just Bridges and Roads

September 3, 2012

In July 2012, Kirsten Bernas (CCEDNet’s Policy Advisor) attended a consultation, representing the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – MB, hosted by the federal government regarding its new long-term infrastructure plan. As a follow up, CCEDNet submitted a series recommendations for investment in social infrastructure, including: childcare, housing, and the use of community benefit clauses to ensure infrastructure projects bring long-term benefits into communities.

>> Read CCEDNet’s submission on Social Infrastructure