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November 20, 2024
What’s the Big Deal? Why Infrastructure Matters for the Future of Canada
Karen Chapple introduced Canada’s infrastructure spending challenge, citing a decrease from 3% of GDP post-WWII to just 1.5% today. “We’re not addressing the challenges—climate, inequality, immigration—that we need to sustain our economy,” she said. This historical perspective suggests that Canada’s decline in proactive investment has stalled efforts to modernize and maintain infrastructure. The comparison to…
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November 18, 2024
What are the Challenges and Opportunities for Localism in times of Geo-political change?
The panel explored how local governance can address polarization by focusing on practical, community-driven solutions. Jacqueline Lu highlighted the importance of delivering on basic services to rebuild trust: “If we can get down to making sure people’s basic needs are being met, there’s much more potential to start doing the bolder placemaking things.” By focusing…
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November 14, 2024
Developing innovative approaches to create more housing for communities across Canada
The topic of streamlining approvals to accelerate housing projects was addressed by multiple speakers. They emphasized the necessity of reducing bureaucratic hurdles and shortening approval timelines to expedite housing development. This approach aims to increase housing supply and address affordability challenges in Canadian cities. Stéfan emphasized how lengthy approval processes significantly increase costs and create…
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October 31, 2024
Let’s Talk about Place! How Art, Nature, Culture and Business can co-exist for Good Cities
Featuring guest moderator and placemaking specialist, Jacquelyn West.
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September 26, 2024
Life on Main: How can we make main streets matter more?
Main streets are crucial for social interaction, community identity, and economic activity. They go beyond mere commerce and play an integral role in maintaining cultural heritage and social services. Speaker Sameer Patel spoke to this saying, ” It’s about 85% of the population who lives within proximity to a Main Street. And, because our main…
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September 12, 2024
Nature knows best: How can we unify natural assets with Canada’s housing supply?
We have a growing resource of tools and people in local governments to show us that we do not need to choose between nature and housing – we need to continue to work towards integrating our efforts. Panelist Roy Brooke reminds us, we need to debunk this narrative that it is a choice and move…
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What’s the Big Deal? Why Infrastructure Matters for the Future of Canada

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Developing innovative approaches to create more housing for communities across Canada

Let’s Talk about Place! How Art, Nature, Culture and Business can co-exist for Good Cities

Life on Main: How can we make main streets matter more?

Nature knows best: How can we unify natural assets with Canada’s housing supply?

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