In a post-COVID-19 world, a smart, simplified infrastructure plan is key

It is up to the government to do its homework, to be more transparent and to trust its provincial, municipal, and Indigenous partners.

A bus passes an empty stop at Albert and Bank Streets in Ottawa on April 16. After all the COVID-19 costs have been incurred and tabulated, provinces, territories, and municipalities will face real challenges with being able to afford significant but necessary infrastructure spending, writes Luc Berthold.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE MP LUC BERTHOLD

April 22, 2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the world has changed significantly. Communities are devastated, six million Canadians are out of work, lives have turned upside down, and many sectors of the economy are on hold, including infrastructure. In a post-COVID-19 world that will gradually retu...

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