COVID-19 has reshaped the way we think about communities, and we’d better invest in them

While I am proud of what we have accomplished since 2015, I know that in order to keep up with the needs of Canadians we must do more by continuing to invest. So we are.

We have the opportunity to rethink our communities and build them back better in a way that will address the needs of Canadians, writes Andy Fillmore, and this critical juncture in many ways allows planners to restart and rethink their priorities. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE

April 14, 2021

As a former community planner with more than two decades experience in the academic, public, and private sectors, I know investing in our communities is the single best way to address many of the urgent challenges our country is facing. That is as true today as it has ever been. The COVID-19 pandem...

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