Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

The GICB program has just started to roll out its initial recipients, and there’s ample room to pivot and improve.

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc, pictured June 14, 2022, is responsible for the federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program which was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, without the necessity of any intergovernmental agreement in place.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU

July 18, 2022

CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, withou...

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