Below the surface: Canada’s hidden infrastructure crisis is a climate reckoning

Canada needs a forward-looking National Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act to establish a framework for co-ordinated investment, standardized data collection, and climate resilience.

More critical infrastructure networks are being buried to shield them from storms and wildfires. Yet the very ground that offers protection is becoming less stable due to climate change, writes Ali Bayat. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/City of Calgary

Opinion

BY ALI BAYAT

October 8, 2025

The 2024 water crisis in Calgary was more than an inconvenience; it was a stark warning of a national vulnerability we can no longer afford to ignore.

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