EQUITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE A

In Canada, infrastructure has played a significant role in displacing Indigenous peoples and places, in propagating a car-centric approach that pierced the hearts of low-income and racialized communities, and in restricting the mobility of disabled people and women. [...] The World Bank recently issued a survey measuring qualitative and quantitative data considering the following six dimensions of social capital: groups and networks; trust and solidarity; collective action and co-operation; information and communication; social cohesion and inclusion; empowerment and political action. [...] How can the same approach be taken to immediately address the Indigenous water crisis? How can the government play a role in establishing social indicators to guide future infrastructure investments and strategic priorities? How can the government support the integration of social infrastructure and equity into land use related academic programs and professional disciplines? Participatory and Demo. [...] Among numerous commitments to social infrastructure, the budget commits to a landmark investment in early learning and childcare, noting that this kind of investment pays for itself and that, “for every dollar invested in early learning and childcare in Quebec, between $1.50 and $2.80 comes back to the broader economy.”16 These and other emerging frameworks and evidence-based approaches point to p. [...] The goal of the Trauma-Informed Community Building and Engagement model is to contribute to the social fabric, health and agency of the community.