You drag yourself out of bed for your morning coffee, but the faucet’s dry. And the toilet won’t flush. It’s going to be a really bad day. Beneath our cities lie massive webs of pipes delivering water and removing sewage. They are crucial to our daily lives. But as Greg Wilson reveals, they have been scandalously overlooked and underfunded across Canada. The City of Calgary, C2C Journal found out, has even skimmed more than $1 billion from its ratepayer-funded water utility to spend on other programs. With a spate of recent failures bringing attention to the condition of our local water services, Wilson argues for a dramatic change in priorities at city hall: drop the social engineering and put real engineers in charge.
Restoring Canada Special Series Part IX: Owning Up: A New Path to Indigenous Reconciliation
When it comes to Indigenous Reconciliation, Canada’s path seems like a one-way street. Years of apologies and billions in spending have not created a spirit