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Funding growth infrastructure
The growing divide between federal plans and municipal resources
A fundamental breakdown exists between orders of government on the merit of development charges. What municipalities view as a direct cost of housing, the federal government believes is bureaucratic tax that has overreached its purpose. Photo: Adobe Stock
Published in
August 2025
- Page 25
Fresh off a campaign trail dominated by discussions about Canada’s self-proclaimed housing crisis, our country’s path for enabling growth remains clouded.
While anecdotal evidence suggests all orders of government are committed to the nation’s growth agenda, there seems to be lots of passing the buck when it comes to its challenges and little progress on implementing a cohesive solution. For municipal leaders, the conversation stalls as soon as it reaches the costs of building growth
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