“Governments make decisions about infrastructure investments, but every one of us lives with those decisions,” said CEO Sevaun Palvetzian. CivicAction, in a report being released Thursday in collaboration with Deloitte, makes a variety of proposals for prioritizing that spending. “That comes out of a previous era, where there were some infrastructure projects that may have been more about local demand in the moment and not necessarily about long-term benefit,” Palvetzian said. Future infrastructure should be “trade-enabling,” the report recommends, highlighting the fact that exports and imports account for more than half of the national GDP. The report emphasizes the need for community partners, such as local business leaders, to participate in discussions before the government decides how it will prioritize funding.

Source: thestar September 29, 2016 09:00 UTC