Ensure Equitable Investments in Water Infrastructure and Increase Local Revenue Streams • Convene federal, provincial, territorial and municipal officials to identify potential programming and financing options that will provide dedicated, predictable and sustained funding to municipalities for water and climate adaptation infrastructure projects, focusing on identifying the actual cost of climate. [...] Lawrence River, including by increasing the number of Canadian icebreakers to facilitate year-round shipping and promoting short- sea shipping containers as a green and blue alternative to address supply chain issues • Confirm Canada’s support for the passenger rail connection between Detroit and Windsor to link Chicago and Toronto through the Amtrak-Via Rail corridor as part of a broader push to. [...] Specifically, the federal government must: o Ensure that early programs and funding successfully demonstrate the value and need of this new agency to the rest of the government and encourage additional program funding o Work with all orders of governments and relevant stakeholders in developing and implementing water-themed programming and policy across all departments o Provide adequate funding t. [...] Close coordination with NAS leadership and staff is necessary to ensure the local government’s voices are incorporated • Engage in meaningful collaboration with the Climate Proof Canada coalition to leverage the NAS work to guide the next generation of programming, policy and funding. [...] Specifically, the federal government should: o Work with the provinces to ensure that the $41 million in new funding through the Climate- Resilient Coastal Communities Program is delivered effectively to municipalities and local actors to implement coastal resilience projects in key areas o Ensure that the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) empowers local communities to make e.
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