THREAD: Today FCM released Building Back Better Together, our recommendations to build a better Canada—now and post-COVID—by combining the unique strengths of our municipal and federal orders of governments. fcm.ca/bettertogether #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
Our plan builds on our federal-partnership to create jobs, promote equality and tackle #ClimateChange. It empowers municipalities to lead recovery on the ground. #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
#COVID19 is exposing longstanding inequalities. We’ve seen disproportionate impacts on Indigenous, Black + racialized Canadians. And the pandemic has been very hard on people experiencing homelessness + mental illness. #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
The Rapid Housing Initiative will deliver supportive or deeply affordable housing for 3,000 vulnerable Canadians. We’re proposing a wider plan to grow Canada’s affordable housing supply and help prevent the flow into homeless. #cdnmuni #cdnpoli 
The Safe Restart Agreement delivered crucial emergency funding to protect frontline services. We need to ensure operating support continues as COVID impacts stretch through 2021—so we can protect services + vulnerable residents, keep job-creating capital projects alive. #cdnmuni
Municipalities envision a green recovery that’s rooted in our cities + communities. That means continuing to invest in efficient #publictransit, scaling up proven local initiatives that reduce GHG emissions and build #cdnmuni resilience to #climatechange.
Rural communities drive 1/3 of Canada’s economy and need to be directly empowered through steps like strengthening rural transportation, streamlining federal funding to work for rural #cdnmuni and quickly delivering on #universalbroadband investments.
#BuildingBackBetter starts now. FCM is still focused on protecting services, businesses + residents—including our most vulnerable. We show how we can do this in ways that build toward tomorrow’s inclusive, green recovery. fcm.ca/bettertogether #cdnmuni #cdnpoli
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