Infrastructure Spending for Cleanup of Illegal Dumping in Duncan and the Calgary Water System

There is an ongoing need to rebuild infrastructure around the world, and this article describes how the Canadian military could be involved in three examples at various scales. As the Canadian government increases military spending to reach NATO targets, it is possible to consider new types of capabilities for the military, such as the ability to build or repair infrastructure. This article proposes a scénario where we create military capability to build infrastructure for three scenarios: one example is in Ukraine, where the military makes specialized concrete; another example is the City of Calgary, where the military repairs the drinking water system; and the third example is to clean up illegal dumping at the Cowichan Tribes territory on Vancouver Island. The article discusses the costs in terms of the infrastructure itself and the organizational costs for the military to develop these new capabilities.