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Audrey Jamal

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Assistant Dean, Strategic Partnerships and Societal Impact, University of Guelph

For Canada to build a more resilient economy, it must strengthen its communities. People walk on a street between rows of cherry blossom trees in Vancouver in April 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

March 20, 2025

Canada’s economic vulnerabilities show why it must invest in the wealth of local communities

Audrey Jamal, University of Guelph and Heather M Hachigian, Royal Roads University

Across Canada and the world, a growing movement is proving that community-centered approaches can drive real economic change.

Community isn’t just important for social recovery from the pandemic — it also provides an important framework for recovering economically. (Shutterstock)

November 6, 2022

Community‑based economic development is the key to a strong pandemic recovery

Audrey Jamal, University of Guelph

Community wealth building is a direct response to extractive policies and aims to build an economy on the principles of local ownership and control of assets.

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