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The town of Innisfail, Alta., in June 2020. Rural Canada is vital to the economic and social health of Canada, but is routinely ignored by federal policymakers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

April 7, 2025

In Canada’s 2025 federal election, is anyone paying attention to rural communities?

Sarah-Patricia Breen, University of Guelph; Heather Hall, University of Waterloo; Kyle Rich, Brock University, and Ryan Gibson, University of Guelph

Rural communities are vital to Canada’s economic success and sovereignty. But rural Canada remains poorly understood and underrepresented in federal programs and policies.

Rural Canada has and will continue to play an essential role in the social, economic and cultural fabric of this country. (Brian Holdsworth/Unsplash)

November 17, 2021

COVID‑19 accelerated many changes impacting rural communities — we need to support their resilience

Kyle Rich, Brock University; Grace Nelson, Brock University, and Heather Hall, University of Waterloo

Rural communities are coming together to support their own resilience. The rest of Canada needs to follow suit.

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