When one mentions infrastructure at the country, province, state or local level we often just think of just the physical infrastructure networks in our daily lives. These are the usual references to roads, public transportation, energy distribution systems, sewers, water systems, etc. These are the Hard Infrastructure systems.
As well there are Soft Infrastructure systems that benefit our highly developed economies that we often do not recognise or give full credit to as performing a key function to the well being and support of our advanced western economies.
In Canada we recognise that education, the rule of law, and especially health care and many others are essential infrastructure services that support the basic structural needs of all of our citizens to lead and contribute to out society as a whole.
When talking with our neighbours to the south, I find it very difficult to understand their reluctance to understand that the inclusion of the soft infrastructure of healthcare is beneficial to the long term advancement and support and well being of their citizens.
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