This working paper discusses community ownership and public decisions in Canada, suggesting a new framework for understanding wealth.
Access is not ownership. A framework for following the asset, not the expenditure. This is the first paper in IIBD's Community Wealth Infrastructure series. It sets out the central argument, the conceptual framework, four policy tests, and the institutional implications that guide the wider series. Part of the Community Wealth Infrastructure Series (Working Paper No. 1), published by IIBD. Suggested citation: Williams, R., & Dillon, D. (2026). Canada has an ownership problem: Rethinking wealth, public decisions, and community ownership (Community Wealth Infrastructure Series, Working Paper No. 1). IIBD.
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