Infrastructure dollars are not enough

We need appropriate programs that allow the sums invested to reach their intended destination and give provinces, territories, municipalities and First Nations communities the support they need.
As former parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page, remarked, the infrastructure component of the budget is presented in a way that is 'confusing and borderline dishonest.'
“Show me the money!” That famous line from the Tom Cruise classic (at least, in my mind) Jerry Maguire sums up the key issue surrounding federal government investments in infrastructure. While the titular character of the aforementioned movie wanted more money for his client, as the NDP infrastr...

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