Liberal promise of infrastructure bank absent from budget

'On one hand that’s a good thing. It shows the government’s committed to really thinking through these issues and not acting in a hurried way,' said Sean Speer from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a Canadian Infrastructure Bank in last year's election campaign, but it was nowhere to be seen in this year's budget.
The Liberal party promised in last year's election campaign that it would establish a Canadian Infrastructure Bank “to provide low-cost financing for new infrastructure projects.” This would allow provinces and municipalities to borrow from the federal government and use its strong credit rati...

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