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Highway 401 and Don Mills in Toronto. This is a watershed year for the federal-municipal partnership. The federal government has put forward an unprecedented plan to build Canada’s future by investing in local infrastructure. The recent fall economic statement underscored this commitment to generate growth by building stronger cities and communities, writes Clark Sommerville. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY CLARK SOMERVILLE

November 21, 2016

HALTON HILLS, ONT.—This is a watershed year for the federal-municipal partnership. The federal government has put forward an unprecedented plan to build Canada’s future by investing in local infrastructure. The recent fall economic statement underscored this commitment to generate growth by bui...

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