Budget 2017 a game-changer for municipalities

Promising to tackle affordable housing and transportation were positive signs from the federal government.

Downtown Calgary. Cities are poised to gain from Budget 2017, especially if the provinces agree help fund infrastructure projects.Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Opinion

BY CLARK SOMERVILLE

April 12, 2017

For two years, municipal leaders have laid out a bold vision for Canada’s future. We’ve shown how communities—large and small, urban, and rural—are this country’s economic engines. And we’ve shown that one of the best ways to build a prosperous and sustaina...

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