Minister defends infrastructure plan’s roll-out, touts its ‘comprehensive’ approach

'We were very deliberate in our plan to make sure we immediately invest resources and then start very comprehensive discussions with our partners to understand how the long-term plan should look like,' says Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi.
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the Liberals added two new categories of infrastructure funding (for trade infrastructure and to help northern and rural communities) after listening to business groups and municipalities.
It's full steam ahead for the federal Liberal government's heavily hyped long-term infrastructure plan nearly two years after the Grits stormed to power on the strength of a campaign platform largely centred on going into debt to stimulate the economy by funding new roads, bridges, public transit, ...

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