Promised new slate of infrastructure pacts with provinces worries industry

'The concern from the government should be...the last thing we want is to push back the economic benefits further into the future,' says one industry advocate.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, centre, is facing concerns from industry that new deals with the provinces and territories will further exacerbate the plodding pace of new infrastructure projects. He's pictured alongside Alberta Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Brian Mason, left, and Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson announcing new project funding.
Industry associations are expressing concerns that promised new bilateral pacts with the provinces and territories will further delay the already slow trickle of infrastructure dollars from Ottawa. “We'd [hoped] that more of the legwork would have been announced in this budget for phase two ...

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