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Politics This Morning: Feds to expedite $2.2-billion in gas tax payments to cities ravaged by COVID-19

Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shoots down U.S. President Donald Trump's push to invite Russia back as the eighth member of the G7, citing its annexation of Crimea.

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured June 1, as she outlined the feds' plan to expedite $2.2-billion in gas tax transfers to struggling municipalities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez

June 2, 2020

Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government plans to accelerate the rollout of $2.2-billion in gas tax payments to struggling municipalities, in response to growing concerns they've raised about their ability to continue providing essential services wit...

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