New transit funding welcome, but experts wary of execution

On Feb. 10, the feds announced nearly $15-billion in new transport funding over the next eight years. The money is to be doled out in two parts: a $5.9-billion dollar fund, starting this year, for 'shovel-ready' projects, and a new $3-billion transfer per year starting in 2026. The shovel-ready projects will be chosen on a project-by-project basis.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Oct. 1, 2020 on the Hill, said during a Feb. 10 funding announcement that the government was 'helping to stimulate the economic recovery of Canada's communities.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

February 22, 2021

On the heels of the federal government announcing billions of dollars for a new transportation transfer starting in 2026, and more money for "shovel-ready projects" to be doled out immediately, transportation experts and the NDP's transport critic say the money is welcome, but are questioning the ti...

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