transportation infrastructure

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It shouldn’t take three levels of government to pay for a train

The prime minister is making the rounds, pledging money for various public transportation projects.


12:16PM
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More than 56 per cent of the nearly $100 billion is for so-called “green” and “social” infrastructure.


10:37AM
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Ottawa’s so-called infrastructure spending plan includes $77 million to develop regulations for driverless cars and unmanned air vehicles.


11:50AM
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Ottawa may hurt the economy by focusing on pet projects such as parks, cultural institutions and recreational centres.


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Just 10.6 per cent of Ottawa’s nearly $100 billion in planned infrastructure spending will be on trade and transportation infrastructure.

3:16PM
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Traffic congestion isn’t just a nuisance or environmental hazard—it’s also a significant economic harm.


8:47AM
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Premier Notley recently commissioned a report on infrastructure financing by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge.


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The current transit plebiscite, conducted by mail-in ballot across Metro Vancouver, asks whether residents are willing to support a 0.5 percentage point increase to the Provincial Sales Tax, which would generate an extra $250 million to help fund $7.5 billion worth of transportation projects tabled by the Mayors’ Council.


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This spring’s mail-in plebiscite will essentially ask Metro Vancouver voters if they’re willing to pay $250 million more in sales taxes each year to fund the $7.5 billion expanded transit system proposed by a council of the region’s mayors.