Tag: Infrastructure

Saskatchewan’s Infrastructure Funding ‘Value for Money’ Test is Biased Towards Privatization, New Study Finds

Published October 4, 2021

Assessment tool for infrastructure funding in Saskatchewan and other western provinces has a ‘lock in’ bias towards public-private partnerships

VIDEO: Canada’s Finance Minister refuses to rule out spending billions on privately owned toll roads

Published November 7, 2016

Asked if he will support privately owned toll roads, Finance Minister Bill Morneau replied: "sometimes you just won't get an answer."

Liberals redirect $15B to infrastructure projects that ‘generate revenue’ for private investors

Published November 1, 2016

The only projects that will see a dime from the new bank are projects that have "revenue-generating potential" for the government's private sector partners

Conservatives forget to tell you public transit will be stuck in gridlock for years

Published April 30, 2015

Looks like it’s bumper-to-bumper on the P3! Despite the Conservative government’s recent pledge to spend $1 billion a year to “build up” public transit, Canadians will likely have to wait years for the cash to actually be spent on new subway tracks and light rail projects. Why is that? It turns out money from the […]

No joke: string of Tory cuts kick in on April 1

Published April 1, 2014

On Day 1 of the federal government’s fiscal year, here’s a sampling of Conservative cuts coming to Canada. Health care Tuesday marks the start of $36 billion in Conservative cuts to Canada’s health care system after the 10-year health accord expired on March 31. The $41 billion agreement with the provinces provided stable funding and […]

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