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Crisis management is never perfect, and there are important lessons we must learn from this experience, lessons that we need to act on. The country must put every single stimulus dollar to work creating jobs in cities and communities. Federal, provincial, and territorial governments must be supportive of municipalities as they carry out thousands of stimulus projects across the country in the next two years. Most importantly, we must make cooperation, communication, and program reforms an ongoing feature of Canada's infrastructure strategy.
We have long-term infrastructure challenges that can only be met by funding commitments made over decades, not years. We know that we can't build strong communities and a strong economy with a single spending package. It takes vision, coordination, and sustained funding. By working in partnership, all orders of government can achieve lasting results that include safe, healthy, and economically viable cities and communities.
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