Finance committee  Indeed, the municipalities assume 76% of the bill. For the municipalities to benefit from the investment, they would need to find an economic formula. In the context of economic activity, the federal government receives 30 cents on every dollar for taxes, and the same is true for

Finance committee  At the end of the day, it created economic activity. In Quebec alone, from 2008 to 2014, 220,000 work-years were created through the infrastructure plan.

Finance committee  Let's talk about needs and projects. The study presents an analysis of the municipal infrastructures, which had not been done for many years, neither at the municipal level nor by the government. It demonstrates how great the needs are. It presents the need to continue to seriou

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, Vice-Chair, ladies and gentlemen members of Parliament, thank you. The UMQ, or Union des municipalités du Québec, was happy to accept your invitation to take part in the work of the committee. This is a priority for all the municipalities of Quebec that are pursuing t