Through the chair, Budget 2011 made a commitment to Canada's mayors and councillors, all of whom met in Halifax in June. The Minister of Transport spoke for the Government of Canada. The commitment made in Budget 2011 was to sit down and talk about a long-term, stable system of funding to deal with the...what is it, $125 billion municipal infrastructure deficit? I'm not here speaking for the FCM, but one quarter of our 600,000 members work with failing infrastructure each and every day. That stability in long-term funding, from all levels of government, not just the federal government, is essential to create a climate for business and communities we can live in.
On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.