Thank you for the opportunity to present to your committee.
My name is Lisa Holmes. I am the current mayor of the Town of Morinville, Alberta, and the president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. I'm joined by our CEO, Sue Bohaichuk.
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association was founded in 1905, the same year as the province. We represent 269 urban municipalities across Alberta, which includes summer villages, villages, towns, cities, specialized municipalities, and also the cities of Edmonton and Calgary.
We coordinate advocacy and policy in regard to the infrastructure, social, environmental, and economic development and needs of municipalities, amongst many other issues.
As such, the Government of Canada's budget is of significant interest to our—