Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 25th, 2014. See this statement in context.

March 25th, 2014 / 9:05 a.m.

NDP

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC

I have a second question.

If I remember correctly, you limited the federal funds to a third of the total allocated funding for projects of over $100 million. That means municipalities cannot, for instance, obtain a third of the funding from the Building Canada Fund, another third from the gas tax fund, and so on. The federal amount has to represent a third of the total funding. That really reduces municipalities' resources and could lead to a significant increase in municipal taxes.

What do you have to say to municipalities on this matter?

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