Mr. Jim Parsons at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

I think there are sort of two sides to our needs.

Any municipality requires ongoing maintenance and upgrades to infrastructure, so predictability is super important. If we can maintain and grow that aspect of it while at the same time providing a clear path for large infrastructure projects—these once every 20 year-type projects—that are the priority of our federal and provincial governments....

I think providing more predictable, steady funding would be key and would allow us to do a lot better asset management for our municipalities.