Mr. Speaker, we have repeatedly asked the government about its decision to gut funding for the building Canada infrastructure fund at the end of this month.
It is being cut by 87%. This fiscal year, building Canada's budget is running at $1.6 billion. Next fiscal year, starting April 1, the building Canada budget drops to just $210 million. The difference is a cut of 87%.
The government does not deny it. It just talks around it. The question remains. Why is it imposing this huge infrastructure cut on local municipalities at the beginning of next month?