Finance committee  This is the top issue that our rural and northern forums on our board talk about. It's really critical. If any of you have been to our conference you will have heard this on the floor from delegates. We see the need to move away from what's been an ad hoc approach, essentially, w

Finance committee  To expand on your specific question on design elements that work, base-plus per capita funding for broad-based programs like the gas tax fund is 100% where we're at. The clean water and wastewater fund that was part of the phase one infrastructure program adopts that kind of mode

Finance committee  This question has got punted over to me. I'm just happy to inform the committee that we, the board of directors for the FCM, have discussed this issue in broader terms. We haven't delved into any sort of community-by-community analysis, but we definitely are supportive of the gov

Finance committee  I think our members are absolutely looking at ways that we can deal with the supply issue across the continuum of the housing market, and Mr. Bourque spoke to that need. A big focus for us in particular has been on the affordable and social housing side at FCM, so I can speak to

Finance committee  I would just add to Bill's point that the gas tax fund and the bilateral agreements we have on public transit and other assets all flow through the provinces. These are all based on agreements. Obviously we want to see those kinds of agreements designed in a way that promotes the

Finance committee  For sure. You're right that we've done that. One of our most recent efforts was to do an infrastructure report card survey with some other private sector partners on the condition of our assets. We know that the level of investment we're putting into our local infrastructure isn'

Finance committee  We haven't undertaken a repeat exercise like that to give an updated figure. We felt that the more helpful way was to look at the condition of our existing assets as we move forward. We published that infrastructure report card in 2016. Statistics Canada, with federal funding, is

Finance committee  We have a combination of existing assets, and programs like the gas tax fund and the investing in Canada plan are helping to address those. I think it's fair to say, especially when you're talking about disaster mitigation adaptation, that the needs are only growing in terms of h

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. On behalf of FCM's president and our board of directors, I want to acknowledge the passing of Gord Brown and to extend our sympathies, as well, to all of you. Thank you very much for having us here today. The Federation of Canadian Municipalit