Finance committee  On a daily basis, municipalities do their part to try to solve this housing crisis. Earlier, I mentioned the current housing accelerator fund. It basically helps address some planning, approval and permitting issues within municipalities, which is something great. However, befor

Finance committee  FCM is calling for an acceleration to the permanent public transit fund that was announced recently, which is supposed to kick in in 2026. It's certainly a first part to the solution.

Finance committee  Obviously, inflation costs have a direct impact on municipalities' major infrastructure projects. As you mentioned, Mr. Ste-Marie, this will consequently have an impact on the ability to deliver units. In many cases, the infrastructure will not be available. I would also point o

Finance committee  I would say that ICIP, the investing in Canada infrastructure program, was quite significant and helped municipalities put in place infrastructure to sustain growth. Also, the current housing accelerator fund makes infrastructure investments eligible. This is something positive.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning to the committee. My name is Mathieu Bélanger and I'm an urban planner. I'm also the executive director of Policy and Public Affairs at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, or FCM. FCM is the voice of local government in Cana