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IN EARLY JUNE, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told
1,600 municipal leaders gathered at the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference and
trade show in Winnipeg that his Liberal government fully
intended to go ahead with $120 billion in funding on infra-
structure projects over the next decade, as he had promised
during the 2015 election campaign.
He also pledged to let local authorities decide which proj-
ects should be built. "We shouldn't tell you whether you
need light rail or subways, better bridges or better climate-
resilient infrastructure," he said.
at message was "music to local government leaders'
ears," said Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, who chairs the
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