Canada needs an infrastructure overhaul. Can any federal party get it done? | CBC News
Infrastructure spending is an easy source of election campaign
fodder — and the current campaign has seen no shortage of ambitious
promises to build, subsidize or repair.
fodder — and the current campaign has seen no shortage of ambitious
promises to build, subsidize or repair.
The Liberals are offering an additional $3 billion annually in permanent transit funding. The Conservatives want an east-west energy corridor. The New Democrats are promising 500,000 new affordable homes in 10 years, while the Greens want to retrofit every building in Canada to optimize energy use. And that’s not even an exhaustive list.
But
recent history suggests that realizing those lofty commitments could be
difficult, even for a majority government with budgetary breathing
room.