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Pothole Filling Machine

Pothole Filling Machine

Posted on 19 January 2010

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Remember when Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty called municipal leaders “pothole fillers and whiners?” It was our favourite sound bite of 2009. Well, the City of Charlottetown now has a machine [...]

Bankrolling Infrastructure

Posted on 14 December 2009

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While there have been a lot of questions about why federal stimulus funding isn't "rolling out" fast enough, almost nobody has examined whether or not it's rolling too quickly. Federal Finance Minister [...]

New Directors for PPP Canada

New Directors for PPP Canada

Posted on 15 May 2009

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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty today announced the appointment of three new directors to PPP Canada. Established to support P3s, $1.2 billion in federal funding was set aside for the crown corporation [...]

Breaking Down Budget 2009

Breaking Down Budget 2009

Posted on 12 March 2009

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The rumours that infrastructure would be a high priority in Budget 2009-and that to cash in, projects needed to be "shovel-ready"-prompted the creation of myriad lists. The Toronto City Summit Alliance [...]

Flaherty to Miller: Don’t Be A Spoilsport

Flaherty to Miller: Don’t Be A Spoilsport

Posted on 28 January 2009

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Reactions abound this morning as Canada's think tanks, economists, boards and associations respond to Budget 2009. This morning on Breakfast Television (even us media types need to watch something while [...]

More Staff for PPP Canada

More Staff for PPP Canada

Posted on 20 January 2009

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Federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty has finally announced the appointment of a CEO and Chair of PPP Canada Inc. (P3C). $1.2 billion in federal funding was set aside for the crown corporation [...]

Shovels in the Ground at Brick Works

Shovels in the Ground at Brick Works

Posted on 12 December 2008

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Construction has finally started on Evergreen at the Brick Works, Canada's first large-scale environmental discovery centre. David Pecaut, chair of the Toronto City Summit Alliance and Ontario Minister [...]

Fiscal Update: Just an Update

Fiscal Update: Just an Update

Posted on 28 November 2008

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Yesterday, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty delivered a fiscal update that he told media the week before would include no special measures to help keep Canada steady in what he called "turbulent" times. "It's [...]

Bridging the [Funding] [Knowledge] [Data] Gap

Bridging the [Funding] [Knowledge] [Data] Gap

Posted on 29 September 2008

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Since the Building Canada Plan was announced in Budget 2007, Infrastructure Canada has not changed its message — in fact, they've tried twice to submit a letter for our readers, but have nothing [...]

BRT Route To Improve Access To York University

BRT Route To Improve Access To York University

Posted on 25 July 2008

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Increased transit access to York University became a reality with the today's groundbreaking ceremony for a bus rapid transit route that will operate between Downsview subway station and the University. Jim [...]

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