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Open Ontario Plan Unveiled

Open Ontario Plan Unveiled

Posted on 08 March 2010

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It's pretty much business as usual in Ontario, as a new plan is unveiled that basically rounds up existing programs and Acts and gives them all an umbrella to sit under. In his speech from the throne [...]

Budget Feedback

Budget Feedback

Posted on 05 March 2010

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"It's a good budget, but it's not visionary." That’s Cardus’ director of research Ray Pennings’ take on the 2010 Canadian Federal Budget, tabled in Ottawa this week. Pennings says although today's [...]

Quebec Gets $1.8-Billion Boost

Quebec Gets $1.8-Billion Boost

Posted on 15 May 2009

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The Canada-Quebec Gas Tax Fund has received an added $1.8-billion and an extension from 2010 and 2014. The fund supports environmentally sustainable infrastructure, such as water, wastewater, public [...]

Stimulus Funding Starts to Trickle

Stimulus Funding Starts to Trickle

Posted on 11 May 2009

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The May 1 deadline for municipalities to apply for a piece of the $4 billion stimulus funding has come and gone. Now the federal government has to wade through the deluge of applications. So far, most [...]

Infrastructure Spending in ON Budget

Infrastructure Spending in ON Budget

Posted on 24 March 2009

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Ontario's government is about to make budget announcements and, like Quebec's budget, infrastructure will play a major role.  Reuters reported on Monday that Ontario will spend $32.5 billion in provincial [...]

TransLink Projects Gap in 2009

TransLink Projects Gap in 2009

Posted on 09 December 2008

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TransLink has adopted a $1.3 billion budget for 2009 that will follow through on committed projects to expand transit capacity in Metro Vancouver and improve its major arterial road system. The Capital [...]

World Unites Around Global Transportation Challenge

World Unites Around Global Transportation Challenge

Posted on 10 November 2008

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On November 13, 2008, an estimated 50,000 participants and volunteers from corporations, organizations, and universities around the world will focus on a common global concern-transportation usability [...]

FCM Stands Up for Infrastructure

FCM Stands Up for Infrastructure

Posted on 15 October 2008

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Today, FCM President Jean Perrault, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., issued the following statement on the federal election result: "On behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, I would like to [...]

Federal Party Plans for Transit

Federal Party Plans for Transit

Posted on 10 October 2008

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Transit leaders have renewed their call on federal party leaders to make public transit investment a key priority. "There is a definite and urgent need to commit significant new investment in public [...]

Metrolinx Makes “The Big Move”

Metrolinx Makes “The Big Move”

Posted on 23 September 2008

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Rob MacIsaac, Chair of Metrolinx addressed the crowd at a Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance session (International Leaders Breakfast Club) as what he called a warm-up before his big press conference today [...]

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