In the Legislative Assembly on November 6th, 2014. See this topic in context.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
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Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we all know, at the end of March the Building Canada Plan expired and a lot of projects came to a halt.

I’d like to ask the Minister of Transportation, will the new Building Canada Plan be ready for the upcoming year and projects continuing? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
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The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Blake. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Beaulieu.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
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Tom Beaulieu

Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are continuing negotiations with Infrastructure Canada on the Building Canada Fund. The thought was that this actual construction season that just went by would be at the time we would be able to roll out that money, but that didn’t happen. So, we are continuing to work with them.

We’re very positive, as a department and as a government, that we will be able to sign the necessary documents and roll out that money for this upcoming construction season. Thank you.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
Oral Questions

November 5th, 2014

Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

I would like to ask the Minister again, come April 1st , will this new funding roll out and the

project continue over the upcoming summer? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
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Tom Beaulieu

Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe

That’s certainly our hope. We can’t commit to something where we haven’t signed on the dotted line at this point. But like I indicated, we continue to work – our Minister of Infrastructure and their Minister of Infrastructure – and we’re sorting out the details. I feel that once all the details are sorted out and they have a clear understanding of all the projects that we presented in our plan are projects that the federal government Infrastructure is prepared to fund, I’m positive we will be able to roll out new money in the upcoming fiscal year. Thank you.

Question 535-17(5): Building Canada Plan
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The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.