Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that I don't think anyone in this House has an interest in picking winners and losers when it comes to community infrastructure funding, and it is a cautious process. My concern with relying on federal funding is that fluctuates from government to government, from year to year, and it's not a guarantee, whereas we can have more control over how the funding flows through this government. This is a real priority for our communities and it has real economic impacts, if infrastructure dollars are being spent in local economies. I strongly encourage the Minister and the department to be very proactive on this issue and get more of these resources flowing. Granted that we don't want to pick winners and losers, but I hope the next business plan will see an increase over two per cent, and we can see of an impact on the infrastructure side of things. I'll just leave that with the Minister, but I think we're all in the interest of moving forward on this and getting stronger, healthier, safer communities. Thank you.
Kieron Testart on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 24th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 23rd, 2016
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