posted on November 05, 2008

City rolls out $1.6B capital budget plan

By: Paul Moloney
Published: October 31, 2008
Source: The Star

Now is not the time to cut infrastructure spending, Mayor David Miller said yesterday at the rollout of Toronto's $1.6 billion capital budget.

"It's very clear at a time of economic uncertainty such as this, governments should be investing, particularly in the infrastructure that helps build a strong economy."

Miller welcomed the appointment of John Baird as federal infrastructure minister, saying he hoped the appointment "is a signal from the federal government that they share that view, that it is time to invest in Canada's aging infrastructure."

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