Close X
Monday, September 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Liberals Look To Speed Up Spending Old Conservative Fund As Parliament Returns

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Jan, 2016 12:55 PM
    OTTAWA — The new Liberal government says it's looking for ways to speed up the spending of old Conservative infrastructure funds as Parliament returns to work.
     
    The majority government of Justin Trudeau gets down to business in earnest this week with a dozen competing priorities and a gloomy economic outlook.
     
    Federal infrastructure minister Amerjeet Sohi says he's already in discussions with provinces about how to allocate existing cash from the $10 billion New Building Canada fund set up under the previous government.
     
    The Liberals have said they'd like to speed up infrastructure spending to help the ailing Canadian economy, but Sohi says he's not looking to change the plan of rolling out some $10 billion in new funding over the next two years.
     
    It's just one of a dozen ambitious priorities for the Liberals — who have committed to fix the relationship with indigenous people, put a national price on carbon, bolster employment insurance, reform the electoral system, address health care, and end the bombing mission in Iraq and Syria, just to name a few.
     
    Dominic LeBlanc, the Liberal House leader, calls it a luxury to be elected to government with such an ambiti

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Think Groceries Have Become Expensive? Expect More Sticker Shock In 2016

    Think Groceries Have Become Expensive? Expect More Sticker Shock In 2016
    Since 81 per cent of all vegetables and fruit consumed in Canada are imported, they are highly vulnerable to currency fluctuations. They are pegged to increase in price by four to 4.5 per cent in the new year.

    Think Groceries Have Become Expensive? Expect More Sticker Shock In 2016

    E-Comm Releases 2015's Top 10 List Of Reasons Not To Telephone 911

    E-Comm Releases 2015's Top 10 List Of Reasons Not To Telephone 911
    E-Comm, which handles emergency calls for 24 B.C. cities, towns and districts while dispatching 33 police and fire departments, has released the 10 most outrageous calls received by staff this year.

    E-Comm Releases 2015's Top 10 List Of Reasons Not To Telephone 911

    Ottawa Bee Keepers Ask For Help After Holiday Hive Heist

    Ottawa Bee Keepers Ask For Help After Holiday Hive Heist
    Two sizable hives holding some 30,000 bees have been stolen from a field in the Ottawa area, and the couple that cares for them is asking for the public's help in finding whoever is responsible.

    Ottawa Bee Keepers Ask For Help After Holiday Hive Heist

    World Junior Hockey Championship: Canada Beats Switzerland 3-2 In Shootout

    World Junior Hockey Championship: Canada Beats Switzerland 3-2 In Shootout
    Matt Barzal scored the shootout winner to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Switzerland on Tuesday in the preliminary round at the world junior hockey championship.

    World Junior Hockey Championship: Canada Beats Switzerland 3-2 In Shootout

    Seven In Critical Condition After Crash Near Merritt, B.C.

    Seven In Critical Condition After Crash Near Merritt, B.C.
    Six patients were taken to hospital by ground ambulance and another was taken by air.

    Seven In Critical Condition After Crash Near Merritt, B.C.

    Small Plane Crash At Airport North Of Montreal Leaves Pilot Dead, Boy, 9, Injured

    Police say there were two men on the plane when it crashed late Monday afternoon and they were taken to hospital.

    Small Plane Crash At Airport North Of Montreal Leaves Pilot Dead, Boy, 9, Injured