Liberal government says shovel-ready infrastructure project could get some cash

Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the projects must fit the criteria of growing the economy, creating jobs and making the country more sustainable.

Sohi didn’t say whether the new money the Liberals are promising would top up a suite of existing funding programs at Infrastructure Canada, or add a new program on top of what is already there to pay for upgrades to water and wastewater systems, social housing, seniors’ facilities, and infrastructure in aboriginal communities.