“Canada’s economy and quality of life and the health and safety of Canadians depend on the infrastructure our municipalities build and own, yet we don’t have the resources to maintain it. If we don’t act soon as a nation to tackle this deficit, we will see more catastrophic failures in our roads, bridges, water supply and other vital infrastructure. Continued delay is unthinkable.”
The $123-billion estimate in the study includes “sub-deficits” for key categories of municipal infrastructure: water and waste water systems ($31 billion), transportation ($21.7 billion), transit ($22.8 billion, solid-waste management ($7.7 billion) and community, recreational, cultural and social infrastructure ($40.2 billion).
Similar to earlier studies, this report provides a “snapshot” of what municipal governments identify as their infrastructure funding needs. It does not provide an exhaustive or complete account of the physical condition of municipal infrastructure.
Dr. Mirza said: “The $123-billion figure, when compared with earlier estimates, clearly shows the municipal infrastructure deficit is growing faster than previously thought. Most municipal infrastructure was built between the 1950s and 1970s, and much of it is due for replacement. As assets reach the end of their service life, repair and replacement costs skyrocket. Across Canada, municipal infrastructure has reached the breaking point.”
Steeves said FCM is calling on the federal government and all parties in the House of Commons to acknowledge the problem and the need for a real national plan to fix it once and for all.
“One thing is certain,” said Steeves, “the cost of fixing this problem will only go up. Any serious plan to eliminate this deficit must begin with an acknowledgement of the scope of the problem and the urgent need to address it. I have written to all party leaders today. All Canadians look forward to their response.”
http://www.fcm.ca/english/media/press/nov202007.html
here's the report:
http://www.fcm.ca/english/advocacy/mdeficit.pdf
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FCM Report Says Infrastructure "Near Collapse"
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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va
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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va
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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va
This is only for one province. Here in BC our roads etc. are falling apart from lack of maintenance, while bigger and bigger ore etc. trucks are taking our wealth abroad for the benefit of "wealth creating foreign investors". These trucks are permitted to run, each taking $500,000 worth of ore, even during breakup time,when logging trucks are banned.
The Afghanistan adventure is a crime, and a total waste of lives and costs, but nothing in comparison to what the multinational corporate mafia steals from this country every day.
While economist count this legalized theft as "growth of the GDP", even if we get no benefits, apart from some jobs and chickenfeed royalties.
Ed Deak, Big Lake, BC.
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Source<br />
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/bythenumbers.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/bythenumbers.html</a><br />
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The military costs for the mission in Afghanistan reached $2.6 billion in March 2007, or nearly $1.3 million per day of the mission. The costs are projected to reach about $4.3 billion by the planned end of the mission in February 2009.<br />
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Canada's spending for development in Afghanistan up to May 2006 was $466 million. By 2011, it is expected to reach $1 billion.<br />
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The Canadian Forces has spent over $1 million on funeral services for soldiers killed in Afghanistan.<br />
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Establishing a Tim Hortons location in Kandahar has cost about $1.1 million for the first 12 months, according to the Department of National Defence.
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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va
We allotted billions: transport minister<br />
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MIKE DE SOUZA, CanWest News Service<br />
Published: 6 hours ago<br />
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The Harper government is questioning the validity of warnings in a new study that claims that a $123-billion building deficit is putting Canada's water-treatment facilities, roads and public infrastructure on the verge of collapse.<br />
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In the Commons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper dismissed the concerns, explaining that his government had answered the country's infrastructure needs.<br />
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"Since coming to office, this government has announced record amounts of spending, and record new programs into dealing with infrastructure in Canada," Harper said.<br />
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Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon added that the government has worked with municipalities to develop its six-year, $33-billion Building Canada plan. The federation has also praised the government for renewing its transfer of a portion of the sales tax on gasoline to help cities meet their infrastructure needs, he said.<br />
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But representatives of the federation said the Building Canada plan is part of a patchwork of ad hoc programs that don't necessarily deliver resources for cities and communities.<br />
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<a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=5a82d6b0-1161-419d-af1e-743bac1400be&k=8374">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=5a82d6b0-1161-419d-af1e-743bac1400be&k=8374</a><p>---<br>"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va
Because they are so utterly poor, if we give them a little infrastructure, their economy will be on the first step of the ladder toward becoming independent, and we can leave the place better than we found it. Something no one else has done for them in 100 years.
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