Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns
OTTAWA — Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs.
The government has been criticized for the slower-than-anticipated pace of infrastructure dollars leaving the federal treasury.
For the rest of the winter, federal officials will sign off on plans so money and work are ready to roll come spring, which Champagne says will finally align bureaucratic processes with Canada’s construction season.