Keep infrastructure funds flowing, big-city mayors tell Ottawa

Canada's big city mayors, such as Toronto's David Miller and Calgary's Dave Bronconnier, are urging the federal government to keep billions of dollars in infrastructure money flowing as the country enters a new era of restraint.

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They want Ottawa to extend the $4-billion federal infrastructure stimulus fund for at least six months past the current March, 2011, deadline — and consider more funding even as it looks to save money elsewhere. More...