Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Karen Leibovici issued a statement following NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s (Outremont, Que.) speech at the federation's Advocacy Days luncheon in Ottawa. Leibovici said that Mulcair called for the renewal of key federal housing programs, scheduled to expire in 2014. She added that rising housing costs, combined with rental and affordable housing … Read more
Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Karen Leibovici issued a statement following Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) speech at the federation's Advocacy Days luncheon in Ottawa. Leibovici said that the federation welcomed May's endorsement of the federation's proposal for the new federal long-term infrastructure plan, including $2.5 billion in new federal funding to improve … Read more
Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Karen Leibovici issued a statement following Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae's (Toronto Centre, Ont.) speech during federation's Advocacy Days luncheon in Ottawa. Leibovici said Rae spoke to municipal leaders from across Canada about the importance of all governments working together to protect core investments in Canada's communities and to plan … Read more
The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities, spending $12 billion on infrastructure, pledge to match new federal government funding dollar for dollar to rebuild and improve cities over the next 20 years. The full statement is available online. Call 613-907-6395.
With the federal government wrapping up nearly six months of consultations on its long-term infrastructure plan, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities said Canada needs a twenty year plan with predictable funding to fix its crumbling infrastructure. Federation president, Karen Leibovici said a long-term federal funding commitment that reflects the life-cycles of the infrastructure it is … Read more
The federal government must secure Canada’s economic foundations by making long-term investments in local infrastructure a top budget priority said members of the Municipal Infrastructure Forum, a national coalition representing business, local governments, and professional associations. The group was gathered in Toronto to endorse shared principles for the new long-term infrastructure plan currently being developed … Read more
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities launches The Great Canadian Infrastructure Challenge initiative to bring Canadians into the conversation about municipal infrastructure and its importance in Canadian's day to day lives. Over the next several months The Great Canadian Infrastructure Challenge website, FCMchallenge.ca, will feature a series of challenges that will give Canadians the opportunity to … Read more
More than 90 local government representatives gathered in Ottawa to participate in Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Local Economic Development Forum, in order to share insights into how local governments worldwide are bolstering economic development in their communities. Lise Burcher, chair of the federation's Standing Committee on International Relations and councillor for the city of Guelph, … Read more
Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Karen Leibovici issued a statement following her appearance before the House of Commons Finance Committee. Leibovici said the federal government is developing a new, long-term infrastructure plan to replace the expiring Building Canada Plan and has it will have new infrastructure programs in place in time for the 2014 construction … Read more
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities welcomes a renewed discussion on affordable housing after the NDP's Bill C-400, An Act to ensure affordable, adequate housing for Canadians, was debated for the first time in the House of Commons. Federation president Karen Leibovici said that good housing that Canadians can afford is the cornerstone of a strong economy … Read more
