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Investing in infrastructure is a good idea. But by establishing several targeted programs, each with its own strict criteria, Ottawa has caused more harm than good.

Quebec City wants to build a tramway with funding help from the federal government, but Ottawa is dictating the terms in a way that doesn’t work for Quebec, says Bloc MP Louis Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of Andrzej Otrebski
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