Canada Infrastructure Bank
For decades, infrastructure has been severely underfunded in Canada and local governments have been bearing the brunt of it. But rather than boost public funding for infrastructure projects, the Trudeau government established the Canada Infrastructure Bank in 2016, with the mandate to promote P3s (public-private partnerships). The CIB is an arm’s length crown corporation with a $35 billion budget.
Federal government silent on Trudeau’s promised Just Transition Act
The government's response to our petition for just transition legislation omits any mention of the Just Transition Act that the Trudeau ...
Justin Trudeau, prime greenwasher
Canada's "ambitious green agenda" has been one of missed climate targets, greenwashing, and billions of dollars in Big Oil bailouts ...
Iqaluit water contamination crisis exposes vulnerabilities across Canada
After Iqaluit residents reported a strong fuel smell in their tap water for more than 10 days, the government of ...
The Big Questions: Water
Canada has no national strategy to protect our waters from pollution and privatization. And dozens of First Nations still have ...
Goldboro LNG asks feds for a billion-dollar subsidy
Pieridae Energy, the company behind the proposed Goldboro liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in Nova Scotia, has asked the federal ...
Council of Canadians tells MPs to stop infrastructure privatization
Excerpts from Climate and Social Justice Campaigner Dylan Penner’s presentation to Members of Parliament about why the Canada Infrastructure Bank ...
Trudeau’s transit announcement throws Just Recovery under the bus
The federal government has announced new funding for transit infrastructure. Our movement needs to ramp up organizing for sustained operational funding ...
The federal government’s scheme to promote water P3s in Canada
For the last year, the CIB has signaled its intention to promote water and wastewater P3s across the country, touting ...
