Infrastructure spenditure brings hope to communities
It is not funny to see the Canadian government telling us everything is ok when they are going to fastest election period ever, and come back and say everything is ok when they introduced the budget and finally when getting slammed by the opposition parties, close down the parliment and finally wake up and say they need to do something before it is too late.
If Ottawa brings in a stimulus package when the government tables its new budget later in January, accelerated infrastructure spending could be an important component.
While unlikely to affect the residential component of the building trades, the new money could assist the flagging commercial, institutional and industrial construction sector.
That would be true especially if the government embarks on a program to expand universities, hospitals and other public institutions.
Such a strategy would get more people working in Canada's construction sector, which shed 44,000 in December, compared with November.
Who can trust this government?