Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2-billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada’s cities.
He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner than planned should ease municipalities’ cash flow concerns.
Municipalities have seen steep losses in revenues through the COVID-19 pandemic as fewer people pay for transit or parking, and recreation centres stay closed without programs to fill local coffers.
Trudeau is calling on provinces to help as well.
