Speaking at Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport, Ted Falk, MP for Provencher, highlighted the benefits of the Government’s $5.8 billion investment in infrastructure, designed to build and renew federal infrastructure assets across Canada.
Left to right: Kim Scoville – acting Regional Director General, Canada Border Services Agency (Prairie Region), Jean-Paul Savoie – CBSA Superintendent, Ted Falk – MP for Provencher and Robyn Ingram – CBSA Superintendent.
Announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on November 24, the new funding will lead to improvements in border infrastructure, federal laboratories and research facilities, museums, national historic sites, on-reserve schools, parks and marine conservation areas, ships, small craft harbours, transportation assets, and other federal buildings and assets. The new investment will help modernize and repair important infrastructure assets, create jobs, support services to Canadians and contribute to Canada’s long-term economic prosperity.
For Manitoba, this will include a Government of Canada investment in new border facilities at Sprague and Boissevain – two of the busier crossings in Manitoba – which will support the safe and efficient flow of travel and trade across the Canada-United States Border.
With the New Building Canada Plan and the additional federal investment of $5.8 billion in federal public infrastructure, we are following through on our commitment to support infrastructure that benefits all Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We will continue to support infrastructure that encourages job creation and economic growth, while improving the quality of life for all Canadians. ~ Ted Falk
Since 2006, the Government of Canada has provided an unprecedented level of funding to support investments in public infrastructure across the country. Economic Action Plan 2013 included $70 billion for public infrastructure over ten years, including the $53 billion New Building Canada Plan to support provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure that contribute to economic growth, job creation and productivity.
