Federal Finance Minister and Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Federation of Canadian Municipalities: The federal finance minister will be in Ottawa for a gathering of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities less than a week after a fall economic update that made only passing reference to the biggest issue on the minds of Canada big-city mayors -- infrastructure, according to CTV. More than 200 municipal leaders are in Ottawa hoping to lobby the government to free up some of the shrinking, but still widely anticipated, budget surplus in 2015 for transit system improvements and other critical infrastructure projects and - Joe Oliver will today stand up in front of municipal leaders who may not be all that happy with his most recent messages. The crumbling of Canada roads, sewer and water systems has been a major -- and growing -- concern of municipalities for years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.