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Climate adaptation estimated to cost municipalities $5.3 billion annually
FCM and Insurance Bureau of Canada released a report entitled Investing in Canada’s Future: The Cost of Climate Adaptation at the Local Level. The comprehensive report offers striking new data demonstrating the urgent need for new investments in local climate adaptation and the areas where that investment is needed most.
  • Climate change
  • Disaster mitigation
  • Infrastructure
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La Presse | Mayors are urging Ottawa to adopt CUSMA without delay
The Canadian Press reports that mayors from some of Canada’s biggest cities urged Parliament to adopt CUSMA as soon as possible.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Federal Budget
  • Climate change
  • Infrastructure
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Globe and Mail | Big city mayors call for transit and housing funding in meeting with Trudeau, senior cabinet ministers
The Globe and Mail analyzes the pre-budget recommendations of FCM's Big City Mayors' Caucus for the upcoming federal budget.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Federal Budget
  • Climate change
  • Infrastructure
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National Post | Mayors pitch transit to win dollars in Liberals' green-themed budget
The Canadian Press reports on the budget priorities put forward by the Big City Mayors’ Caucus during their February 6 meeting in Ottawa.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Federal Budget
  • Climate change
  • Infrastructure
News release
Invest in cities, and we’ll deliver: mayors
With Parliament back in session, the FCM Big City Mayors’ Caucus met in Ottawa to craft a shortlist of federal budget proposals—to turn election commitments into faster commutes, more affordable housing and other concrete outcomes for Canadians.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Federal Budget
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FCM responds to Conservative Party’s 2019 election platform
FCM acknowledged the release of the Conservative Party of Canada’s election platform today. The platform commits to a “rural lens” in Cabinet decisions and recognizes the need for communities to respond to new climate extremes, but it lacks critical clarity on key issues, while reducing year-over-year infrastructure spending.
  • Rural communities
  • Disaster mitigation
  • Infrastructure
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FCM responds to the NDP’s 2019 election platform costing
FCM's statement on the release of the New Democratic Party of Canada's election platform costing, which confirms a major commitment to affordable housing, along with commitments to strengthen public transit, adapt communities to new climate extremes, and strengthen rural broadband connectivity. 
  • Broadband
  • Disaster mitigation
  • Housing
  • Public transit
News release
New report shows urgent need for climate adaptation investment
FCM and the Insurance Bureau of Canada released striking new data demonstrating the urgent need for new investments in local climate adaptation—and the areas where that investment is needed most.  
  • Climate change
  • Disaster mitigation
  • Infrastructure
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