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Ex PMS’ Troublemakers – Quebec and Ont. Want More Money
A high-profile team of former prime ministers and native leaders has convened and given itself the mandate of fixing relations between First Nations and the feds.
Assuring reporters this has nothing to do with politics, former prime ministers Joe Clark and Paul Martin, as well as native leaders including Ovide Mercredi and Mary Simon, signed a formal declaration Thursday and said they will extend the offer to other legislatures, community leaders and anyone else who’s interested.
“This group is not only a positive step forward, if it had happened years ago we’d be farther ahead today,” Martin said, explaining the group’s first order of business would be to influence public opinion.
“The more Canadians understand the issues, the more they’ll demand solutions.”
Quebec – Ontario
Ontario and Quebec are calling on the federal government to increase infrastructure funding because of the slower rate of economic recovery and job creation in Eastern Canada.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Quebec’s Philippe Couillard said Thursday they are looking for improved and stable funding that allows provinces to determine their own infrastructure investment priorities.
“Infrastructure in Canada has to be modernized from one ocean to another but I would say it’s particularly important in Eastern Canada because the economic recovery and job creation is weaker in the East than in the West,” Couillard told a news conference after their meeting in Quebec City.
“We both agree that the Canadian contribution to infrastructure investments should be increased.
“In Quebec, we spend about three per cent of our gross domestic product on infrastructure, which is also the case for the Ontario government. Historically it’s around five per cent . . . so there’s room for additional investment.”
The premiers covered a variety of topics during their meeting and acknowledged that bringing Quebec into the Canadian Constitution had briefly come up.
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