Posted on 02/14/2024 10:18:19 AM PST by jerod
Steven Guilbeault revised his comments after saying Ottawa would stop investing in new road infrastructure
Guilbeault, second from right, scaled the CN Tower in Toronto in 2001 to protest Canada's environmental policies. He was arrested for the stunt. (Aaron Harris/The Canadian Press)
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday the federal government will stop investing in new road infrastructure — a comment that immediately drew attacks from the Opposition Conservatives and some premiers who said the climate activist turned politician is 'out of touch'.
Guilbeault later clarified his remarks, telling reporters Wednesday that he meant to say Ottawa will not put up the cash for "large" road projects.
"Of course we're funding roads. We have programs to fund roads," he said.
Guilbeault said Monday the federal government will be there to support provinces paying for maintenance but Ottawa has decided that existing road infrastructure "is perfectly adequate to respond to the needs we have."
"There will be no more envelopes from the federal government to enlarge the road network," Guilbeault said, according to quotes published in the Montreal Gazette.
"We can very well achieve our goals of economic, social and human development without more enlargement of the road network."
Guilbeault said the federal government is intent on moving people out of their cars and into public transportation, which the government has spent billions to build.
He said the federal government also wants to encourage "active transit," which means getting people to walk and cycle.
No funding for 'large projects'
Pressed by reporters to defend his comments Wednesday, Guilbeault said he should have been "more specific" by stating that the federal government will not be funding "large projects."
He cited Quebec City's long-proposed third link as one project that will not receive funding from Ottawa.
"What we have said, and maybe I should have been more specific, is that we don't have funds for large projects like the '3eme lien' that the CAQ has been trying to do for many years," he said of Quebec's provincial government.
A senior government official told CBC News said "there are no changes to federal policy."
Walking and cycling is a wonderful idea for one of the coldest countries in the world.
Lol.
Toooo bad that guy didn’t fall off the CN Tower
Justin picks the worst ministers he can find , if they know nothing about the job it’s theirs ,LOL Watch the disaster this moron is creating
“existing road infrastructure “is perfectly adequate to respond to the needs we have.”
The person who said this has never driven in Calgary during rush hour.
:-)
so where will this idiot spend the money ? Does gas taxes go to roads ? Now where will it go ?
Wait a second the Environment Minister is in charge of Roads , now that’s really screwed up
You want to know where Canada’s Federale transport money is going to. It is going to the Toronto subways. I have seen two people say (Twitter) that Toronto is all dug up with new subway projects. The local unions love this!
Who lives in Toronto? Canada’s third Wolders are concentrated there, and secondarily in other large cities such as Winipeg.
Who lives in Canadas rural areas and the near and far suburbs? Canada’s native born white people. Who have lived in Canada for generations. Plus white immigrants from Eastern Europe. Other Europeans too.
So Justine Trudeau and his allies are going to neglect white taxpayers needs. And boost third Wolders needs. Many/most who dodge taxes, are wired into the Canadian welfare system. Many of whom make their money as criminals, while wife and children are an welfare and subsidized housing and subsidized winter heating bills.
Car theft is sky high in Toronto. If I were a third worlds car thief, I would only steal Mecedes. Steal, pop into a shipping container. Send to Nigeria and other 3rd world nations that have a wealthy ruling class. All over the 3rd world they love Mercedes and are skilled at repairing them.
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Fed-up Toronto residents are hiding their cars in SECRET LOCATIONS patrolled by guard dogs after car theft soared 150% in six years, with Justin Trudeau’s woke bail and sentencing rules blamed for encouraging thieves
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 26 2024 | ALEX HAMMER
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