{"id":47568,"date":"2015-04-24T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=47568"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:50:29","slug":"b-c-will-get-infrastructure-cash-despite-vote-outcome-in-metro-vancouver-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/24\/b-c-will-get-infrastructure-cash-despite-vote-outcome-in-metro-vancouver-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. will get infrastructure cash despite vote outcome in Metro Vancouver: Feds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VANCOUVER\u00a0— Industry Minister James Moore says British Columbia will get its fair share of federal infrastructure funding regardless of the outcome of a Metro Vancouver transit tax vote.<\/p>\n

Speaking to a gathering of business leaders, Moore said the federal government would provide the province with promised investment dollars whether or not voters approve the historic transit plebiscite.<\/p>\n

A proposed $7.5-billion public transportation overhaul over 10 years would include projects such as an upgraded rapid-transit system, a new bridge and additional buses.<\/p>\n

“We know that our cities are getting more dense and more congested,” said Moore, who was in Vancouver for a meeting with members of the B.C. Business Council.<\/p>\n

The technically non-binding plebiscite gives citizens the option of a 0.5-per-cent sales tax increase to raise money to finance the massive investment.<\/p>\n

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Ballots were mailed out in mid-March and must be submitted by May 29.<\/p>\n

As the Yes and No sides jockey for position, residents are trying to balance traffic woes in a growing region with what some are calling a tax grab.<\/p>\n

Proponents say the upgrades are crucial to accommodate an estimated influx of one million people to the Vancouver region over the next three decades.<\/p>\n

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Opponents have condemned TransLink, the region’s transit authority, as wasting taxpayers’ money.<\/p>\n

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Moore pointed to $53 billion of cross-Canada infrastructure funding that the federal government has promised over the next 10 years through the New Canada Building Plan.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted a yearly $1-billion public transit fund targeted for big cities and announced in Tuesday’s budget.<\/p>\n

Moore said provinces are not restricted to spending the new funding exclusively on public transit and that the money can be used for infrastructure including roads, bridges and tunnels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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