Jason Thistlethwaite, professor of climate change and risk mitigation at the University of Waterloo, says the DMAF serves a great purpose, but there is room for improvement.
The DMAF was created in 2018 with the federal government committing $2 billion over the next decade to invest in infrastructure projects to help communities most impacted by the effects of climate change. The fund was later increased by $1.3 billion in 2021, however recent reports say the half of the fund has already been used four years into its inception. CTVNews.ca has contacted Infrastructure Canada to confirm how much of the fund has been allocated.
“The federal government caps its contribution at about 40 per cent, meaning provinces and municipalities have to come up with the other 60 per cent; that's an incredible financial burden on communities that are just trying to save up their money to fix the potholes, parks or snow clearings,” he said.
Another excuse for the liberals to steal tax payer money. I’m sure the spending will be transparent as usual
here CTV I fixed your post!