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Harper promises more help for cities
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 | 2:57 PM ET
CBC News
A Conservative government would keep the Liberals' "new deal" for cities and supplement it with $2 billion in funding, Stephen Harper said on Wednesday.
Campaigning in New Brunswick, Harper said he would stick with transferring five cents a litre from the federal gasoline tax to municipalities.
"We're committed to maintaining the new deal for cities and communities," he said. "But we believe this must be supplemented."
The Tories would implement a five-year fund for highways and border infrastructure worth $600 million in its final year, Harper added.
He also would track progress in reducing traffic by creating a road congestion index.
The national highway system is the backbone of the economy, Harper said while campaigning for the Jan. 23 election. Canada needs to upgrade both the system and the municipal infrastructure, he added.
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