Massive Infrastructure Boost for Budgets across Canada

Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia have all announced budgets with large increases in infrastructure spending.

Ontario is counting on the Federal Government to pony up as well, but has announced plans to spend an extra $2 billion on infrastructure priorities.

Albertans will see $13.3 billion spent on infrastructure of all kinds over the next three years - a 45 per cent increase over last year's budget.

B.C. spending is 'booming' on schools, hospitals, bridges and infrastructure associated with the 2010 Olympics, while Quebec is spending most of their new infrastructure spending on the forestry sector and public transportation.

Get Used to Water Hikes: Toronto
Homeowners who were upset about a $33 monthly hike in their waterbills got a blunt message from Canada's largest city - get used to it.

Faced with a continuing deterioration of their municipal water system, Toronto officials say they need to replace between 1 and 2% of their water system annually - and they're not even reaching that mark yet.

"People took water for granted the last 50 years," said one Toronto Councilor.  "And you can't do that."