infrastructure bank
Infrastructure bank gives Via $55M for work on multibillion dollar project
It is the first time the agency has handed out money without an expectation of repayment.
Liberals face Senate showdown over infrastructure bank plan
Independent senator says the government has yet to fully answer questions about the so-called infrastructure bank.
Documents raise new questions about taxpayer risk in infrastructure bank
If revenues fall short, federal investments through the bank would act as a revenue floor to help make a project commercially viable.
Infrastructure bank may avoid projects with too much financial risk
Liberals see the bank as a way to use public dollars to leverage private funding for expensive infrastructure projects.
Meet the huge asset manager pulled into Canada’s political arena
The details of BlackRock’s relationship with the federal Liberals is ruffling feathers among opposing politicians.
Federal infrastructure bank to call Toronto home
Government expects the agency to be up and running by the end of the year.
Legislation could allow Canada’s infrastructure bank to invest in cross-border projects
Public money could be used to bankroll or financially backstop projects that are “in Canada or partly in Canada.”
Federal infrastructure bank to build electricity links between provinces
Aim is to link clean power systems regionally to create a cross-Canada grid.
Opposition to private investment in infrastructure stupid: Liberal MP
OTTAWA — One of the architects of the Liberals’ proposed infrastructure bank says opposition to the idea is short-sighted, stupid and irresponsible. Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says the whole idea of the bank…
Feds turns to infrastructure bank for help amid deeper deficit outlook
Government will prime the bank’s pump with $35 billion in public money to attract foreign capital.
