Trudeau Announces $10 Billion Infrastructure Growth Plan, With Aim to Create 60,000 Jobs

Trudeau Announces $10 Billion Infrastructure Growth Plan, With Aim to Create 60,000 Jobs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna (L), and Chair of the Board of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Michael Sabia, during a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $10 billion in infrastructure spending in such areas as clean energy, broadband, and agriculture that he says will create 60,000 jobs and boost the economy.

Trudeau announced the three-year Canada Infrastructure Bank plan at a press conference on Thursday along with Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Michael Sabia, who was appointed chair of the bank’s board in April.