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Backgrounder
Learn about FCM’s recommendations for the 2021 Federal Budget. We are calling for the budget to build on proven tools—to reliably drive progress in communities of all sizes across the country.
- Federal Budget
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Municipal finance
- Rural communities
- WEST
News release
FCM President Garth Frizzell issued the following statement at the conclusion of the March 9-12 online meeting of FCM’s Board of Directors, comprising elected municipal officials from communities of all sizes and regions across Canada.
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
- Municipal finance
News release
Yesterday FCM’s Western Economic Solutions Taskforce (WEST) met virtually with The Honourable Jim Carr, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for the Prairies.
- Economic development
- Energy
- Federal Budget
News release
This news release wraps up the BCMC pre-budget meetings.
- Federal Budget
- Municipal finance
News release
FCM’s released its recommendations for the upcoming federal budget. Building Better Lives with Budget 2020 urges the federal government to build on its partnership with municipalities to deliver quality-of-life gains across the country.
- Climate change
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
- Public transit
- Rural communities
News release
The Regina Leader-Post published an opinion piece signed by Randy Goulden, chair of the Western Economic Solutions Taskforce (WEST) and councillor of the City of Yorkton; Charlie Clark, mayor of Saskatoon and vice-chair of WEST; and Al Kemmere, councillor of Mountain View County, president of Rural Municipalities of Alberta and vice-chair of WEST.
- Federal Budget
- WEST
Submission
FCM’s recommendations for the 2020 Federal Budget offer a clear path forward, equipping local leaders to deliver results Canadians can see. We’re proposing local climate action that builds better lives, more progress on housing affordability and new steps to strengthen communities of all sizes.
- Climate change
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
- Public transit
- Rural communities
News release
CBC was in Leduc, Alberta, to report on the FCM’s Western Economic Taskforce’s meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, and Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly.
- Economic development
- Federal Budget
- Rural communities
- WEST