Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Mayor encouraged by federal budget

Mayor Deb Higgins speaks at the
March 21, 2016 council meeting.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government's first federal budget was unveiled Tuesday and Moose Jaw Mayor Deb Higgins said it looks promising.

"The biggest thing I'm looking at here from the city of course is how the infrastructure funding will roll out and what kind of infrastructure dollars are being put on the table at this point in time," she said. "I think that's pretty encouraging."

Under the previous government of Stephen Harper, the feds had $14 billion in infrastructure spending over 10 years.

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