MONTREAL – The union of Quebec municipalities and the Quebec Employers Council are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to invest in infrastructure.
At a press conference Thursday, the groups insisted municipalities have $14 billion worth of projects ready to start, but they are waiting for the green light.
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The groups said that for the sake of economic development, they want to see federal investment sooner than later.
“If we invest in the next two to three years, it means 102,000 more jobs in Quebec,” said Yves-Thomas Dorval, President of the Quebec Employers Council.
“It means $10 billion in addition for the GDP.”
The current unemployment rate in Quebec is 8.3 per cent.