FCM: Opening Ceremony & President's Forum



Singing of O'Canada. June 5, 2015.

• Opened with Edmonton poet laureate, a prayer from an aboriginal Elder, and the singing of O'Canada by an Aboriginal group

Edmonton's Poet Laureate. June 5, 2015

 

• Over 1,700 delegates from around Canada plus the world: Poland, Ukraine, Chile, Peru and more

 

• Notley:
• Municipal government is closest to people
• Looking for fresh solutions
• Alberta municipalities will get a voice at the table

Premier Rachel Notley. June 5, 2015

 

• President's Forum: Election Campaign

President's Forum with Members from the 4 parties. June 5, 2015

 

• FCM call for a leaders debate on municipal issues
• Canadian's want infrastructure investment rather than tax cuts (Woodside)
• Infrastructure: build once, build right, build to last
• NDP: Nathan Cullen
• long term predictable funding, more from gas tax at $0.01
• Lifeblood
• Infrastructure, uncertain resource development, uncertain funding, communication
• Will do municipal issues leaders debate
• Liberals: Adam Vaughn
• Climate change: cities need to do something that is smart
• Pension funds: alternate funding
• Add 1% of GDP to infrastructure funding
• Channel funds through FCM?
• No clear on answer on municipal issues leaders debate
• CPC: Michelle Rempel
• Sector by sector approach to climate change
• Support National Mitigation Disaster Fund
• Municipal issues are core to feds and have consulted with FCM
• May participate in municipal issues debate
• Green Party: Elizabeth May
• Wants to work collaboratively
• Open Constitution to include municipalities
• Do Australia's Council of Governments
• Will participate in municipal issues leaders debate
• 1% of GST go to municipalities

To conclude questions from the floor were received and answered.

Questions from the floor. June 5, 2015

 

• Questions
• Lib: an infrastructure bank for greater flexibility in response for help with our infrastructure