加拿大市政联合会提议,在卡尔加里断水后,改变基础设施筹资方式。 Canadian Federation of Municipalities proposes infrastructure funding shift, following Calgary's water main break.
加拿大的基础结构迫切需要升级,特别是根据加拿大市政联合会主席Geoff Stewart的说法,卡尔加里发生大规模水干中断之后。 Canada's infrastructure faces an urgent need for upgrades, particularly following a massive water main break in Calgary, according to the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Geoff Stewart. 作为回应,斯图尔特的小组提出了一个"市政增长框架", In response, Stewart's group has proposed a "municipal growth framework" that would change federal and provincial funding formulas to allow municipalities to access more funds. 报告还建议,渥太华和各省可以通过所得税或增收销售税来增加收入。 The report also suggests that Ottawa and the provinces could raise revenue through income tax or sales tax hikes.