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Posthaste: Canadians pessimistic about infrastructure future, costs

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Just 31 per cent of Canadians believe the current state of infrastructure in their communities is in good or excellent condition.

88 per cent are very pessimistic about the future of Canada ’s infrastructure.

Canada is trying to dramatically ramp up housing construction to boost supply and ease housing prices.

The 2024 federal budget included a plan to build 3.87 million new homes by 2031 , including a $4-billion housing accelerator fund.

Today ’s Posthaste was written by Ben Cousins , with additional reporting from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg .

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