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Explore this interactive graphic by clicking on the broken bits of this city. Learn about the problems facing Canada's infrastructure then fix it and tweet it!

Many of these facts are taken from our first Canadian Infrastructure Report Card released earlier this year.

Right now the government invests 3.25 billion in public infrastructure. FCM is proposing that 5.75 billion be spent to improve the economy, fix our crumbling roads, replace aging wastewater systems and improve commute times.

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The average Canadian spends the equivalent of almost 32 working days a year commuting to and from work. That's like driving 8 hours every weekday from Remembrance Day to Christmas.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says 32% of Canadian roads were rated to be in fair condition. 20.6% are considered in poor to very poor condition.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says 15.4% of the drinking-water systems surveyed were rated fair to very poor for the condition of their pipes.
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FCM says traffic congestion alone is costing the country $10 billion a year in lost productivity.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says the costs of replacing roads in fair to very poor condition were estimated at $91.1 billion, or $7,325 per household.
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One in four city wastewater treatment plants will need major upgrades to meet new federal regulations.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says the cost to replace the wastewater infrastructure rated fair to very poor: $39 billion, or $3,136 per household in Canada.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says the cost to replace drinking-water infrastructure rated fair to very poor is estimated at $25.9 billion, or $2,082 per household in Canada.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says 40.3% of wastewater plants, pumping stations and storage tanks are in fair to very poor condition. 30.1% of pipes are in fair to very poor condition.
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Canada's Infrastructure Report Card says 14.4% of drinking-water systems were rated fair to very poor for the condition of their plants, reservoirs and pumping stations.
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For every $1 billion spent on infrastructure, 11,000 jobs are created.
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