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Dear [[mp name]],
I believe long-term investment in Canada's infrastructure is
fundamental to our future. Federal representatives have been working with communities to address the core municipal infrastructure foundations on which our economy rests. Yet today, those foundations are
buckling under the strain.
Municipalities collect just eight percent of Canada's total tax revenue yet own 60 per cent of Canada's infrastructure. They must work with federal and provincial or territorial governments to meet the infrastructure challenge.

Growing companies count on
high-quality community services, from good transit and water systems, to libraries and hockey rinks, to attract
skilled workers.
Small businesses
need
quality roads and bridges to deliver goods and services.

To compete globally, Canada needs
fast,
efficient transportation networks that connect companies to customers, workers to jobs, and communities to international markets. However, long-term funding and coordination among governments is needed to un
clog city streets and fill
critical gaps in Canada's air, rail, road and marine linkages.
The lack of
adequate transportation infrastructure is not just a problem for large cities. In many rural, remote, and northern areas, communities lack the bridges, highways, and airport infrastructure to
support families and industry, or remain
reliably connected to distant markets.
Clean drinking water is a basic necessity. Growing municipalities face increased demand for water but rely on systems that are old and breaking down. Climate change may also bring drinking water shortages due to drought. No Canadian should have to
worry about their water. Water treatment and up-to-date pipe systems are
necessary for the safe transmission of water to all of our communities.
Proposed new federal wastewater regulations will require cities and communities to rebuild one in four of the country's wastewater systems, at an estimated cost of more than $20 billion. Already, costs to maintain aging and overburdened wastewater systems are straining municipal budgets.
Workers
need fast,
efficient public transit to connect them to jobs.

The average Canadian commuter spends the equivalent of 32 working days a year traveling to and from work. The Greater Toronto Area and Metro Montréal have average daily commute times of more than 75 minutes, longer than London, New York, and Los Angeles. Many other urban regions, including Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver,
need major investments to
fight growing gridlock.
Bike lanes and the associated infrastructure for cyclists are
an important option for many Canadians. As a healthy, environmentally responsible mode of transportation, cycling needs to
be encouraged for the future.
Climate change is creating growing cost pressures, most immediately in northern communities, where the cost of adapting roads, bridges, and public buildings to a warming Arctic could more than double the North's estimated $400-million infrastructure deficit.
Why would we not build innovative infrastructure practices, which will result in a
stronger, more innovative economy;
improve the nation's productivity; and create and sustain new jobs?

Please, make the changes necessary to
secure long term investment in Canada's infrastructure.
Sincerely,
[[name]],
Constituent, [[riding name]]
[[postal code]]
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