Raw notes from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speech at FCM 2019

– middle class 

– family 

– retirement secure 

– communities are strength and force of our country

– Federal government as partner to local govt

– we've seen promises broken by some provinces 

– infrastructure funding priority for this mandate , moved quickly early 

– clean water a right 

– homelessness and affordability changes

– national housing strategy 

– Hamilton housing homeless successes

– true partner 

– climate action – 1 billion to FCM green municipal fund 

– extreme weather 

– 5000 projects approved versus 793 in last conservative mandate 

– dig at Premier Ford 

– double gas tax this year 

– conservative cuts, warning. Cautionary tale 

– don't go back to austerity