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