MPs Seek Answers from Guilbeault Over Remarks on Limiting Road Infrastructure Funding

Conservative, Bloc Quebecois, and NDP MPs want Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to explain controversial comments about no longer investing in new road infrastructure.

Guilbeault's remarks stirred backlash among premiers and mayors who rely on federal infrastructure funding. He later clarified the government doesn't have funds for "large projects" like a Quebec highway tunnel.

The MPs called Guilbeault's comments "shocking" in a letter requesting he and the infrastructure minister appear before a House transport committee.

Calgary's mayor said cutting road funding would be "terrible for every municipality" and questioned Guilbeault's rationale.

Premiers, including from Ontario, Alberta, and B.C., criticized the remarks and wanted reassurance on infrastructure spending commitments. Trudeau said federal infrastructure policy is unchanged.