February 23, 2010 – According to a Toronto Sun report yesterday, “the federal government says it has finished deciding who gets what under key parts of its massive stimulus program in a tidal wave of approvals that should propel a spring job surge."

Officials say more than 6,000 infrastructure projects have been approved since the program started a year ago and $9.4 billion has been committed to stimulus spending. That jumps to $27 billion including funding from other levels of government.

The rush of approvals means there will likely be a huge crush of work kicking into high gear this spring and summer, even as the economic recovery takes hold.

“I think 2010 will be a record year for public infrastructure,” Infrastructure Minister John Baird in an interview, pointing specifically to public transit, roads, bridges and water treatment. | READ MORE