MPs maintain Ottawa will continue to invest in roads

 By Kevin Jeffrey  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY- The governing Liberals are doing their best to maintain that investments in road construction will continue. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has been trying to cool the temperature after he was quoted as saying the federal government had “made the decision to stop investing in new road infrastructure.” Guilbeault reportedly made the remark in a public transit conference in Montreal on Monday. Thunder Bay-Superior North member of Parliament Patty Hajdu stressed that she has always had her eye on ensuring roads are safe and that there is road access to some of the more difficult areas to get to. “In the riding we have invested at least $80 million in the twinning of the highway, something that constituents will tell you all…

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