Audit unearths $33 billion in infrastructure blowouts

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King said 160 projects were added with commitments of $5 million or less.

“Projects were left without adequate funding or resources, projects without real benefits to the public were approved, and the clogged pipeline has caused delays and overruns in important, nation-building projects,” the minister had said while announcing the 90-day audit.

The $120 billion for new infrastructure projects is contained in the federal government’s Infrastructure Investment Program.

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