Dozens of experts advising the government on adapting to climate change say Canada needs to do more to prepare infrastructure for the threats of extreme weather and get faster at helping Canadians recover from floods, fires and major storms.

Governments around the world are increasingly using public procurement – the system governments use to make purchasing decisions – as a tool to simultaneously tackle climate change and support jobs.

The association has outlined five issues that it wants to see addressed by the next provincial government. Among them are regular funding on transportation infrastructure projects, and mechanisms to help address the shortage of heavy civil construction labourers.

The Progressive Conservatives say the new lines would supply more clean energy to the region and further support economic growth there.

In a report tabled on May 3, the House of Commons Transportation Committee called on the government to cancel the Bank altogether. The report concluded that the Bank has failed in its mandate.