Harper's pre-election infrastructure announcements will promote privatization

The Harper government will be using its $14-billion Building Canada Fund to help it win the October 19 federal election.

The Globe and Mail reports, "The Conservative government is preparing an infrastructure spending spree in the runup to the fall election, as federal and provincial sources confirm work is heating up to announce new projects under the New Building Canada Fund. ...The flurry of announcements will represent an attempt by the Conservative Party to bolster its image on the infrastructure file ahead of a campaign that is expected to focus heavily on issues such as traffic congestion and public transit."