Canada risks missing expected infrastructure boost: watchdog

Canada's government has found projects for only a small amount of its planned infrastructure spending, putting at risk the likelihood the economy will see as much of a boost as expected, the country's parliamentary budget watchdog said on Thursday. Of the C$13.6 billion ($10.45 billion) in infrastructure spending for the fiscal years 2016-18 that the government announced, departments have identified just C$4.6 billion worth of projects, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) said in a report. Th