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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to be flexible and fair with billions in new infrastructure money as mayors from the country’s biggest cities press the Liberals for carte blanche on the new cash.

The details around how cities will be able to use the promised new infrastructure money will be unveiled in the budget.

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Trudeau said the new program — valued at $60 billion over the next 10 years — would meet the needs of communities and get money “flowing in a responsible and rapid way.”

“Cities across the country have varied and diverse needs and we’re meeting with them, we’re talking with them about where their priorities are and how best we can create opportunities for Canadians and growth for the medium and long-term,” Trudeau said.

Trudeau and the mayors billed their talks on Friday as building a new deal for cities.

In their meeting with Trudeau, the mayors of Canada’s largest 21 cities urged the federal government to ensure the provinces don’t hold up funds.