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“They did a great job,” Mock said as he left the morning meeting, which also included Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and top representatives from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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But Hugh O’Reilly, chief executive of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union Pension Trust, said many details needed to be ironed out.

“We still have many questions about how this infrastructure bank will work,” he said. “But the federal government acknowledged that — and are looking to pension funds to provide advice.”

The plan, which has $16 billion in assets, will look at opportunities case by case, he added.

After the meeting, Trudeau said he was “tremendously pleased to see so many business leaders at the table.”

“We know that partnerships with the private sector can be done right, and we look forward to working with these significant global investors to see how we can make sure we’re responding to their needs,” he said.

His government has pledged $81 billion over the next 10 years for infrastructure, including public transit and renewable power projects. The first $15 billion will become available in the spring 2017 budget.

A spokesman for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board called the talks “constructive.”

The Canadian Infrastructure Bank should offer “an intelligent bridge between what investors are looking for and what governments can offer. (CPPIB officials) look forward to seeing the pipeline of potential infrastructure investments.”