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OTTAWA — The federal government fears Quebec could continue to delay infrastructure projects after the province stalled two flood mitigation developments in Montreal, adding to worries that provincial dithering will continue to stall Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s spending plans.

Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne is to meet this week with his counterpart in Quebec in a bid to encourage the province to move ahead with a package of six infrastructure projects, including two developments totalling more than $200 million in federal contributions.

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An official at Infrastructure Canada would not identify the specific projects but said the meeting is part of a wider effort to make headway on a number of stalled developments in Quebec, a region that is set to be a key battleground in the upcoming federal election.

Those six projects are in addition to two flood mitigation developments proposed for Montreal, totalling $54 million in federal contributions, that the Quebec government has yet to approve despite sustained efforts by Infrastructure Canada to push the projects forward. Both projects, which would essentially protect against flooding along the Saint Lawrence River, do not involve any provincial money.