Signing the new deal for cities and communities, Prime Minister Paul Martin and Mayor of Oakville, Ann Mulvale, (seated, l-r) Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Gerretsen, Roger Anderson, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Toronto Mayor David Miller and federal Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) John Godfrey.

Municipal politicians from across Ontario, in Richmond Hill, ON, Friday, June 17, 2005, celebrate the announcement of the agreement to provide $1.87 billion in federal gas tax funds to cities and communities over the next 5 years.