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isPermaLink="false">http://www.fcm.ca/home/media/news-releases/2011/fcm-elects-new-president-and-table-officers.htm</guid><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fcm.ca/home/media/news-releases/2011/fcm-elects-new-president-and-table-officers.htm</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Statement by FCM president Berry Vrbanovic following today's speech by Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Communities Denis Lebel</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RssFcmNews/~3/T4JQBj-iZ7g/statement-by-fcm-president-berry-vrbanovic-following-todays-speech-by-minister-of-infrastructure-transport-and-communities-denis-lebel.htm</link><description>The following statement was released today by Berry Vrbanovic, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), following the speech by Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Communities Denis Lebel at FCM's annual conference.&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>undefined, NaN undefined NaN NaN:NaN:NaN +NaNNaN</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fcm.ca/home/media/news-releases/2011/statement-by-fcm-president-berry-vrbanovic-following-todays-speech-by-minister-of-infrastructure-transport-and-communities-denis-lebel.htm</guid><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fcm.ca/home/media/news-releases/2011/statement-by-fcm-president-berry-vrbanovic-following-todays-speech-by-minister-of-infrastructure-transport-and-communities-denis-lebel.htm</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Statement by FCM president Hans Cunningham following today's speech by Liberal Leader Bob Rae</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RssFcmNews/~3/X43QCwpnFt0/statement-by-fcm-president-hans-cunningham-following-todays-speech-by-liberal-leader-bob-rae.htm</link><description>The following statement was released today by Hans Cunningham, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), following the speech by Liberal Leader Bob Rae at FCM&amp;acute;s annual conference.&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>undefined, NaN 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