Is flooding affecting you? Does Canada need to boost infrastructure spending?

Many in Ontario and Quebec are struggling to protect their homes against water overflowing rivers and lakes. Some have had to evacuate.  The heavy rainfall causing it is expected to cause floods in the Maritimes too. 
Is flooding affecting you? Does Canada need to boost infrastructure spending?

"Into each life, some rain must fall. But too much is falling into mine."

So crooned Ella Fitzgerald in a song popular many moons ago. But it captures well our soggy national mood right now. Over the past few days Eastern Canada, from Nova Scotia to Ontario, has been walloped by a month's worth of rain. Quebec has been hardest hit with 1,500 homes flooded and hundreds of homeowners evacuated. This afternoon, the mayor of Montreal declared a state of emergency. Over 1,000 Canadian troops are now on the ground to help battle the floodwaters joining residents, volunteers and members of municipal, fire, and police services who are exhausted from round-the-clock sandbagging.

The West is getting it's share too. Flooding and mudslides are wreaking havoc in B.C.'s Interior this weekend. Homes have been evacuated, highways closed and at least two men are missing...swept away as rain pounds the region. 

And don't even mention "flood" to Manitobans. They're enduring their annual flood season with several communities declaring state-of-emergencies.

Of course, it is spring. April showers and all that. It's the nature of things, say some.

But extreme weather events such as heavy rain and flooding are happening more and more often across the country. Remember that flood that devastated the town of High River, Alberta in 2013, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage? It was considered a "once-in-a-century" event. But not anymore say weather experts. Not with the risks associated with global warming and climate change.

Are Canadians ready for such extreme weather? Do you know if your home is at risk of flooding or what to do if it happens? Are we doing enough to prevent flooding in cities? How much are Canadians prepared to pay to prevent disaster that may not happen for a very long time? Insurers and taxpayers have spent over $12 billion in the last decade to recover from floods. How will the insurance industry keep up?

Our question: Is flooding affecting you? Does Canada need to boost infrastructure spending?