s Retirement Board and the Caisse de d??p??t et placement du Qu??bec have snapped up assets including airports, water and power utilities, and toll roads.In 2005, the City of Chicago kicked off what many expect to be a wave of government sales or leases of infrastructure assets in the U.S. by taking $1.8-billion (U.S.) for a 99-year operating lease on the Chicago Skyway.