Driving change: how investing in youth and transportation can power a greener future
By connecting the dots between youth employment, transportation innovation, and climate action, we can design policies that deliver a more resilient, inclusive economy.
What will it take to get out of the supply-chain crisis?
Speed, throughput, and the removal of constraints need to be made the cardinal organizing principles of Canada’s transportation and goods-moving policy.
Canada needs a strong EV market to secure future jobs
Electric vehicles draw on the sectors where Canada already has natural advantages: critical minerals, battery components, vehicle assembly, and maintenance.
High-speed potential, high-stakes decisions: the policy case for Alto
Alto high-speed rail represents a sweet spot across much-needed transport modernization, and an opportunity for broader economic and social transformation.
Budget investments in transportation, trade require long-term strategy and private sector support, say experts
The Nov. 4 budget announced $5-billion towards a Trade Diversification Corridors Fund intended to strengthen trade corridors across ports, rail, and roads; and $1-billion for an Arctic Infrastructure Fund.
Striking a balance
If the prime minister wants to diversify exports and enable investment, he needs to address the frequency of rail and port strikes in Canada.
Breakfast at Café Olimpico, lunch at Piano Piano
While the rest of the world races ahead with high-speed rail projects, we need to get on board before it’s too late.
‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin
The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by those jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the federal government wants to accelerate the construction of the Alto High-Speed Rail, Canada’s first high-speed railway from Toronto to Quebec City.
Plans to boost defence industry must leverage aerospace, strong civil sector, say sector experts
A Defence Industrial Strategy, proposed with an initial investment of $6.6-billion in the budget, is intended to develop Canada’s defence industrial base with more procurement from domestic supply chains.
Asserting Canadian sovereignty: integration of AI and drone technology
Development of a purely Canadian sovereignty capability for unmanned aerial vehicles would require the coordinated efforts of the country’s aerospace research institutions.
