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.
‘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.
Building a human-centred future for Canadian aviation
For more than a century, aviation has connected the world through human ingenuity. Aviation 5.0 calls us to renew that spirit for the next century.
Missile defence and the ‘Golden Dome’
The Carney government needs to take a long view of continental defence to protect Canada and our vital national interests.
Ragging the puck on the Golden Dome
Canadian involvement in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ would surely mean greater military integration between the two countries.
