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Barry Prentice

Barry Prentice is a professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba.

Transport Canada 2030 strategic plan missing a key plank

Opinion | BY BARRY PRENTICE | February 22, 2021
Cargo airships could provide year-round service and cut freight costs in half. This would enable housing construction to continue throughout the year and make nutritious food affordable. The Government of Canada spends more than $100-million each year to subsidize the transport of food to the North, and food prices are still sky-high. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY BARRY PRENTICE | February 22, 2021
Opinion | BY BARRY PRENTICE | February 22, 2021
Cargo airships could provide year-round service and cut freight costs in half. This would enable housing construction to continue throughout the year and make nutritious food affordable. The Government of Canada spends more than $100-million each year to subsidize the transport of food to the North, and food prices are still sky-high. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons