Transport Canada 2030 strategic plan missing a key plank

Electrically-powered cargo airships meet the criteria for inclusion in Transport Canada's 2030 strategic plan. The government should include them as part of their vision for the future of transportation in Canada.

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

In 1936, prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King observed “that if some countries have too much history, we have too much geography." Transportation accessibility is a chronic problem for Northern Canada. When Mackenzie King made this statement, giant airships were still flying ac...

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