Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO pushes back against calls for its abolishment

Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren Cory says that while private-sector operators are building infrastructure, 'it’s not happening fast enough to support the kind of [electric vehicle] aspirations that we have for this country.'

Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Canada Infrastructure Bank isn’t going anywhere and that a House committee report calling for its abolishment ‘does not reflect the current state of the CIB nor its progress.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

October 5, 2022

The federal government hopes Canadians will have more incentive to switch to electric cars thanks to a $500-million investment in the creation of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) charging and hydrogen refuelling stations recently announced by the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). The official opposition...

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