Infrastructure needs in Canada: facing extreme weather and filling in the gaps

Three major areas where government initiatives are needed to address climate change risks in supply chain are federal assets and operations, capacity building, and coordination and collaboration.

Record-breaking high water levels in Lake Ontario in 2017 had a number of negative effects on Ports Toronto's operations and assets including localized flooding at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, write Dr. Muntasir Billah and Dr. Ranjan Datta.Photograph courtesy of Flickr.com, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED license

Opinion

BY MUNTASIR BILLAH AND RANJAN DATTA

April 8, 2024

What is the role of roads and railway infrastructure in Canada’s supply chain? What kind of federal government support is needed to ensure resilient infrastructure for road and rail transportation?

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