Roads, horses, and carts, oh my! Time for Canada to take trade-enabling infrastructure seriously

The economy doesn’t work without trade-enabling infrastructure, which includes roads.

The road to a more prosperous life for Canadians is paved with strategic investments in infrastructure that improve our competitiveness and unlock our potential, writes Pascal Chan, senior director of transportation, infrastructure, and construction at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.Photograph by Marc-Lautenbacher, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license

Opinion

BY PASCAL CHAN

April 8, 2024

In February, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault caused a stir by stating that Canada’s current road infrastructure was sufficient, and that Ottawa would not fund any work to enlarge the road network. This prompted a reaction from stakeholders seeking...

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