Infrastructure policy needed to match national ambitions

One cost of nation building in Canada is the painstaking effort involved in securing sufficient compromise across the federation, which often requires public spending to move mountains.

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said a Liberal government announcement on March 12 of a $35-billion investment in Arctic defence and Northern infrastructure is 'a strong step toward ensuring that Northern regions and resources will be the gateway to a secure, sovereign, and prosperous future for all Canadians,' in a PMO press release.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY G. KENT FELLOWS, KATHARINA KOCH

March 23, 2026

Canadians have a particular nostalgia for historic nation-building projects.

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