It’s time to treat Canada’s buses and trains as strategic sovereign assets

As our own transit systems and rail lines become increasingly automated and data-driven, they become prime targets for malicious actors. Canada needs a comprehensive strategy that aligns with our NATO allies.
Nowhere else will the Department of National Defence find an immediately deployable fleet of 25,000 high-capacity vehicles distributed across every major population centre, writes Josipa Petrunic.

In his March 12 announcement in Yellowknife, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a generational shift in how we view national security. By committing $35-billion to defend and transform the North, the government acknowledged a vital modern truth: investments in infrastructur...

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