Canada’s new infrastructure strategy: building faster, or building better?

The federal government's current legislative agenda, which outlines a new strategy for how Canada will identify, finance, approve, and deliver major infrastructure, deserves close attention.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson at an April 23 housing announcement in Ottawa. The government's strategy gives Parliament a historic opportunity to modernize how Canada builds, writes Senator Rosa Galvez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

October 7, 2026

After more than 40 years as a civil engineer in Canada, I have learned that infrastructure is never just about concrete, steel, or pipelines. The projects we choose to build, and the way we choose to bui...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Tuesdays: Innovation & Industry Newsletter

The policies, decisions, and people working on investment and regulation in the industry and innovation realm.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES: