Liberal MPs from Toronto as the last line of defence for the city and its residents on the potential expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport. Unfortunately, most of these MPs are ducking residents on the issue or sharing vague, scripted responses.
Despite the current policy, Canadian content requirements wouldn’t necessarily apply to the upcoming Via Rail contract since its process began in 2024.
The government should instead focus more on transit in major urban centres as it would address residents’ immediate concerns about traffic while also delivering electoral benefits, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
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.
Will lessons learned the hard way change the way we recalibrate our approach? Experimental sector revivals with big foreign players have not worked out, and likely never will.
Ottawa should formally define vehicle subscriptions in law, rather than forcing them into categories designed for ownership, leasing, or simple rentals.
Reducing third-party fees or the onerous air passenger rights obligations would generate large reductions in fares, increases in traffic, and ultimately benefits for the economy.
While Canada’s digital services exports have grown rapidly, they have not grown as rapidly as those of peers with similar levels of AI research expertise or GDP.
Diversifying our trade partners is not a slogan; it’s a practical shift in how we produce, move, and sell Canadian goods and services. It’s also a test of whether our growth agenda is inclusive especially for Indigenous peoples whose leadership and entrepreneurship are essential to long-term prosperity.
Canada does not have the luxury of moving slowly. Because the world is getting less stable—and our closest trading partner is getting less predictable.
The U.S. market is a natural home for Canadian exports. Diversification requires unwinding this integration while maintaining the economic lifeline it provides.
The Canada–U.S. trade relationship isn’t going anywhere, nor should it. But the mental model that has governed Canadian trade policy has to change.
The status quo on infrastructure could quickly compromise our ability to meet the moment and maximize our economic gain.
Reliable and efficient port operations are essential to supply chain resilience.
The grand old Ottawa Union Station should be brought back to its original purpose and glory. Our city needs a train station downtown to best serve the people of Ottawa, tourists, MPs, Senators, cabinet ministers, and staffers. Think big for this beautiful city and for the generations to come.
Canada has ‘baseline difficulties in building new trade assets,’ says Carlo Dade, director of International Policy and the New North America Initiative at the University of Calgary.
David Jeanes, a retired engineer and former president of Transport Action Canada, says the Senate Building would be an ideal spot for a downtown Ottawa station, and says it could be linked to the rest of the line with a tunnel going under part of the Rideau Canal.
The Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut premiers were recently in Ottawa to discuss the need for funding for housing, electricity, and transportation infrastructure as the federal government works to ramp up its security presence.
Strategy carries higher risks when economic, technological, geopolitical shocks are more varied, arrive faster, spread wider, and intersect more than before.
It’s hard to believe something beneficial could be so controversial.
For Canadian exports to thrive, transportation policy must be seen as trade policy in action.
If the prime minister wants to diversify exports and enable investment, he needs to address the frequency of rail and port strikes in Canada.
While the rest of the world races ahead with high-speed rail projects, we need to get on board before it’s too late.
By connecting the dots between youth employment, transportation innovation, and climate action, we can design policies that deliver a more resilient, inclusive economy.
Speed, throughput, and the removal of constraints need to be made the cardinal organizing principles of Canada’s transportation and goods-moving policy.
