Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than the previous three decades
All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains
We need strong and resilient supply chains more than ever. This requires co-ordinated action from all levels of government to reduce duplication, fast-track critical infrastructure, and ensure that projects in the national interest—like those in Milton and Montreal—aren’t indefinitely stalled by fragmented governance.
High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?
In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in just over an hour. In fact, Heart Aviation’s ES-30 electronic passenger plane, with a hybrid range of 800 kilometres, has already had its first fully electric test flight in New York state. Suddenly, a three-hour train trip seems less appealing.
Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise
Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for truck drivers; and completing work and expanding critical highway connections to trade corridors.
Beyond Trump’s tariffs: return of geoeconomics and Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy
Geoeconomics—a disruptive force reshaping the global economy—is driving a new reality, and getting creative can help.
Canada’s transportation infrastructure: time to get serious or pay the price
This moment of national importance demands that we focus on our national interests. It starts with getting goods to and from market via reliable transportation infrastructure. Because if we can’t move it, we can’t sell it.
Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge
We don’t have a final price tag for the project, but the feds have committed to $3.9-billion for a ‘co-development phase’ of the project, which won’t involve building any actual track or trains.
Don’t overlook productivity in bid to return resilience to Western Canada’s supply chains
Addressing inefficiencies, improving productivity, and strengthening resilience are not just sectoral goals—they are national imperatives.
Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures
The Dec. 16 fall economic update offers no further details on planned savings tied to ‘natural attrition’ in the 2024 federal budget, but noted that effort ‘will begin showing results in 2025-26.’
Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she’s currently reviewing spending plans from her cabinet colleagues. But NDP MP Rachel Blaney said it’s ‘really important’ to know who is issuing directives to ‘stop the clock.’
