Transportation, Infrastructure & Communities
Transportation and infrastructure are highly programmatic and regulated sectors critical to Canada's productivity. While there is a general trend towards deregulation and privatization in this sector, issues including safety and security and North American integration dictate continued government involvement.
China and other emerging economic engines in Asia are accelerating the pressure on Western Canada's infrastructure and global supply chain capacity. Infrastructure and border facilitation constraints are placing Canada's trading nation status at risk.
This sector is largely transactional or project-driven and its issues are typically multi-jurisdictional and highly complex. Global Public Affairs is actively engaged in a number of key issues affecting the sector, including:
- Air sector regulation, security and liberalization;
- Border security management, facilitation and logistics;
- Rail policy and regulation;
- Legislative reviews and development including the Canada Transportation Act, Canada Marine Act, and Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations;
- Port infrastructure funding, terminal development and divestiture initiatives;
- Gateway strategies and their implementation;
- Infrastructure program management and allocation; and
- Tourism sector support and strategy development.
Global's Transportation, Infrastructure & Communities practice has represented the full spectrum of industry players including airports and airline carriers, major commodity shippers, Class-1 railways, tourism operators, urban transit providers, logistics coordinators, ports, and major infrastructure project proponents and stakeholders.
Recent Activities
On November 29, 2011, Global Public Affairs' Nick Mulder participated at a transportation policy roundtable in Calgary jointly hosted by the Van Horne Institute and the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy. The event brought together public and private sector leaders and academics with discussion focusing on reforming Canada's transportation priorities into the 21st century.
Nick presented to the assembled group his research paper concerning the need (or not) for a national transportation strategy in Canada. To view a copy of Nick's paper, please click here.
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Nick Mulder participated at two important transportation industry events in Ottawa in late May/early June 2011.
At the 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Nick gave two presentations - one regarding the recently-concluded federal Rail Freight Service Review and the second on issues and challenges facing the air sector and related policy recommendations. Nick subsequently also presented to the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Transportation Infrastructure on the global air sector.
To request copies of Nick’s presentations, please contact Marina Connors.
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On March 23, 2011, Nick Mulder appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications in regards to the Committee's ongoing study examining issues facing the Canadian air sector. To access a copy of Nick's presentation to the Committee, please click here.
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On September 15, 2010, Nick Mulder participated in a seminar in London, UK hosted by the Institute for Government. This session, which involved the participation of current and former senior officials (including Nick) from Canada and Sweden, focused on those two countries’ past experiences with program review and public spending cuts.
To view the video of this event and Nick’s presentation, please see: http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-events/62/
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