Guilbeault Says Ottawa Will Stop Investing in New Road Infrastructure

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has decided to stop investing in new road infrastructure, saying the country’s existing network is “perfectly adequate.” “Our government has made the decision to stop investing in new road infrastructure. Of course, we will continue to be there for cities, provinces, and territories to maintain the existing network, but there will be no more envelopes from the federal government to enlarge the road network,” Mr. Guilbeault said during a conference on public transit in Montreal on Feb. 12, according to The Montreal Gazette. The environment minister said the Liberal government believes that federal investments in public transportation, territorial planning, and densification means economic and human development goals can be met “without more enlargement of the road network.”...