The Altantic Chamber of Commerce is pushing for further investment in trade enabling infrastructure in the region.
Vice President of Policy Glenn Davis says we are well situated relative to major markets like the US and Europe.
“In a time when companies are competing globally, it’s necessary that we invest quickly in infrastructure that will allow companies to be more competitive and get their goods and services to market,” says Davis.
He adds provinces should take advantage of federal dollars to improve not just traditional infrastructure like highways, rail lines and ports.
“There are also types of infrastructure like pipelines, Energy East in fact represents a form of transportation infrastructure that will allow Canadian energy resources to get to market,” says Davis.
He adds the Federal Government is offering billions of dollars for improvement to all forms of trade enabling infrastructure.
“Atlantic Canada is a gateway and decisions regarding infrastructure investments should be made on, let’s call it, a corridor basis,” says Davis. “How do we get goods from A to B in the most efficient and effective manner?”
Davis says with an impending trade agreement coming with Europe, the importance of Atlantic Canada as a gateway cannot be overstated.
