Why does Canada need a National Highway Policy?
With 21 million licenced drivers, and given our country’s geographical expanse, Canadians rely heavily on personal vehicles to transport themselves and their families. In fact, not only individual Canadians, but also tourists and industries are relying more and more on roads to transport themselves and their goods. As such, establishing a national highways policy that incorporates strategically planned improvements and expansions would serve to meet regional and national needs. Recommended funding provisions included in the policy would recognize the economic importance to the entire country of an efficient road system; the need to ease the inequitable tax burden currently applied to road users.
