Churchill Keewatinook Aski Member of Parliament Niki Ashton was recently appointed the NDP transportation critic. She says despite our vast distances in Canada we still have deficiencies in our transportation system including inadequate investment, a lack of competition and a reliance on profit driven infrastructure all at a time when we are facing huge challenges because of climate change.  She notes in our region this means limited choices and high costs especially for the 21 communities that don’t have all weather road access. She adds it also means that many of our communities have limited options because winter roads they rely on are more and more unreliable due to climate change

Ashton says what we need is a national transportation vision that recognizes the need for public investment, greater competition and improved regulation.