CARS Government Initiatives

CARS' GR staff are watching the political upheavals which, appear to be setting the news all around the globe: In the UK, the Supreme Court has found that the PM acted unlawfully to prorogue parliament. According to the Supreme Court there were no "good" reasons given by the PM for the prorogation, especially for such a long (5 weeks) duration, except to prevent Parliament from exercising its mandate. Based on the court's ruling, parliamentary activities are to resume immediately, as if there was no prorogation - which was declared null and void. Canadian investors are anxious to find out what are their next steps in ensuring the continuing of viable investments in the UK and by extension in the EU. In the U.S. impeachment procedures have cast a shadow on the approval of NAFTA 2.0 (USMCA). Even the President suggested that the impeachment inquiry could derail the deal's chances but argued that it would be because the Democrats were too distracted. It would appear nearly impossible for the Democrats to hand Trump an approval on the agreement, which would be equivalent to a concession and a victory. The continued uncertainty of NAFTA 2.0 has a direct impact on Canadian investments. In Canada, the continued saga of PM Trudeau, concerning his "antics" have taken over some critical political time to discuss this issue, vice trying to bring forth the Parties' political platform. Despite all the side-show of political controversy, it appears that some of the political issues focus on future infrastructure, inter alia, transit issues for major Canadian cities. In the future, the transit question in Canada will be addressed in this article, with a focus to what may be in store in this area in the future.


Published on September 27, 2019