Originally reported by CTV New Sept.11, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing to unveil his highly anticipated inaugural phase of national infrastructure initiatives, featuring projects that stretch across Canada's three coastlines, including a major liquefied natural gas expansion, CTV News has learned. Carney plans to reveal the first five approved projects during an announcement in Edmonton, Alberta, this Thursday. Based on documentation obtained by CTV News, the approved projects include LNG Canada Phase 2 in Kitimat, British Columbia, which would double the country's liquefied natural gas output capacity. While former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously maintained there was insufficient economic justification for Canadian LNG exports to Europe, Carney's administration has recently been actively marketing Canadian LNG to emerging markets, including Germany. Last month, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told "The Vassy Kapelos Show...
The remarkable transformation of European transport through TGV and AVE networks NOTE: I have travelled on high-speed lines in Spain and look forward to riding multiple hsr operators in France and Spain in the coming months. In the race to decarbonize transportation and reduce carbon emissions, two European nations have emerged as global leaders in the modal shift from aviation to rail: France and Spain . Through massive investments in high-speed rail infrastructure and strategic policy interventions, both countries have successfully convinced millions of passengers to choose trains over planes for domestic travel. The Numbers Don't Lie: A Transportation Revolution in Motion The statistics paint a compelling picture of this transportation transformation. In France, the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) network now carries 54 billion passenger-kilometers annually , which is more than four times the volume of domestic air transport. This represents a stunning reversal of ...