ARTICLES BY DAN GALLE
March 2025
Breaking Interprovincial Trade Barriers: How better Infrastructure can unlock Canada’s Economic Potential
The looming threat of U.S. tariffs has reignited a long-standing question: Why do interprovincial trade barriers still exist in Canada? While Canada has prioritized securing international free trade agreements—such as CETA with Europe, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the updated USMCA in 2020, many in 2025 are asking why trading within our own country remains so difficult…
Jan 2025
Addressing Canada’s Infrastructure Productivity Gap: Lessons from Singapore
2025 has been anything but quiet in the Great White North. For most Canadians, January is a long, cold month, made more difficult by the post-holiday hangover. With Prime Minister Trudeau’s early January resignation shaking the political landscape in Canada and the Trump administration threatening sweeping tariffs, Canada’s start to the year has been turbulent. While the country avoided a recession in 2024, 2025 brings new challenges that could impact Canada’s financial stability and growth…
Dec 2024
"A once in a generation opportunity”. Insights into Canada’s infrastructure market from the Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit, Toronto
Toronto is a city with big ambitions, supported by leaders committed to overcoming obstacles. In the infrastructure space, you can see this right away. The UP Express whisks you from the airport to downtown in 25 minutes. The city itself is a hub of construction, from new light rail tracks to the subway expansion. Often used as a film stand-in for New York, Toronto’s skyline is a testament to its rapid growth, with cranes and skyscrapers dominating the landscape. As Canada’s largest city and a global financial hub, Toronto is building the infrastructure to match its 21st-century ambitions for livability, accessibility, resilience, and sustainability.