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Originally Posted by eternallyme
The Constitution though says that provinces are responsible for most infrastructure, such as highways. Exceptions are in national parks and interprovincial/international bridges and links.
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Canada is I believe the only OECD country that does not have a national highway program.
I don't believe there has been a coast-to-coast, targeted federal highway plan since the Trans-Canada Highway project from the late 50s until 1971 (approx.).
Now, this does not mean that the feds don't provide money for highways. They do. But there is no Canada-wide coordinated approach, and each province negotiates its own deals with Ottawa based on provincial priorities (and whether or not Ottawa agrees with them).
New Brunswick in particular has been very successful over the past 10-15 years in obtaining federal money for twinning its entire segment of the Trans-Canada.