‘Invisible Bottlenecks’: Study Calls for National Transportation Infrastructure Strategy to Lower Consumer Fuel Prices

Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, B.C., on May 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canada could have lower fuel costs and a more vibrant economy if it had more pipelines and a national transportation strategy, says a new report from Canadian think tank C.D. Howe Institute.

In “The Big Squeeze: Lessons from the Trans Mountain Pipeline about the Costs of Invisible Bottlenecks“ published Aug. 13, Kent Fellows says a lack of pipeline capacity has cost the oil industry and specifically B.C. motorists.