John Gratwick
The Evolution of Canadian Transportation Policy

The report describes the evolution of the statement of national transportation policy in the 
transportation acts of 1967 and 1987 and the Canada Transportation Act of 1996. It provides a brief history of transport and government policy from the early nineteenth century, offers an interpretation of the motivation behind the first statement of national transportation policy in the 1967 act, and reviews policy developments leading to its modification in 1987 and 1996, including a clause-by-clause assessment that reveals how the statement changed. Suggestions are offered for considerations in designing a new statement.