No one would say we live in uneventful political times. 2025 saw
elections in Ottawa, Ontario and Newfoundland that yielded
significant, and in some cases unexpected results. A Quebec
election in 2026 could bring federalism back into the spotlight
after three decades. The Trump administration in the United States
continues to reshape trade policy. NATO countries find themselves
rearming while conflicts continue in Eastern Europe and simmer
elsewhere around the globe.
Infrastructure continues to be a core policy tool of governments
across Canada to address all of these challenges. The potential
agenda includes new pipelines to foster energy independence, a
reconsideration of fossil fuel development after years of restraint
due to climate concerns, new military bases and deep water ports to
meet NATO commitments, small modular reactor development to meet
growing power demand and new roads and water facilities to open the
North to mining of critical minerals. Governments are rolling out
new cash and new initiatives to get shovels in the ground on these
projects – including the federal government's Major
Projects Office.
In the midst of these developments we consider it timely to once again convene our panel of government relations and political experts to consider the question: What are governments across Canada thinking about infrastructure? We are pleased to invite you to join us for this discussion.
Speakers:
- Brad Nicpon, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
- Jan O'Driscoll, Partner, Rubicon Strategy
- Awanish Sinha, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
- Andrea van Vugt, Chief Operating Officer, Wellington Advocacy
Note: The panel discussion will take place in our Toronto office and via webinar, please select your preferred location when registering. All instructions and information on how to access the webinar will be sent two business days before the event.
For questions about this event, please contact clientevents@mccarthy.ca.
This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of CPD credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia and Ontario.
Barreau du Québec Continuing Education: This program contains up to 1.5 hours of content. For more information regarding the declaration and recognition of educational activities, please contact the Barreau du Québec.
Date:
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time (ET):
Registration - 4:00 p.m.
Program Start - 4:30 p.m.
Reception - 6:00 p.m.
Location:
McCarthy Tétrault -
Toronto
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Online (Webinar)