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Canada’s transport industry wants federal climate change investment

Lobby seeking tax credits, loans and grants to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and compete
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Airlines and marine shippers are asking Ottawa to expand funding for transport sustainability, through both green efforts and bare-bones infrastructure upgrades. Transport trucks carry cargo containers at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Airlines and marine shippers have asked Ottawa to beef up funding for sustainable transport, money they hope will flow toward green supply chains and upgrades to existing infrastructure.

Tax credits, loans and grants are essential to help companies reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and keep pace with other nations’ transportation networks, according to a pair of transportation groups ahead of the federal budget set to be tabled April 16.

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