Our MP Niki Ashton spoke to Arctic Radio about how Transportation needs improvement in Northern Manitoba.

Ashton says that Canada has a lot to learn from other Northern Countries when it comes to improving transportation.

Ashton pointed out that the Federal Government resolved the issue with the Churchill Rail line but that wasn’t until Northern Residents fought tooth and nail to make the Federal Government act and added that other Northern Countries such as Russia sees Northern Transportation as something that is worthwhile investing in even though Russia lacks the amount of wealth that Canada has.

Ashton believes that Federal Leadership is needed when it comes to having good transportation infrastructure. She hopes that the Federal Government will continue to work on building all weather roads and to improve air travel.