The future isn't what it used to be: Impact of 'megatrends' on Canada's infrastructure

摘要

1. Urban settlement patterns and cost of housing 2. Variable patterns of employment, by sector, skill-level, region 3. Labour-substituting technology and productivity 4. Industry-based regulation of employment 5. Globalization of supply chains and markets (and the associated logistics infrastructure) for smallest of enterprises 6. Social unrest, immigration/emigration, social cohesion 7. Unpredictable political implications of all of them.