Uber’s president wants the federal government to act faster on policies and programs that will help Canadian companies build.
Andrew Macdonald, who is also the ride-hailing giant’s chief operating officer, said Wednesday that he thinks the country needs to move more quickly from announcements to progress.
As an example of how the government could speed up, he pointed to the major projects office Prime Minister Mark Carney launched last summer to fast-track the development of ports, railways, energy corridors and more.
The government is targeting a one-year timeline for project approvals.
“I don’t know why that can’t be six weeks with the tools we have,” he said….