Determining how much money government should devote to developing infrastructure such as roads, seaports, railways and airports to assist the resource sector in developing oil, gas and mining projects is an ongoing debate for the industry. The issue was posed to a panel of experts at the 21st Annual National Conference of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships in Toronto a few months ago.Panel members note that for resources located on public land, governments may be motivated to help build infrastructure in anticipation of collecting increased royalties and boosting economic growth.Construction company Ledcor built one of the first successful resource-based
