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Ports, mines and pipelines top premiers’ wish lists ahead of meeting with Carney
- Provincial and territorial premiers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney on June 2, 2025, in Saskatoon to discuss nation-building projects.
- The meeting followed premiers' calls to fast-track major infrastructure amid trade tensions with the U.S. And Alberta's push for pipelines.
- Key priorities include Alberta's pipeline proposal, Ontario's Ring of Fire mining, boosting internal trade, and addressing Indigenous consultation concerns.
- Premiers seek to streamline federal approvals via a national interest bill and pursue $25 billion in infrastructure investment to strengthen Canada's economy.
- The meeting aims to select projects that unite provinces, accelerate development, and reduce interprovincial trade barriers to improve economic independence.
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In the face of Donald Trump's threats, the premiers of the provinces are trying to unite their forces in Saskatoon, a good thing according to one expert.
Premiers express optimism after pitching major projects to Carney
Unity was a recurring theme coming out of the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on Monday. Premiers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney to pitch their ideas for "nation-building projects" and mostly seemed pleased with the progress that was made.
The first Canadians met Monday in Saskatoon to discuss the economy and interprovincial projects.
So are we getting high-speed trains or not?
Justin Trudeau promised high-speed rail at the end of his mandate. It's now an opportunity for Mark Carney How much faster can we get this done? What deadlines can be accelerated? What changes can be made to hurry this along? How quickly can we become more like the Europeans the PM so clearly admires?
Sudbury Star
Toronto SunLILLEY: First ministers meeting chance for Carney to turn page on Trudeau era
The meeting Monday in Saskatoon between the prime minister and premiers is Mark Carney’s first big test since being elected. He promised a new tone, a new relationship, to get big projects moving fast and now it is time for him to deliver.
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