Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the country’s ministers at the beginning of next month in Saskatchewan, as frustrations with Ottawa Simmer for some Western leaders.
After Ontario’s Prime Minister Doug Ford, he told journalists about the next meeting, the prime minister’s office confirmed that Carney will travel to Saskatoon on June 2 for a face -to -face meeting.
Ford, who participated in a telephone conference with Carney and the other ministers on Wednesday, called the excursion to meet with an “olive branch” west and a step to unite the country.
“I said that it is time for his government to begin to show some love to Saskatchewan and Alberta because, as I said, the last prime minister showed no love,” Ford said.
“They have been treated terribly, to be very frank, and I think the new prime minister understands that and will be there having a great conversation.”
After the victory back to Carney last week, the fourth consecutive liberal government, the prime ministers of Alberta and Saskatchewan asked for a restart on how Ottawa deals with the Western provinces.
The day after the elections, which saw the liberals return with a minority government, Prime Minister Scott Moe held a press conference where he said that Ottawa needs to “participate and consult” Saskatchewan about legislation and policies, including clean energy regulations and carbon prices.
A province, secession conversation is bubbling the surface. Alberta Prime Minister Danielle Smith said that he personally does not support his province that separates from the Federation, but proposes to reduce the number of signatures necessary to put a referendum on the ballot in 2026.
Premer Danielle Smith says he wants to see more referendum questions initiated by Citizens about the ballot, through changes proposed in bill 54, the law of amendment of statutes elections. This is how experts explain this approach, its benefits and difficulties.
Ford said the prime ministers did not raise the referendum talk with Smith in the call.
“I always say, United we are standing and divided that we fall. That was my message today,” he said.
He said he is in Carney “show some love” to the west.
“Let’s start diversifying our trade when it comes to oil,” he said. “Let’s start building pipes to the west, east, north and south too.”
One of Carney’s electoral promises is to make Canada what he calls a “superpower” of energy and accelerate infrastructure projects.
During his own press conference on the West Coast, British Columbia Prime Minister David Eby, reiterated that the secession “is not a beginning” in his province and urged Moe and Smith to “retreat strongly” against any separatist feeling.
“You have a couple of conservative ministers in Saskatchewan and Alberta, their favorite candidate did not succeed in federal elections. They have solid support bases for conservatives in those provinces, they are sailing through difficult waters,” he said.
“Take the time to defend our country.”
After a meeting with the prime ministers of Canada and Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Ontario, Doug Ford, told the journalists that he congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney for how he handled his meeting with US President Donald Trump. Ford described him as a “good start in a new relationship” with the United States.
When asked about Smith’s referendum legislation during a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, Carney, who grew up in his province, said Canada is stronger when the provinces work together.
“You can always ask a question, but I know what I would answer, clearly,” he said.
The call of the prime ministers with Carney arrives a day after his great profile and observed closely the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in the Oval office. Ford said the ministers congratulated Carney for showing restriction.
“I don’t think I have the moderation he had yesterday to be very frank,” said Ford. “I think everyone feels relatively well at the meeting yesterday. So that is a good start.”
The prime ministers and I talked today. Before our immediate commercial pressures, we are focused on developing force at home.
That means launching large construction projects, eliminating internal commercial barriers and building a Canadian economy.
We agree to gather in …
Trump and Commerce will probably dominate the next first meeting of ministers. Carney has promised to reduce the interprovincial commercial barriers of Canada’s day.
“Given our immediate commercial pressures, we are focused on developing strength at home. That means launching large construction projects, eliminating internal commercial barriers and building a Canadian economy,” Carney published on social networks on Wednesday afternoon.
“We agreed to gather in Saskatoon on June 2 to maintain that work in progress, and continue building Fuerte Canada.”
