Overview

• Premier Wab Kinew said Manitoba is finalizing a memorandum with British Columbia this month to cut interprovincial trade barriers.
• The agreement mirrors a May deal with Ontario and is designed to enhance the flow of goods and labor between the provinces.
• Manitoba is positioning itself as a northern corridor for natural resources headed to tidewater by exploring a Hudson Bay port and pipeline route.
• Infrastructure under consideration includes a pipeline for oil or potash slurry, with the private sector tasked with developing the business case.
• Business leaders view the barrier reductions as a means to strengthen economic resilience and cushion the province against potential trade disputes.