Focus on transportation as western premiers meet in Regina

The premiers of the three western provinces are meeting in Regina to discuss transportation of goods for Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.

The New West Partnership Summit is taking place Thursday and Friday.

Christy Clark and Jim Prentice arrived in Regina Wednesday night. Along with Brad Wall, the three highlighted some of the main issues to be discussed over the following two days.

“Somebody said to me that in 30 years in the transportation business they have never seen premieres come together to talk exclusively about transportation infrastructure ,” Clark said, adding that the three premiers may find common ground easily as they share the same principles and values.

“If we have the transportation networks we need,” Prentice said, “we become a powerhouse in the Asia-Pacific Basin.”

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About 65 per cent of Canada’s trade with Asia comes from the three western provinces. 

“They want food security. They want energy security. They want what we have to offer,” Wall said about trade with Asia. “We need to be about the business of getting them the things we have in a reliable way, in a timely way.”

A moderator will be on hand at the summit to make sure the group remains focused.

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