Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: May 21, 2025 - 19:47
Business leaders urge Western premiers to find a common front
May 21, 2025
Business leaders across Western Canada have united with a message for Ottawa to improve economic competitiveness. But as Western premiers gather in Yellowknife this week, divisions over resource development and separatist sentiments will make it difficult to find a common political voice.On Tuesday, the Western Business Coalition − representing more than one-third of the Canadian economy − called on federal legislators to cut taxes and regulation, and to abandon the governing Liberals’ proposed greenhouse-gas emissions cap.
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“I’m a little bit (more) with Premier Eby… Until there’s a project and a proponent, we’re not going to spend much time on it,” said Pond.
“It’s so hard to have a discussion about an imaginary project.”
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