B.C. Premier John Horgan says “full and frank” conversations were had with his western counterparts at meetings in Yellowknife on a number of interprovincial issues, despite the continuing dispute with Alberta over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
The premiers gathered to discuss shared priorities such as pharmacare, infrastructure, justice and community safety.
“We did make great progress on a range of other issues that are of importance to British Columbians and Western Canadians,” Horgan said.
But the Trans Mountain pipeline dispute still cast a shadow over the meetings.
The premiers issued a communique highlighting their priorities following the meetings, but Alberta declined to sign on over a lack of consensus on its position that the
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