After days of speculation and predictions of the most acrimonious meeting in years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s fourth annual gathering with all provincial and territorial premiers came off without any major hitches — or major results.
In the days leading up to the meeting, reports circulated that the premiers were unhappy with the prime minister’s agenda, which focused on trade and didn’t explicitly mention issues of concern to them, including Alberta’s struggling energy sector, federal environmental assessment legislation or the federal carbon tax.
But by the end of the day on Friday, most premiers said the meetings had been “productive,” and seemed to feel their concerns had been heard. They all signed a joint communiqué that said they had “discussed ways to collaborate to help grow the economy.”
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