Carney has ‘nation-building projects’ on his mind as he meets with premiers in Saskatoon [Video]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s main focus will be on project development as he sits down with provincial and territorial premiers this week.

First ministers are gathering in Saskatoon Monday for the first time since the April 28 federal election.

Carney told CBC’s Power & Politics in an exclusive interview last week that “major projects” will be his main agenda item for Monday’s meeting.

WATCH | Carney on U.S. relations, his government’s ambitions: Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down for a wide-ranging one-on-one interview with CBC’s Power & Politics host David Cochrane on Tuesday. Carney addressed Canada’s current relationship with the U.S. along with the challenges ahead for his new government, including housing affordability and separatist sentiment in Alberta.

“We need to move on these nation-building projects. So projects that bring Canada together, projects that diversify our economy, projects that help us export to new markets and really move this economy forward,” Carney told host David Cochrane.

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