Manitoba holds foundation-setting trade meeting with European Union ambassadors – Winnipeg [Video]

Manitoba’s provincial government was focused on international trade Tuesday morning, as Premier Wab Kinew met with representatives from the European Union.

Kinew met with ambassador Geneviève Tuts and 18 heads of mission of European member states at the Manitoba legislature, where he discussed increasing trade.

It was all part of meeting the premier called an opportunity to show European nations that Manitoba is open for business, as the trade war between Canada and the United States continues.

“We had that opening meeting today, the foundation-setting meeting today,” Kinew said.

“The next step is to follow up with these ambassadors and bring forward a tangible business opportunity so that the job creators here in Manitoba can step up.”

The meeting comes a day after the province asked Manitoba Hydro to redirect U.S. electricity exports to homegrown Canadian projects, as its contracts with Minnesota are set to expire.

Kinew said the creation of a second port on Hudson Bay — away from the …