Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on new energy and trade infrastructure.
Premiers from across Canada have been working together to get rid of interprovincial trade barriers in light of U.S. tariffs and their impact on the economy. The One Canadian Economy Act, formerly known as Bill C-5, seeks to boost interprovincial trade and came into effect on July 1.
Ford will be in Calgary on July 7 for a signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding, according to an advisory from the premier’s office.
Ford has previously shown support for pipeline projects in his province and beyond, calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to support new infrastructure, from pipelines to highways to seaports, “to help Canadian goods reach new customers in new markets while binding our country together and reducing our reliance on the United States.”…