Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a proposal to expand a major port facility in Metro Vancouver, saying its existing capacity won’t be enough to meet Ottawa’s goals for growing and diversifying the economy over the next decade.
Carney outlined his support for the Port of Vancouver’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion as he toured part of Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport facility in Delta, B.C.
He says Canada must expand the port’s capacity and connected infrastructure if the country is to become more independent, increasing trade with Asian countries, while moving exports away from the United States….