That’s how Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is describing his province to newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney as he pushes for a new deepwater port on Hudson’s Bay.
In a letter following the PM’s visit to US president Donald Trump, Kinew urged Carney to move swiftly on establishing a national critical minerals and energy corridor — framing the project as a linchpin for national unity and a test of Carney’s promise to make Canada an “energy superpower” in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape.
In the letter, Kinew positioned the corridor not just as a nation-building infrastructure initiative but as a strategic counter to Canada’s growing economic dependence on the United States and the unpredictability of Donald Trump’s “America First” trade agenda. "Continue…''
