Western premiers push for trade corridor to help Canadian goods reach Asian markets

Western premiers sidestepped a brewing dispute about new oil pipelines on Thursday, instead agreeing to push for an alternative trade corridor that would connect Canada’s North to British Columbia’s port of Prince Rupert, in order to help Canadian goods reach Asian markets.B.C. Premier David Eby and Alberta’s Danielle Smith were seated side by side during a news conference in Yellowknife, where they wrapped up the annual meeting of Western premiers. The pair remained strongly in disagreement about the need for a new pipeline to get Alberta oil to the B.C. coast.