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CBC Manitoba: Can Manitoba’s ‘niche’ northern port put potential U.S. trade tensions on ice? It depends who you ask
Manitoba’s northern port has long been lauded as an untapped economic resource that could strengthen Canadian trade across the pond, but experts say revamping it to reach its full potential requires much more than dollars and promises.
On Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Churchill — a town of just under 900 people on Hudson Bay in the province’s far north — could help ensure Arctic sovereignty and national security because it’s accessible via train and has a deep-sea port.
Investing in the port is not only good for diversifying Manitoba’s trade relationships, but also a “really important card that we have to play in strengthening” ties with the U.S. amid likely trade tensions, he said.
To read the entire article which includes comments from Dr. Feiyue Wang, professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the department of environment and geography and Centre for Earth Observation Science plus, Dr. Barry Prentice, professor of supply chain management, at the I.H. Asper School of Business.
Follow the link here to CBC Manitoba.