Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of Pipeline Online
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew shake hands at the Manitoba Legislature before they hold a discussion over the Port of Churchill. X/@MarkJCarney
WINNIPEG – Before he flipped the coin at the Grey Cup (where he was booed), Prime Minister Mark Carney and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew met and spoke about developments at the Port of Churchill.
Here is what Kinew and Carney posted on X, followed by their verbatim joint statement:
Premier @WabKinew and I want to see the Port of Churchill expansion project built — fast. Today in Winnipeg, I announced new funding to help get the project operationalised.
Canada has an abundance of resources, and this port expansion will mean we can ship more to the world. pic.twitter.com/PslnyJGeIM— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) November 16, 2025
A little Grey Cup-weekend banter — and a big announcement for Churchill. pic.twitter.com/5VLR2a3faB
— Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) November 17, 2025
🐻❄️ 🌊 A $51-million investment moves Churchill forward today. The next level — the fuller plan for the Port arrives spring 2026. pic.twitter.com/zd4VC0kn12
— Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) November 17, 2025
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Here is the verbatim joint statement:
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew are working together to build a stronger, more competitive and prosperous economy. At the core of this is new nation-building infrastructure: ports, mines, trade corridors and other major projects that can unlock our full potential.
Manitoba’s proposed Crown-Indigenous Corporation, and Premier Wab Kinew’s leadership in ensuring Indigenous peoples are meaningfully and actively involved in shaping the future of our country is in full alignment with our transformational nation-building objectives and the importance of conducting consultations in the early stages of project development.
Rooted in partnership with Indigenous peoples, the governments of Canada and Manitoba are working together to deliver the Port of Churchill Plus – one of the seven transformative strategies announced by the prime minister that is, without question, a core component to the prosperity of the country. We are working together to advance how expanded export capacity in the North through Hudson Bay will contribute to increased and diversified trade with Europe and other partners, while more strongly linking Churchill to the rest of Canada.
Referral of a transformative strategy to the Major Projects Office involves identifying a vision and establishing the building blocks to advance actual outcomes and results. This includes identifying who should be brought together to define the vision, identifying the competitive and economic elements of an opportunity and prioritizing this work to understand what can be accomplished in the short-term to advance the strategy and achieve the intended long-term outcomes the strategy identifies.
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Based on this direction, since the Port of Churchill Plus was listed on the Transformative Strategies List for the Major Projects Office on Sept. 11, the governments of Canada and Manitoba have been actively working on a project charter and business case to drive this work forward. Once a board for the Manitoba Crown-Indigenous Corporation (MCIC) is established, the MCIC will be a full partner in the work going forward.
This strong collaboration highlights the Port of Churchill Plus as a priority and will help move it from consideration to implementation. Significant progress has been made to date and this will only continue to pick up speed. For example, some of the critical path pieces of work include assessing business cases for critical infrastructure that can support competitive economic development, compelling and interesting projects that are private sector-led and attractive to private capital, all while advancing Canada’s national interests.
To support this work, the prime minister is announcing the government of Canada will provide funding to the Arctic Research Foundation to undertake a feasibility study to determine the path forward for future deployment and operation of specialized icebreakers, ice tugs and research vessels at the Port of Churchill.
Premier Wab Kinew is announcing $51 million for the Arctic Gateway Group to make capital improvements to the Hudson Bay rail line and to build a new critical-minerals storage facility at the Port of Churchill. This brings the total provincial investment in the project to $87.5 million and means the joint federal-provincial investment over five years amounts to $262.5 million, including $175 million of federal funding announced in March 2025.
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Wab Kinew committed to continuing this work in an expedited fashion, with a view of sharing the strategy and plan for Churchill in spring 2026.
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