Premier Andrew Furey says any promise to eliminate P.E.I. bridge and ferry fees should also apply to Marine Atlantic.

He made the comments during a Board of Trade conference yesterday on navigating the disruption caused largely by the Trump tariffs.

Earlier this week, P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz said he had pledges from the federal Liberals and Conservatives to cut or kill fees on the Confederation Bridge and Wood Islands ferry.

Like this province with the Gulf ferry, P.E.I. has long argued the Confederation Bridge is simply an extension of the Trans-Canada Highway and should be toll-free.

Furey says what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander.

“If there is an offer to the people of P.E.I. — and it should be there by the way, the people of P.E.I. are great people — to eliminate the tolls, then that offer should exist for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador,” he said. “There should be no fees on Marine Atlantic, and that is a resolution that is based on fairness, eliminating internal trade barriers, the cost of living, and of course it’s constitutionally protected in our Terms of Union 75 years ago.”

Furey said it’s estimated it would cost the federal government about $120 million a year to eliminate the fees on Marine Atlantic, roughly equivalent to the P.E.I. experience.