The federal government is set to release a draft of a national electricity strategy designed to more than double the size of Canada’s electricity grid, and deliver cleaner, more affordable power.

The strategy may, or may not, have any impact on the Labrador power grid and the MOU.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is advocating a ‘Team Canada’ approach in ongoing efforts to secure new trade relationships, in addition to renewing its security and trade partnership with the United States.

Carney says the federal government has secured 12 new trade and security agreements across four continents over the last six months.

He says a Team Canada approach is needed to “unlock their full potential, and to unlock the full potential” of the more than 20 provincial trade missions that have taken place internationally over the last year.

As Ottawa prepares to enter CUSMA negotiations, Carney met with the Council of the Federation to help identify priorities and ensure a unified approach.

Collaboration agreements have been signed by Ottawa with British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick under a ‘one project, one review’ approach to accelerate permits and authorizations, with conversations underway with other provinces.

The federal government is set to release a draft of a national electricity strategy designed to more than double the size of Canada’s electricity grid, and delivery cleaner, more affordable power.