Premier Wab Kinew recently sat down with newly sworn-in North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong to discuss trade and economic opportunities.
Discussions included the important role provinces and territories have in strengthening and protecting the Canada-U.S. relationship including agriculture, tourism, the addictions crisis and taking action at a local level on border security.
Kinew noted that he and Armstong first met while the governor was a congressman during a Manitoba trade mission to Washington, D.C. last spring.
North Dakota and Manitoba have had a historic relationship, working together to promote agricultural connections, trade partnerships, energy supply, tourism and business opportunities.
Two-way trade between the province and state totals more than $1.6 billion annually and supports 5,700 North Dakota jobs, making it one of the closest trade partnerships in the U.S. and one of Manitoba’s most important export destinations.
