Moe says five-minute meeting with Trudeau wouldn’t have been worth the drive – Winnipeg Free Press

SASKATOON – Premier Scott Moe says he did not meet with Justin Trudeau because he was only offered five minutes with the prime minister during a Saskatchewan stop last week.

Moe says he was scheduled to have meetings in Prince Albert, and five minutes was not worth an eight-hour round-trip drive to Regina.

He says he wanted to speak with the prime minister about the infrastructure fund, clean electricity standards and the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement.

The two leaders have not met in person during either of Trudeau’s two stops in the province so far this year and the federal Liberal government is often the target of Moe’s criticism on a range of topics.

Moe told the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association today that, despite many disagreements, his Saskatchewan Party government will work with Ottawa when it is in the best interest of the province.

Trudeau’s January stop at a rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon caused conflict with the premier after Moe expressed disappointment he was not made aware of the visit.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 17, 2023.