From left to right: John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia; Sandy Silver, Premier of Yukon; Robert McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories; Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta; Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan; Joe Savikataaq, Premier of Nunavut; Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba.(Photo: Government of Alberta)

By The Canadian Press

Western Premiers

Western Premiers meet in Edmonton Thursday

Jun 27, 2019 | 5:14 PM

EDMONTON – There were smiles, handshakes and even a joke or two as Canada’s western premiers emerged from their day-long meeting in Edmonton.

There has been friction between the leaders of late over British Columbia’s opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would carry Alberta oil to the West Coast.

Both B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney say their positions on the project didn’t change at the meeting.

But there were no fireworks at the closing news conference like last year, when the pipeline issue led then-Alberta premier Rachel Notley to opt out of signing a document from the meeting.

The premiers did find common ground on issues such as trade corridors and recognizing professional credentials from province to province.

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