CANADA, June 25 - Premier Tim Houston met with his Atlantic counterparts to discuss shared priorities and areas of collaborative work important to Atlantic Canadians during a virtual meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers today, June 25. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey chaired the meeting.

The discussion included:

• the premiers’ commitment to working together, with key partners and with the federal government to expand housing supply and access to affordable housing options
• continued collaboration through the Atlantic Working Group on International Recruitment to help alleviate healthcare worker shortages and improve healthcare access in underserved areas in Atlantic Canada
• the premiers’ commitment to supporting Canadians as wildfire season intensifies, including those affected by the ongoing fires near Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, and establishing a regional centre for training in fire preparedness and response
• the need for the federal government to reverse cuts to the labour market transfer agreements made in the most recent federal budget
• the importance of critical infrastructure needed to power economic development in the region and maintain well-functioning trade corridors.

The meeting communique is available at: https://cap-cpma.ca/newsroom/