Saskatchewan leaders, businesses call on Trudeau to end B.C port strike

Several organizations in Saskatchewan are calling on the federal government to help resolve the ongoing Port strike on the west coast.

Port workers in British Columbia have been on strike now over a week, and concerns are mounting among industries that rely heavily on exports.

For the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, the economic consequences are top of mind.

“About 44 per cent of our trade goes through the Vancouver-Fraser port, and that accounts for about $17 billion in commodities…