Ottawa Hints at 2030 Deadline for LNG Exports From Port of Churchill: Manitoba Premier

Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, shakes hands with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew as they meet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, April 14, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Ottawa has hinted at a timeline of 2030 to develop the Port of Churchill as a hub for energy exports, including liquefied natural gas.

“The federal government has made it very clear, they want to build big things and they want to build things fast,” Kinew told reporters.