There was cautious optimism in the air as provincial and territorial premiers began arriving in Saskatoon to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The first ministers are meeting on Monday, and Carney has said he wants to hear provincial ideas for “nation-building projects.”

The prime minister struck an optimistic tone as he spoke to the premiers in front of reporters at the meeting table on Monday.

“The coming weeks and months will be critical, really, to turn the momentum that’s been created by you around this table — that the federal government is looking to add to — to translate that momentum, those ideas into action,” Carney said.

Premiers express optimism after pitching major projects to Carney | CBC News

Unity was a recurring theme coming out of the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on Monday. Premiers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney to pitch their ideas for "nation-building projects" and mostly seemed pleased with the progress that was made.

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