January 20, 2009
As part of a broader consultative process, on January 16, Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with provincial and territorial leaders to discuss their economic and fiancial concerns prior to the federal budget being tabled. A host of issues were discussed, including labour mobility and transportation; as expected, most of the talk centred on economic issues, and specifically, on stimulus measures designed to kick start a struggling Canadian economy.
According to most reports, Canada's premieres came away from the meeting satisfied that Canada was heading in the right direction.