Alberta Premier Jim Prentice is addressing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
Prentice has been meeting with politicians and industry representatives in Washington this week.
The premier said his meetings are tied to energy trade as a whole and not focused solely on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from Alberta to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
“The Keystone pipeline is a project that is in both of our countries’ interests, but if you look beyond a single pipeline, what we’re doing together is building energy independence for us as North Americans, we’re building an advantage in terms of industry.”
U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will veto the pipeline.
Prentice is meeting with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Thursday, the second time the two have met in the past few months. That may signal that Prentice believes Christie is in line to be the Republican nominee in the next presidential election.
Later this week, Prentice will travel to New York to speak with U.S. bankers and give a speech on foreign policy.
