Winnipeg Free Press Multi-pronged approach required, business council chief says MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Bram Strain of the Business Council of Manitoba said recovery from the pandemic must start by first building out infrastructure, then renewing a trade corridor in Western Canada. As governments across Canada carve out an economic path forward from COVID-19, the Business Council of Manitoba is urging that an immediate focus be placed on the future of physical infrastructure and commercial border crossings. As governments across Canada carve out an economic path forward from COVID-19, the Business Council of Manitoba is urging that an immediate focus be placed on the future of physical infrastructure and commercial border crossings.