Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Saturday became the first federal leader in this election to campaign in the Prairies, stopping in Winnipeg for a rally and an announcement as the campaign moved into its seventh day.

His priority for the day was to announce a plan to expand tax writeoffs for trades workers but during questioning from reporters, he also opened the door to trying to ship oil out of northern Manitoba.

"I think we need to come up with a plan to export our oil out of the Port o…