The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, led a massive event in Ensenada and will participate in two more meetings during the day on Saturday. His first stop was at Puerto La Plataalong with mayors of the region, with whom they demanded the reactivation of the Magdalena Channel, a central work for the economic and logistical development of the area. The second will be in Avellaneda, where he will inaugurate, together with the local mayor, Jorge Ferraresi, the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Center on Maciel Island. The day will close with a meeting with the former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchnerwho will speak in Quilmes and will be his first public appearance since the inauguration of Javier Milei.
Kicillof’s act in Ensenada along the Magdalena Canal.
At the beginning of the day, Kicillof joined the demand for the national government to move forward with the dredging of the Channel, which responds to the need to have a direct exit to the sea without depending on Montevideo. The initiative, recently supported by the Archbishopric of La Plata, is headed by the mayors Mario Secco (Cove), Fabian Cagliardi (Berisso) and Julio Alak (La Plata), together with labor centers and religious organizations, which led to the organization Multisectoral La Plata and region.
The event, stated by the organization, not only aims to recover the trunk navigation route, but is also presented as “a demonstration against the policy of looting and adjustment”, the organizers stand out.
What Kicillof said about the Magdalena Canal
Through his official social networks, Kicillof spoke of the need to turn the Magdalena Canal “into our flag and a victory for the province of Buenos Aires.” “Not only does it mean more production and work, it represents our national sovereignty,” he said.
“We are going to confront the neoliberal projects that come to dismantle the State, to continue fighting for jobs, for the middle sectors and for dignity. We believe in rights and in the possibility of a better future and we will not to resign In moments like this we remember Néstor, who revived politics and participation to give strength to a national, popular and democratic project,” he continued, with direct criticism of Javier Milei’s government.
Claim for the Magdalena Canal
The Magdalena Canal project and its tender had been announced by the government of Alberto Fernández, However, a decision by Milei seems to have ruined the progress of that option: recently approved the neighboring country’s plans to expand the port of Montevideo, a request that had been going on for more than a decade.
It was in February when far-right management, through its delegation in the Río de la Plata Arbitration Committeeapproved the expansion plans for the port of Montevideo.
Now, the idea of dredging the Magdalena Canal Its axis is to have a direct outlet for national exports, the integration of the Patagonian maritime coastline and, ultimately, the construction of a port hub, that concentrates cargo from different destinations for subsequent distribution. This would allow us to offer port services equivalent to those provided by Montevideo, ggenerating important economic income for the province, estimated between 100 and 150 million dollars annually.
