U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be holding off on imposing the tariffs he’s been promising, earning praise from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Joly’s response echoes a pitch made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who threatened in mid-December to cut off energy supply to the northeastern United States, should the Trump tariffs become a reality. Smith has staunchly opposed such a measure but said Monday that if Trump imposes tariffs, there will need to be a Canadian response.
The majority of Canada’s oil exports, largely produced in Alberta, go to the United States. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has flatly refused to entertain the option of cutting off that supply to American refineries if Trump slaps a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian goods, including gas and oil.
The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says she would not support any move to stop energy shipments to the United States as a way to combat U.S.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says while she doesn't want to assume anything after her meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence over the weekend, Canada needs "to be prepared" that threatened tariffs are on the way.
Canada's premiers are meeting virtually with the prime minister today to talk about Donald Trump's early moves as president and the looming threat of tariffs.
Canada appears to be leaning toward hitting the United States with matching tariffs if President Donald ... Export taxes on energy were the key sticking point for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after last week’s meeting. She refused to sign a joint ...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada needs to be prepared for tariffs to come into effect when Donald Trump takes office, but cutting off the supply of oil is not the answer.
The premiers are meeting with PM in Ottawa Wednesday to hash out what the country will do to counter Trump’s promise to levy tariffs
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith understands why Canada ... are a way to put pressure on Canada over the United States’ trade deficit with this country.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is back home. She is back home after speaking with all kinds of American politicians and other assorted big shots about why U.S. President Donald Trump should not hit Canadian goods with tariffs. She’s busy. In an interview with your Postmedia scribbler, the premier has more than a few words for her critics.