Danielle Smith said today on the radio that the tariffs are going to come no matter what and that Canadians should not fight back with energy and tariffs of our own,
Barring Alberta energy exports in response to Trump would lead to 'national unity crisis': Danielle Smith
“Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, principally Alberta, and we won’t stand for that,” Smith said Monday. “I can’t predict what Albertans would do.”
Smith made the remarks during a virtual press conference with reporters, which followed her meetings with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago resort and his golf club over the weekend.
Mélanie Joly, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, was asked on CTV’s Question Period talk show on Sunday if Canada would consider cutting off energy to the United States in the event of a tariff war, and said “everything is on the table.” Canada is preparing a list of products against which surtaxes could be levied, should Trump bring in his promised 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian goods after he’s inaugurated as president next week.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to reporters after meeting with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend
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