Danielle Smith says tariff deal needs to be made ‘through a diplomatic point of view’
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pursuing a diplomatic approach to prevent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a deadline approaches.
- Trump is considering 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods starting February 1, rather than on his first day in office.
- Smith has dismissed retaliatory threats, including counter-tariffs on Alberta's oil and gas exports, breaking with other premiers.
- Critics argue that Smith's approach undermines Canada’s negotiating position, while she states Alberta will 'wait and see' on tariffs.
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Trudeau 100% to blame for Canada’s tariff crisis: Danielle Smith
While President Donald Trump has postponed his tariff threat back to Feb. 1, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that the blame for any tariffs, should they materialize, lies squarely on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Let’s be super clear about why we find ourselves in the situation that we’re in today. It lands 100% at the feet of Justin Trudeau, who even just a few weeks ago gave a speech where he thought it was an affront to women that Kama…
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