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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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The Epoch Times

Premiers, Prime Minister Meet to Talk Trump Tariffs After Cabinet Retreat

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. The first ministers have committed to weekly meetings now that Trump has been installed in the White House. Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing his government to study alleged unfair trade practices by Canada and Mexico and to file a report by April 1. Later that day, he mu…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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National Observer

Danielle Smith still wants us to surrender

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has charted her own course during the negotiations with Donald Trump and his tariff threat against Canada. So far, it's leading the entire country towards disaster.

2 months ago·Canada

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Canada Readies Response to Trump’s Feb. 1 Tariff Plan

As the President wields the threat of import duties, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the country is working to avoid tariffs, but is also ‘working on retaliation.’

2 months ago

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True North News

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…

2 months ago

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