US EditionFormer chief trade negotiator says Alberta undermining Canada in U.S. tariff talks
- Steve Verhuul claims that Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent U.S. Tariffs on imports by breaking with other premiers.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggests that Canada should not threaten the U.S. With retaliatory tariffs but seek common ground instead.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has united most premiers to agree on using all sectors of the economy against U.S. Tariffs.
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Quebec Premier François Legault expressed concerns about imposing tariffs on energy exports without provincial consent.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith aims at interprovincial trade barriers as Trump tariffs loom
Premier Danielle Smith says her position on tariffs has been "mischaracterized" as she has been vocal about all of Canada being tariff free and it doesn't benefit Alberta to solely have a carve-out.
Tariff threats | Alberta is hurting negotiations with Washington, says former Ottawa negotiator
Former Ottawa chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul believes that Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent the United States from imposing harmful tariffs — a measure that, according to U.S. President Donald Trump, could lead to Canada becoming a bankrupt state.
Prince George Citizen
Former trade rep says Alberta undermined Canada as Trump warns of failed-state status
OTTAWA — Ottawa's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs — a measure U.S.
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Former chief trade negotiator says Alberta undermining Canada in U.S. tariff talks
Canada's former chief trade negotiator says Alberta has "significantly undermined" Canada's negotiating position on Donald Trump's threat of trade tariffs.
Former chief trade negotiator says Alberta undermining Canada in U.S. tariff talks #CDNNews #Economy #Canada
Ottawa’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada’s attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rallied most of the premiers to agree that all sectors of the Canadian economy could be deployed to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said that Canada s…
Danielle Smith undermined Canada’s bargaining position in face of Trump tariffs, says former chief trade negotiator - Alberta Politics
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s refusal to sign the joint statement in which all other provincial and territorial premiers agreed to a co-ordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Canadian exports significantly undermined Canada’s bargaining position, Canada’s former chief trade negotiator says. Steve Verheul delivered that judgment during a 2025 financial outlook panel […]
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