'We Panic': Smith Offers Insights Into Deal with Donald Trump and Trade Threats
Smith said negotiators should not panic over tariff threats because Trump uses them as leverage and Canada-U.S. trade talks remain unsettled.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith urged calm regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats during her keynote speech at The New North America Summit in Calgary on Monday.
- Trump said last week he is "not looking to renew" the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement ahead of a July 1 deadline, casting uncertainty over the 16-year extension.
- Smith argued the president employs a multi-tiered strategy, noting, "He always had a plan A, a plan B and plan C, all of which benefited him."
- The premier identified the Canadian GST as trade friction, explaining that Americans view the value-added tax as a tariff: "They really, really hate national sales taxes."
- Relations between Canada and the United States have improved under Prime Minister Mark Carney, Smith noted, contrasting this with the "frayed" dynamic under former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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Alberta premier: Canada should not ‘panic’ over Trump's tough rhetoric
President Trump's aggressive rhetoric on trade issues is part of his negotiating style and should not lead Canadians to “panic,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Monday. “I don't think we've understood that he always puts his moon shot out there and then we panic and freak out with ads and overwrought commentary, but that is just a negotiating style that he has,” she said of Trump while speaking at the New North America Summit in Calgary. …
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‘We panic’: Smith offers insights into deal with Donald Trump and trade threats
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told delegates at The New North America Summit in Calgary that Canadians need to stop panicking every time Donald Trump threatens a new tariff.
Alberta premier offers insights into dealing with Donald Trump
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened. Smith, speaking at the New North America summit, says negotiators need to recognize that Trump, as a businessman, has many options. “He always had a plan A, a plan B […]
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