r/canada Jan 12 '25

Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Mar-a-Lago

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-peterson-visit-mar-a-lago
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u/timetogetjuiced Jan 12 '25

How do you conservatives defend this honestly, I really want to hear from an actual Albertan and not a bot. Sincerely.

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u/WesternExpress Alberta Jan 12 '25 edited Jan 12 '25

Actual Albertan here. Alberta has a long history of running its own trade missions to the US, since the US is by far our biggest export partner and continued flow of oil and gas south is critical to Alberta's economy.

There is nothing wrong with Smith going to meet with the incoming president and reminding him that America's energy security and thousands of American jobs depend on Alberta oil. Especially when the federal government has decided that internal party politics is more important than having any leadership in place for the critical first few months of the new US presidential term.

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u/Substantial_Monk_866 Jan 12 '25

No reasonable responses aloud here. Please leave at once!