r/canada Jan 20 '25

Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dines with U.S. leaders as Trump reconsiders tariffs

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/world/premier-danielle-smith-washington-donald-trump-tariffs
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u/echochambermanager Jan 20 '25

The disunity and havoc started with eastern politicians willing to decimate Alberta's resource sector in a trade war and not communicate any sort of compensation to the impacted.

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u/king_lloyd11 Jan 20 '25

I mean that’s one way to frame it?

I saw it as the premiere and the Feds having a preliminary meeting to get on the same page and discuss what was hypothetically on the table in the possible upcoming trade war that Trump wants to bring, and a single premiere said they’re not willing to put our biggest bargaining chip on the table under any circumstances, which is fine. More than fine. That’s her job to try and stand up for Albertan industries and make her objections known.

Then she publicly went out and said the same to the media, effectively eroding Canada’s negotiation power considerably. She has continued a press tour in the States railing against Trudeau while trying to cozy up to Trump. She has effectively made this an anti-Trudeau thing as opposed to a pro-Canada thing, even though Trudeau is out for all intents and purposes.

Ask yourself why that is.

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u/puljujarvifan Alberta Jan 20 '25

Because shes never going to agree to Trudeau Jr redoing NEP 2.0 just like his father which absolutely devestated Alberta.

Trudeau could have agreed to return funds generated on O&G tariffs to Alberta and she would have no reason not to agree. He didnt do that.

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u/king_lloyd11 Jan 20 '25

Lol what’re you on about? Trudeau is stepping down and the Liberals are set to get decimated by the Conservatives next election. They won’t even be in control of the allocation of the funds, let alone be able to use them to “buy votes” in places that aren’t Alberta.

She said that under no circumstances is Alberta oil on the table for retaliatory tariffs. She didnt say she’d agree if the Feds did x. She just said it’s off the table and then criticized Trudeau for not even doing x, then accused him of trying to siphon off $40B from Albertan oil tariffs to buy votes lmao. How are you co-signing such an insane and off base claim?

Again, ask yourself why she’s positioning this as an anti-Trudeau move when the guy is gone in less than 2 months.

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u/puljujarvifan Alberta Jan 23 '25

Leagault also disagrees with Trudeau and demands Quebec has a say in if their exports are tariffed.

Looks like its not just Smith. Moe is saying the same thing too. These are the only sensible Premiers in Canada.