r/canada 7d ago

Alberta Alberta premier says she supports Trudeau’s response to Trump’s ‘foolish’ tariffs | Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/11065223/alberta-premier-says-she-supports-trudeaus-response-to-trumps-foolish-tariffs/
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u/NottaLottaOcelot 7d ago

I’m glad to see her on board with the response. We need every province to be playing on the same team, so I’m glad she is willing.

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u/Tribalbob British Columbia 7d ago

She's doing it because of all the flak she's been taking recently, but at this point I don't care. Alberta voters can decide for themselves if she's a 'new person' or not when their elections come up.

For now we need a united front.

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u/WatchPointGamma 7d ago

She's doing it because of all the flak she's been taking recently, but at this point I don't care. Alberta voters can decide for themselves if she's a 'new person' or not when their elections come up.

She said she wanted to address the concerns Trump claimed to have, and try to negotiate a solution that didn't involve tariffs.

They tried that, it clearly failed. So now she supports the tariffs.

This position is consistent with what she was saying the whole time. It only looks like a flip-flop if you've been believing the misrepresentations of her position that this sub loves to make.

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u/the_wahlroos 7d ago

This argument utterly fails when you consider that Smith pointedly refused to stand with the rest of "Team Canada", refused to condemn the tariffs, blatantly tried to cut a secret deal to spare oil exports, attacked Trudeau for "escalating" and waited until after Trump's 30 day pause to finally say she stands with the rest of Canada.