Trump's threats of widespread tariffs, and Canada’s threat of its own tariffs in response, has the potential to impact hundreds of thousands of jobs, ignite inflation pressures and bruise the financial health of many industries.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slamming Alberta’s refusal to sign a joint statement on the plan to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying Premier Danielle Smith is not putting Canadians first.
Canada’s premiers are divided on how to tackle Donald Trump as the incoming U.S. president threatens 25% tariffs on the nation’s goods.
Premier Danielle Smith travelled south this weekend for a face-to-face meeting with incoming U.S president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visited Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, on Saturday. Smith confirmed the visit in a social media post Sunday morning, in which she said she and Trump had a "friendly and constructive conversation."
If the president-elect imposes 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa may cut off energy supplies or impose its own tariffs.
Premier Danielle Smith is dishing on her meeting with President-elect Donald Trump after visiting him at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who won’t stand for cutting off energy supply to the U.S., to promote ‘an era of partnership’ during five-day trip to Washington to recognize Donald Trump inauguration
Alberta industries are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Monday, when president-elect Trump will be sworn in, and will announce whether or not he will implement tariffs.
But this newfound, quiet-man image has become especially noticeable since Moe went to Ottawa this week to meet with other premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hammer out a united position on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened trade tariffs.
Join the U.S.? No way, according to most Canadians polled in two recent surveys. However one of the surveys found a sizable chunk of Canadians, nearly a quarter, were at least open to the idea.