Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the country's leaders must put Canada first and forcefully hit back against president-elect Donald Trump if he goes ahead with punishing tariffs on all of our goods while also singling out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her reluctance to go all-in on retaliation.
Perhaps Canada should raise a toast to Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam? Maybe they have as much power around Donald Trump’s White House as Elon Musk and Robert Kennedy Jr. Or, at least enough sway to put a trade war — one that would hit the economies of Tennessee and Kentucky,
Bill Carroll from The Morning Rush shares his thoughts on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to sign an agreement as Premier Doug Ford called for unity.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada needs to be prepared for tariffs to come into effect when Donald Trump takes office, but cutting off the supply of oil is not the answer.
Trump wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. And, amidst a week of turmoil in Ottawa, which saw beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing that he would be stepping down, Trump spent considerable energy speaking about turning Canada into the 51st state.
The hoped-for consensus on how to retaliate against U.S. tariffs didn't materialize during the first minister's meeting in Ottawa after Alberta continued to refuse to go along with possible cuts to oi
As Albertans will testify after experiencing the Tory dynasty and the last couple of UCP premiers, conservatives are not all built the same.Jason Kenney took Alberta in directions past Progressive Conservative leaders never dared to,
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who attended the news conference virtually, refused to sign a joint communique and instead issued a blistering statement online. Smith said that there was a constructive discussion at the meeting, but she can’t back everything that is being discussed.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is staying the course on her diplomatic approach to try to avert punishing tariffs from U.
Premier Doug Ford is proposing a closer relationship with the U.S. when it comes to critical minerals while at the same time boasting that the province won’t “roll over” should president-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threatened tariffs upon taking office next week.
"Premier Smith's oil is Ontario's auto sector," said Council of the Federation chairman and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated Wednesday that her government can’t fully back Ottawa’s efforts to fight looming U.S. tariffs so long as retaliatory tariffs on oil and gas remain on the table.
Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.