Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has complicated ongoing negotiations with the U.S. after newly inaugurated President Donald Trump set a date to impose tariffs against Canada. Smith told reporters at a Tuesday morning news conference the focus should be on diplomacy and ending talks about retaliatory tariffs.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been under fire for apparently betraying Team Canada when it comes to the threatened tariffs from President Donald Trump. But despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stoking Canada-Alberta divisions, the two leaders are remarkably in agreement on how best to approach the problem.

Just a few weeks ago Trudeau claimed it was an affront to all women that Americans failed to elect Kamala Harris over Trump, to which Smith said. “We have a prime minister who keeps on poking his finger in the eye of the current administration and has damaged that relationship.”

American President Donald Trump is now talking about hitting U.S.-bound Canadian goods with a 25 per cent tariff Feb. 1 .

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not backing down. She is not bothered in the least when some people don’t like what she’s doing, even call her a traitor. In a Sunday interview with Postmedia, Smith has a message for Albertans and Canadians,

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday singled out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as being the only provincial leader to act against Canada’s national interest, after she refused to sign a statement supporting the country’s approach to incoming U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs.

Trudeau and 12 of Canada’s 13 premiers agreed to form a united front and pledge that “everything” is on the table in a potential tariff war with Donald Trump.

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.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Despite her repeated attacks on his leadership and policies, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on several ...

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.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she met with President-elect Trump and members of his transition team at Mar-a-Lago and discussed a U.S.-Canadian energy relationship.

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.