Alberta's premier says she wants to grow the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to at least $250 billion by the year 2050, in order to wean the province off the resource revenue roller-coaster.
Danielle Smith has once again chosen political ideology over country as Canada faces a trade war with Trump's United States.
As the threat of 25 per cent tariffs looms over Canada, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has told Ottawa it should appoint a "border czar" to work collaboratively with the United States. (Jan. 29, 2025)
The Alberta Premier’s efforts to prepare for a trade war with the U.S. have been more self-serve than public service
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith understands why Canada’s political leaders need to be united in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat, and he believes the country’s premiers are “moving her along” in her position.
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office has released an official itinerary outlining a five-day diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C., including the presidential inauguration on Capitol Hill on Monday.
As the threat of 25 per cent tariffs looms over Canada, Alberta's premier says Ottawa should appoint a "border czar" to work collaboratively with the United States.
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is staying the course on her diplomatic approach to try to avert punishing tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a new deadline looms.
She is not backing down. Far from it. She is ramping things up. Upping the ante, telling her critics what she wants to see in a Team Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith doesn’t mind getting in the face of those who have been calling her down.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at a meeting of Canada's premiers in Toronto in December 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette She refused to join the other first ministers in signing a statement committing to a unified approach. She's also signalled her ...
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.
However, according to a presidential memo sent out to U.S. federal agencies , they were instructed to re-examine trade policies and relationships with Canada,