‘De-escalate the Rhetoric’: Alberta Premier Smith Urges Diplomacy in Face of Tariffs

Alberta premier Danielle Smith (L) talks with colleagues during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto, on Dec. 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa and her fellow premiers to use diplomacy as the “primary tool” to resolve U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

A trade war has erupted between Canada and the United States since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods over the weekend. Trump’s tariffs went into effect on Feb. 1 with a 10 percent tax on oil and gas exports from Canada and a 25 percent tax levied on all other imported goods.