Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada’s role in supplying raw materials essential to the U.S. economy explains the trade deficit the country has with its northern neighbour as President-elect Donald Trump asked why his country is continuing to “subsidize” Canada.
Smith made the remarks in a Dec. 18 social media post in response to Trump’s comments on Truth Social in which he once again repeated his call for Canada to be the 51st U.S. state.
