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Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge, Premier Danielle Smith says

Feb 8, 2024 | 8:37 AM

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says no matter the outcome of the United States election, there will be challenges for Canada and Alberta.

Smith is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the first time since becoming premier in 2022, to promote Alberta’s energy industry and environmental technologies.

The premier says both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have promised protectionist policies that would harm or restrict trade with Canada.

Trump, who has become the Republican party front-runner in the race, has proposed a 10 per cent tariff on all imported goods to the U.S.

Biden has largely kept in place tariffs from the Trump administration despite promises of a reversal.

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Smith says whoever wins the U.S. election in November must recognize that they have a special relationship with Canada and there should be exemptions.

It’s the second leg of Smith’s trip to Ottawa and the U.S.

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Smith is meeting with members of Congress, industry leaders and think tanks to highlight Alberta’s energy sector as a dynamic mix of traditional resources and emerging clean energy sources, according to her office.

The premier spent the first of the week in Ottawa opening an advocacy office for Alberta near Parliament Hill, meeting with federal Conservative Party MPs and giving speeches.