By Canadian Press

PROVINCIAL POLITICS

No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith

Jan 13, 2025 | 8:11 AM

Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian products.

But Smith said Monday morning that cutting off oil and gas exports to the south in retaliation, which is something the federal government hasn’t ruled out, isn’t feasible.

She said the federal government should never “threaten” something it can’t afford to do.

Smith visited Trump at his Florida home over the weekend as a guest of Canadian businessman and television personality Kevin O’Leary.

She said the incoming president’s biggest irritant remains what he calls the United States’ “trade deficit” with Canada, and says she expects Trump’s promised 25 per cent tariffs to remain in effect until it’s solved.

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Smith said she will be attending Trump’s inauguration next week.