Alberta pauses some of its fight-back plan against the U.S. amid tariff dispute

Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says since the province’s retaliatory measures were first announced in early March, Trump’s administration has put a hold on further tariffs.

Nally said that, “in the spirit of diplomacy,” Alberta has decided to pause any further escalations.

Citing a “broken trust” with U.S. more than a month ago, Smith said Alberta would ensure the government — along with agencies, school boards, municipalities and Crown corporations — would not purchase goods and services from U.S. companies.