Alberta government has said it wants to grow the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to between $250 billion and $400 billion by the year 2050, in order to wean the province off the resource revenue roller-coaster.

Canadian goods. Smith, stressing that this country needs to work on addressing trade barriers to limit reliance on the U.S., said Canada is dealing with an “unpredictable president” who should be taken seriously when he demands his neighbours step up border security and contribute its fair share to national defence.

The largest exporting province rejecting a ‘Team Canada’ approach against Donald Trump doesn’t position the country well to negotiate with a second Trump administration.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has complicated ongoing negotiations with the U.S. after newly inaugurated President Donald Trump set a date to impose tariffs against Canada. Smith told reporters at a Tuesday morning news conference the focus should be on diplomacy and ending talks about retaliatory tariffs.

Smith’s ideas for Team Canada are different than other premiers, who are calling for more unity in negotiations

Prior to Trump's inauguration, Smith travelled to the president's Florida home to advocate for Alberta's interests in response to the tariff threats.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As thousands rallied against incoming U.S. President Donald Trump with a “peace tank” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flew in to a chilled, subdued inauguration, bringing a message of “unprecedented opportunity.”

Trudeau and 12 of Canada’s 13 premiers agreed to form a united front and pledge that “everything” is on the table in a potential tariff war with Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slamming Alberta’s refusal to sign a joint statement on the plan to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying Premier Danielle Smith is not putting Canadians first.

OTTAWA — There is an Alberta-sized hole in Canada’s plan ... Justin Trudeau on Wednesday — all except Premier Danielle Smith, the populist Conservative leader of the energy-rich province ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her campaign to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on Canadian goods without any threats of retaliation as the country’s best ...

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