Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has emerged as Canada's de facto prime minister over the last several weeks — and is now giving her reason for attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration.Justin Trudeau, who's been on the receiving end of Trump's ridicule on social media, won't be attending the inauguration. Trump has referred to Trudeau as Canada's governor of a potential fifty-first state. Trudeau openly lamented the U.S. presidential election result, provoking the ire of Trump and millions of Americans."We were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult, march towards progress," said Trudeau of Kamala Harris' loss. "And yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for a second time to not elect its first woman president." Trump has threatened a 25% tariff on Canadian goods unless border security issues are resolved. The tariff would harm Canada's tanking economy.In a strange twist, a woman has now supplanted Trudeau as Canada's national leader. Smith has even eclipsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to Canada-U.S. diplomacy and U.S. media popularity. Smith has again appeared on American T.V., explaining the case for positive trade relations with the U.S. and her upcoming inauguration attendance."Because of all of the trading partners, and we have provinces instead of instead of states, Alberta has a $188 billion cross-border trade relationship with the United States," said Smith in a Fox News broadcast of her upcoming trip to Washington D.C."I want to talk to as many members of the incoming administration as I can to make sure the trading partnership stays strong, and know that we're here as a friend and ally, we're here to help."Smith has announced a new program to better protect the province's nearly 300 km border with the U.S. — some say in response to Trump's tariff threat.Dozens of Alberta Sheriffs are being deployed, along with drones and drug-sniffing dogs to guard a 2 km wide swath of land at the border to prevent the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has emerged as Canada's de facto prime minister over the last several weeks — and is now giving her reason for attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration.Justin Trudeau, who's been on the receiving end of Trump's ridicule on social media, won't be attending the inauguration. Trump has referred to Trudeau as Canada's governor of a potential fifty-first state. Trudeau openly lamented the U.S. presidential election result, provoking the ire of Trump and millions of Americans."We were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult, march towards progress," said Trudeau of Kamala Harris' loss. "And yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for a second time to not elect its first woman president." Trump has threatened a 25% tariff on Canadian goods unless border security issues are resolved. The tariff would harm Canada's tanking economy.In a strange twist, a woman has now supplanted Trudeau as Canada's national leader. Smith has even eclipsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to Canada-U.S. diplomacy and U.S. media popularity. Smith has again appeared on American T.V., explaining the case for positive trade relations with the U.S. and her upcoming inauguration attendance."Because of all of the trading partners, and we have provinces instead of instead of states, Alberta has a $188 billion cross-border trade relationship with the United States," said Smith in a Fox News broadcast of her upcoming trip to Washington D.C."I want to talk to as many members of the incoming administration as I can to make sure the trading partnership stays strong, and know that we're here as a friend and ally, we're here to help."Smith has announced a new program to better protect the province's nearly 300 km border with the U.S. — some say in response to Trump's tariff threat.Dozens of Alberta Sheriffs are being deployed, along with drones and drug-sniffing dogs to guard a 2 km wide swath of land at the border to prevent the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S.
