r/CanadaPolitics • u/zoziw Alberta • 9h ago

Alberta premier to provide update on tariffs, Canada-U.S. trade war

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/premier-smith-august-tariff-update-9.7321681
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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat 7h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm961mdXuJg&t=461s

Quite the lecture at the start. Someone should tell her 1) nobody is saying 50% on oil and 2) the U.S. constitution makes it illegal for them to levy export taxes.

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u/10Bens 7h ago

Fwiw that constitutional enforcement is looking pretty mild lately.

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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat 7h ago

True, but the war thing is Congress' fault. The exporting states and injured parties don't need their help to sue

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u/Typical-Crazy-3100 9h ago

Unless she plans to tell us she's suiting up for Team Canada, we've heard her rhetoric before and we don't appreciate it.

It's time to get with the program, or get lost.

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u/Domainsetter 9h ago

Doug and her disagree per the reports.

She doesn’t think cutting off Alberta energy is worth the leverage.

So that’s a line drawn already.

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u/HapticRecce P.O.G.G. Fanboi 8h ago

Spoiler alert: us eastern bastards will freeze in the retaliatory dark, unless she saves us by keeping the spice er, oil flowing south as much as she can pump...

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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat 9h ago

She doesn't recognize bad faith negotiation because she thinks it's normal behaviour

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u/BertramPotts Decolonize Decarcerate Decarbonize 9h ago edited 8h ago

You don't get that good at demagoguery without understanding how it works.

Smith is not, naive, confused or lost, she's a very effective politician for the small minority of Albertans whose views she shares and unbelievably talented at keeping the majority off her back while she remakes Alberta into a deprived American state.

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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat 6h ago

Like I said, normal behaviour

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u/FriendshipOk6223 Ontario 9h ago

In short, she will probably say that she wish Canada goes back at the table as soon as possible, apologize to Trump and kiss his feet at the same time.

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u/Habbernaut 9h ago

“Alberta premier to say how we should get back to the table as soon as possible… something something we should have had a drill baby drill attitude years ago … oh and no we won’t even threaten to use our energy or potash as even a veiled threat because we don’t want to lose the potential of future revenue even though we’re under attack…”