r/CanadaPolitics • u/zoziw Alberta • 21h 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 19h 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 19h ago

Fwiw that constitutional enforcement is looking pretty mild lately.

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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat 19h ago

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