Alberta Premier Pushes Back on Feds Saying Cutting Energy Exports Could Be Part of Tariff Response

Alberta Premier Pushes Back on Feds Saying Cutting Energy Exports Could Be Part of Tariff Response
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to delegates at the Global Energy Show in Calgary on June 13, 2023. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government’s refusal to rule out energy export cuts as part of its response to the U.S. president-elect’s looming tariffs is ill-advised and infringes on provincial jurisdiction.

Smith made the comments during a Jan. 13 virtual press conference where she was asked about Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s comments on energy cuts a day earlier. Joly said Canada’s response to the 25 percent U.S. tariff threat could include cutting off energy exports to the United States.