Tariffs were a hot topic at the Alberta Municipalities' gathering of local leaders, as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to test U.S.-Canada relations.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: Tariffs were a hot topic at the Alberta Municipalities ' gathering of local leaders, as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to test US-Canada relations. Morgan Black reports.On Thursday, mayors and councillors had questions for Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver on how the tariffs could impact Alberta communities on a local level.
“I think local leaders are on the same page as our provincial government — we don’t know what’s coming next,” McIver said. “The president of the United States ought to know tariffs are a bad idea.”Gene Hackman death: Gas leak, dog identification details revealed Many members expressed concern over how Alberta’s economic engine, the energy industry, could be affected. Kara Westerlund, the president of Rural Municipalities of Alberta, said smaller communities have little buffer zone before the impact will be felt.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“The pain is felt by us directly and quite quickly,” Westerlund said. “The biggest thing we are looking at is job loss, project cancellation — which would be our lost revenue.”Ford moving ahead with U.S. electricity tax even after tariff pauseU.S. bill aims to stem flow of fentanyl that Trump blames on Canada, Mexico
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