Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced her government's intention to invoke the sovereignty act in response to federal clean energy regulations, emphasizing Alberta's readiness to secure its interests in Washington and seeking exemptions from potential U.S. tariffs threats to Canadian imports.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on invoking her government’s sovereignty act over federal clean energy regulations , in Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson. economic threats toward Canada , but that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “hasn’t made it easy” — and that Alberta is prepared to secure its own interests in Washington.
Smith has called those issues legitimate, and told Stephenson the threat reflects concerns over Trudeau’s immigration and public safety policies that have not been aligned with more hardline approaches favoured by Trump and Republicans, as well as conservatives like herself.She said Alberta, like other provinces, has also been hit hard by the opioid crisis and new immigration that has strained social services and resources.
Brian White, who worked for Suncor Energy for decades after moving to the area in 1997, said he’s seen the industry slow down in recent years amid environmental regulations, and that U.S. tariffs would pose another challenge. Smith said Alberta has had representation in Washington, D.C. since 2005 to lobby its interests to the U.S. government and key states, and will continue to advance those issues directly. She said she plans to attend Trump’s inauguration and is in regular contact with state governors.
“I don’t think we can go to the table with a ‘yeah, but’: ‘Yeah, but you need our oil so we don’t have to take care of these other things that you’re concerned about,” she said.
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