Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's 30-day reprieve on tariffs for Canadian goods as a success for diplomacy. Smith, who met with Trump last month, highlights the agreement to combat illegal fentanyl trafficking at the border and calls for continued diplomatic efforts between Canada and the U.S.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision grant a 30-day reprieve on his threat to tariff imports from Canada shows that diplomacy works.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with U.S. president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida home, last month. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to grant a 30-day reprieve on his threat to tariff imports from Canada shows that diplomacy works.
Smith added that she is calling on other premiers and the federal government to "de-escalate rhetoric, abandon any non-tariff measures for the time being, and turn our efforts entirely to advocacy and good faith negotiation." The decision was announced hours after Mexico also received a 30-day pause on possible tariffs. Trump granted the delay after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to station 10,000 National Guard troops on the border with U.S.
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