Premier Danielle Smith will speak today about how Alberta will respond to U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports, brought into effect on Tuesday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Smith and a handful of Alberta cabinet ministers will hold a news conference Wednesday at 1 p.m. MT from Medicine Hat.
The federal government is imposing 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American products and plans to expand them to cover another $125 billion in goods in 21 days.Other provincial governments on Tuesday announced retaliatory measures in response to the new trade duties. In contrast, Smith and members of her United Conservative caucus have remained relatively quiet.She later issued a statement criticizing the U.S. tariffs and calling them an "unjustifiable attack.
"These tariffs will hurt the American people, driving up costs for fuel, food, vehicles, housing and many other products. They will also cost hundreds of thousands of American and Canadian jobs," she said.Trudeau hits back at the U.S. with big tariffs after Trump launches a trade war Smith is expected to detail new efforts to enhance security along the Alberta-Montana border during Wednesday's news conference.Here are all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump's tariffs
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