“We need a Team Canada approach and response—and we need it now. Prime Minister Trudeau must call an urgent meeting with all premiers.”
by Libby Emmons
November 26, 2024
Canadian premiers are reacting on Monday night to President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he intends to enact 25 percent tariffs on nations that allow human smuggling and drug trafficking across American borders. Starting in 2022, there has been a 500% increase in that kind of traffic across the US-Canadian border. Late last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while in Montreal anti-Israel rioters torched vehicles, smashed shop windows, set off smoke bombs and clashed with police.
Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta said “The incoming US @realDonaldTrump
administration has valid concerns related to illegal activities at our shared border. We are calling on the federal government to work with the incoming administration to resolve these issues immediately, thereby avoiding any unnecessary tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S. Fortunately, the vast majority of Alberta’s energy exports to the U.S. are delivered through secure and safe pipelines which do not in any way contribute to these illegal activities at the border. As the largest exporter of oil and gas to the U.S., we look forward to working with the new administration to strengthen energy security for both the U.S. and Canada.”
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