Smith says working through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism
Smith said Alberta and Ottawa must bridge their differences as separatist support grows, while preserving nearly tariff-free trade with Canada’s energy sector.
- On Friday in Ottawa, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told the Canada Strong and Free conference that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to resolving differences between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in the province.
- Smith described the relationship with the United States as undergoing "a little bit of a disruption," emphasizing that winning over President Donald Trump requires a cooperative approach rather than negative confrontation.
- Seeking to "demonstrate that co-operative federalism works," Smith proposed a pipeline memorandum of understanding with Carney and warned against repeating the Brexit result, noting she takes the independence push seriously.
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Canada to "move past the irritation" with Trump, while Ambassador Hoekstra skipped the conference to attend White House meetings instead.
- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who recently met with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, urged Canada's private sector "to get more vocal" about demanding urgent action from Ottawa on trade negotiations.
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Smith says working through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to working through the issues between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in the western province.
Danielle Smith says working out differences with feds key to quelling Alberta separatism
Premier Danielle Smith said Friday that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to working through the issues between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in her province.
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dailyguardian.caWorking through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism: Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith said she's always taken separatism seriously and has spoken with Carney, who was in the UK 'at the time that Brexit was not taken as seriously by political leaders.'
Smith says working through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to working through the issues between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in the western province. Smith told reporters she’s always taken the independence push seriously and that she’s spoken about it with Carney, who was in the United Kingdom “at the time that Brexit was not taken as seriously by political leaders.” The premier said s…
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