Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith and President-elect Trump met Saturday and discussed the “mutual importance” of a US-Canadian energy relationship and the hundreds of thousands of American jobs supported by Albertan exports.
“In the last 24 hours I had the opportunity to meet the President (Trump) at Mar-a-Lago last night and at his golf club this morning,” Smith wrote in a post on X. We had a friendly and constructive conversation during which I emphasized the mutual importance of the US-Canadian energy relationship, and specifically, how hundreds of thousands of American jobs are supported by energy exports. from Alberta.”
She continued, saying she had similar discussions with “several key allies” of the incoming Trump administration in which she was encouraged to hear of their support for “a strong energy and security relationship with Canada.”
“On behalf of Albertans, I will continue to engage in constructive dialogue and diplomacy with the incoming administration and federal and state elected officials from both parties, and I will do everything I can to advance Alberta’s interests and of Canada,” said Smith. “The United States and Canada are both proud and independent nations with one of the most important security alliances on earth and the largest economic partnership in history. We need to preserve our independence while growing this critical partnership for the benefit Canadians and Americans for generations to come.”
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with President-elect Trump and others from her transition team at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday. (Danielle Smith X)
Smith posted about the meeting on X, nearly a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation amid mounting pressure from his own Liberal Party and increased criticism of his handling of the economy and the threats imposed by Trump.
However, as Trudeau announced on Monday his plan to step down as prime minister once the Liberal Party he leads chooses his successor, the biggest pushback Trump’s presentation to annex Canada – and its expected tariffs of 25% on exports from the country – came from the premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario.
Smith and Trump discussed the relationship between the United States and Canada. (Danielle Smith X)
Doug Ford, a former businessman and conservative who has served as the 26th premier of Ontario since 2018, told Fox News Digital in an interview that the president-elect’s target on Canada is both “crazy” and “ridiculous”.
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He said that bilateral attention should be “enhanced” what the Canadian government calls almost trillions of dollars two-way. business relationship to “make the United States and Canada the richest and most prosperous jurisdiction in the world.”
The president-elect has been trolling Canada in recent weeks, floating the idea of becoming the 51st state and posting a doctored photo of himself standing next to a Canadian flag on top of a mountain.
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Trump also pushed Denmark to sell the North Atlantic island of Greenland to the United States
Fox News’ Christopher Guly contributed to this report.
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2025-01-13 02:00:00
