Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet with U.S. officials amid trade war
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is traveling to the U.S. to engage in diplomatic meetings with state and business officials amid ongoing trade tensions. Smith aims to emphasize the negative impact of potential tariffs while rejecting calls to use energy exports as a bargaining chip.
Why it matters
The trade relationship between Canada and the U.S. is critical for energy security and economic stability in North America.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to meet with U.S. officials next week during a trip south of the border.
According to Sam Blackett, press secretary for Smith, the meetings have been added to a trip planned and booked months ago.
“As the Premier said earlier this week, Canadian legislators should be doubling down on diplomacy with members of the U.S. Congress and lawmakers in both parties to ensure they understand how destructive these tariffs are for the American people, and how we will be there to help as soon as the tariffs are reversed,” Blackett said in an emailed statement.
Smith is expected to meet with Mark Ezell, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Stephanie Coleman, the head of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the CEO of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., Deana Ivey.
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