Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to sign a joint statement of unity from Canada’s premiers against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat.

Canada’s premiers are divided on how to tackle Donald Trump as the incoming U.S. president threatens 25% tariffs on the nation’s goods.

Premier Danielle Smith travelled south this weekend for a face-to-face meeting with incoming U.S president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

The largest exporting province rejecting a ‘Team Canada’ approach against Donald Trump doesn’t position the country well to negotiate with a second Trump administration.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visited Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, on Saturday. Smith confirmed the visit in a social media post Sunday morning, in which she said she and Trump had a "friendly and constructive conversation."

If the president-elect imposes 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa may cut off energy supplies or impose its own tariffs.

Premier Danielle Smith is dishing on her meeting with President-elect Donald Trump after visiting him at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who won’t stand for cutting off energy supply to the U.S., to promote ‘an era of partnership’ during five-day trip to Washington to recognize Donald Trump inauguration

But this newfound, quiet-man image has become especially noticeable since Moe went to Ottawa this week to meet with other premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hammer out a united position on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened trade tariffs.

Join the U.S.? No way, according to most Canadians polled in two recent surveys. However one of the surveys found a sizable chunk of Canadians, nearly a quarter, were at least open to the idea.

Beef was the province's leading agricultural export to the U.S. at $3.1 billion in 2023, followed by crude canola oil at $1.2 billion, then live cattle ($980.2 million, excluding purebred), processed potatoes ($716.5 million) and oilseed cake and meal ($666.1 million).