Kelly McParland: How decades of Liberal indifference created Danielle Smith

[Ron in Regina]

As I said before, she knows no tariffs are coming and kept her word on staying quiet. She spent two days at Mar-a-Lago. 40+ hours more than any other Canadian politician.

Get some boxers, panties seem to bunch up on you.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. tariffs are "an unjustifiable economic attack on Canadians and Albertans" that represent a clear breach of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement.

"These tariffs will hurt the American people, driving up costs for fuel, food, vehicles, housing and many other products," Smith said in a statement Tuesday.

"They will also cost hundreds of thousands of American and Canadian jobs. This policy is both foolish and a failure in every regard."

U.S. tariffs came into effect Tuesday morning — 25 per cent on most Canadian goods, but 10 per cent on oil and gas products.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately announced retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods.

In her statement, Smith said Alberta "fully supports the federal response." She said she will meet with her cabinet Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss Alberta's response. Details will be announced Wednesday, she said.

Earlier Tuesday, Smith was interviewed on CNBC about the tariffs.

"To see this escalation is so disappointing, so damaging initially to American consumers and American businesses who buy Canadian goods and raw materials," Smith told the U.S. cable news channel.

Americans and Canadians alike will feel the effects of the tariffs, Smith said.

"No one wins a tariff war," she said.

"I don't know why the president is behaving this way because it's illegal. We're going to challenge it and we would like to get back to negotiating some of the pressure points on that."

'No choice' but to react to U.S. tariffs, Alberta premier says in supporting federal response — CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday she’s disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, 10 per cent on oil and gas products.

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On Tuesday, Smith said Canada's premiers are standing united and will consider other retaliatory measures, such as replacing American goods with other sources within Canada and Mexico.

"We don't want to get there," she said on CNBC. "I mean, we don't want to escalate, we don't want to retaliate, but we have no choice but to have an equal and proportionate response."

She said Americans need to understand that Canada is its best customer. "We buy more goods and services from you than anyone else in the world."

The tariffs means Canadians will just start buying less from the U.S., she said.

"It doesn't make sense to treat your biggest customer this way."

 

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. tariffs are "an unjustifiable economic attack on Canadians and Albertans" that represent a clear breach of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement.

"These tariffs will hurt the American people, driving up costs for fuel, food, vehicles, housing and many other products," Smith said in a statement Tuesday.

"They will also cost hundreds of thousands of American and Canadian jobs. This policy is both foolish and a failure in every regard."

U.S. tariffs came into effect Tuesday morning — 25 per cent on most Canadian goods, but 10 per cent on oil and gas products.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately announced retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods.
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In her statement, Smith said Alberta "fully supports the federal response." She said she will meet with her cabinet Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss Alberta's response. Details will be announced Wednesday, she said.

Earlier Tuesday, Smith was interviewed on CNBC about the tariffs.

"To see this escalation is so disappointing, so damaging initially to American consumers and American businesses who buy Canadian goods and raw materials," Smith told the U.S. cable news channel.

Americans and Canadians alike will feel the effects of the tariffs, Smith said.

"No one wins a tariff war," she said.

"I don't know why the president is behaving this way because it's illegal. We're going to challenge it and we would like to get back to negotiating some of the pressure points on that."

'No choice' but to react to U.S. tariffs, Alberta premier says in supporting federal response — CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday she’s disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, 10 per cent on oil and gas products.

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On Tuesday, Smith said Canada's premiers are standing united and will consider other retaliatory measures, such as replacing American goods with other sources within Canada and Mexico.

"We don't want to get there," she said on CNBC. "I mean, we don't want to escalate, we don't want to retaliate, but we have no choice but to have an equal and proportionate response."

She said Americans need to understand that Canada is its best customer. "We buy more goods and services from you than anyone else in the world."

The tariffs means Canadians will just start buying less from the U.S., she said.

"It doesn't make sense to treat your biggest customer this way."

Yet they are all negotiating behind the scenes . This dispute will end with everyone holding their hands high going look at me .

 

[Dixie Cup]

Well, it's certainly a wakeup call for Canadian politicians & it's about damn time!!

 

[Ron in Regina]

“Looking at you, Quebec!!”

Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump have resulted in a “sea change” of support among premiers and territorial leaders for pipelines, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says, including a potential “Energy East 2.0.″

Until the United States comes “back to reality,” Ms. Smith said, Canada should focus its efforts and financial means on building multiple oil and gas pipelines to all coasts, to dramatically increase the amount of fossil fuels sold to Asia and Europe. And she believes there is a spirit of collaboration among premiers and territorial leaders to get construction under way as quickly as possible.

Tariffs have forced a ‘sea change’ in provinces’ support for new pipelines, Alberta Premier says — The Globe and Mail

Ms. Smith said, Canada should focus its efforts and financial means on building multiple oil and gas pipelines to all coasts, to increase the amount of fossil fuels sold to Asia and Europe

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What company’s gonna roll those dice? Knowing that start to finish might be more than four years and the liberals might come into power again? In an interview on Wednesday, federal (Liberal) Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson poured some cold water on Energy East calls, saying he has not heard serious private-sector proposals for its revival, and that the long period required to build it would not address energy-security concerns about Eastern Canada’s reliance on U.S. oil while Mr. Trump is in office.

There may also be limited need to seek new export markets for Canadian oil, he said, because he expects U.S. demand for it to remain strong at a heavily subsidized discount despite the trade war.

(Canada has one of the largest deposits of oil and gas on the planet, including significantly more than fast-declining oil and gas reserves in the United States)

Canada is by far the largest foreign energy supplier to the U.S. Around 40 per cent of refineries in that country – especially in the Midwestern states – are designed to process the gooier crude grades from Alberta’s oil sands.

http://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/explainer-why-canadian-oil-is-so-important-to-the-united-states/

Despite Mr. Trump’s stated wish of energy dominance, the United States will need Canadian crude “more with each passing year, once they notice their declining domestic reserves and production are wholly insufficient to keep up with the energy demands of U.S. consumers and industry, let alone having anything left over to export,” Ms. Smith said.

She said that Alberta has been approached by various proponents about potential projects to expand pipelines taking oil and natural gas to the United States or to make them more efficient. In total, those projects would add roughly two million extra barrels a day of capacity by 2030.

Proponents contemplating pipeline projects include Enbridge Inc., South Bow Corp. and numerous American companies, she said.

While the federal government has not ruled out slapping an export tax on oil and gas headed south of the border, there is “no circumstance under which” Ms. Smith would support it, she said, because it would be a violation of the 1977 pipeline treaty between Canada and the U.S.

Tariffs have forced a ‘sea change’ in provinces’ support for new pipelines, Alberta Premier says — The Globe and Mail

Ms. Smith said, Canada should focus its efforts and financial means on building multiple oil and gas pipelines to all coasts, to increase the amount of fossil fuels sold to Asia and Europe

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Such a tax could generate roughly $40-billion for Ottawa’s coffers, but Ms. Smith said she hopes the federal government will abide by Alberta’s wishes.

“It is not on. It’s not been on from the beginning. You do not demonstrate that you are a reliable supplier of energy products for our most important trading partner by acting in that kind of erratic way,” she said.

Don’t wanna be an erratic fucktard with your trading partners…’cuz that’s a bad thing.

 

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Until the United States comes “back to reality,” Ms. Smith said, Canada should focus its efforts and financial means on building multiple oil and gas pipelines to all coasts, to dramatically increase the amount of fossil fuels sold to Asia and Europe. And she believes there is a spirit of collaboration among premiers and territorial leaders to get construction under way as quickly as possible.

All the pieces need for world beating Nor Am oil market.

 

[Ron in Regina]

All the pieces need for world beating Nor Am oil market.

Beating it up, down, or in what direction (?) or is that a perspective thing depending on what side of the border one happens to be on?

(YouTube & “Alberta Premier Responds To Imposed US Tariffs”)

Trump's tariffs have 'broken trust between our two nations,' Alberta premier says — Global News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued scathing criticism of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports as she outlined the steps the province in taking to respond.

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