Premier visits U.S. to pitch Alberta, make case for strong economic relations [Video]

Alberta’s premier is in the United States selling her province’s economic virtues.

Danielle Smith says her goal at the Western Governors’ Association winter meeting in Las Vegas is to make Alberta’s case and promote a strong Canada-U.S. trade relationship.

It’s an association that’s under stress as incoming U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods when he takes office next month.

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“We have been friends, and allies, we have fought together in wars,” Smith said. ” I think we need to come to the table with our considerable strengths.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday in Halifax he will “respond” if the U.S. moves ahead with the plan, hinting at counter-tariffs.

“We will, of course, as we did eight years ago, respond to unfair tariffs in a number of …