Relief. That was the reaction from most Albertans to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to back away from a promise to impose sweeping new tariffs on Canadian imports during his first day in office.
Instead, an incoming White House official said Trump plans to sign an executive order launching an investigation into alleged unfair trade practices by Canada, Mexico and China.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who is in Washington for inauguration day, issued a statement on social media, calling Trump’s decision “implied acknowledgement that this is a complex and delicate issue with serious implications,” and a mutually beneficial one that “will save hundreds of thousands of Canadian and American jobs.”
“It’s now up to us to demonstrate why that would harm the American consumer more than it would help, and I think we have a really good case to make,” said Smith.
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