As Trump renews tariff threat, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls for diplomacy, not retaliation [Video]

As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat on Canadian products, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for the country to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions.

In a virtual news conference with reporters on Tuesday, Smith, who is holding a week-long series of meetings in Washington, D.C., said Canada must seize the opportunity to stave off or minimize tariffs before Trump imposes them.

“We have a short window, I think, to demonstrate the very positive relationship that Canada and the U.S. have from a tariff-free point of view and why it should remain tariff-free.”

She called on Canadian politicians to keep private any talk of retaliation.

The reprieve comes as Trump did not follow through on his promise to impose the tariffs on his first day in office.

As Trump signed a stack of executive orders Monday, the returning president …