Facing the prospect of widespread tariffs that could plunge the Canadian economy into recession, Alberta’s premier is responding to the concerns of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, in the hopes of avoiding the 25 per cent tariffs if illegal immigration and drug flow are not addressed.
“Well, look, let’s stop the leaky border first. Let’s stop the illegal migration first. Let’s stop the fentanyl first. Let’s meet our NATO commitment first, and let’s see where we get with the Americans,” Danielle Smith said last week on CBC’s Power & Politics.
After premiers held an emergency meeting Wednesday with the federal government about the threatened tariffs, Smith said the province would act “urgently and decisively” to patrol the shared border between Alberta and Montana, with details still to come.
Smith noted the problem was “much more serious” at the U.S.-Mexico border, but said that didn’t diminish the need for provinces to crack down on illegal …