Ontario, Alberta premiers butt heads over Carneys first meeting with Trump [Video]

The Premiers of Ontario and Alberta offered contrasting views on the success of the first in-person meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, as tensions between the two provinces were exposed over unity concerns bubbling up in the West.

However, both Doug Ford and Danielle Smith said it’s clear that Mr. Trump far prefers dealing with Mr. Carney than former prime minister Justin Trudeau, which they hoped would benefit Canada in the long run.

Mr. Carney visited the White House on Tuesday for a highly anticipated meeting with Mr. Trump a week after a federal election that focused on the continuing trade war with the U.S. and the President’s repeated threats to take over its closest ally.

The Prime Minister described his meeting − which was prefaced by a 34-minute publicly aired Oval Office confab in which the President repeated his contention that Canada should become the 51st state, batted down by Mr. …