Premier Danielle Smith confirms Alberta will keep sanctions in place amid U.S. tariff uncertainty [Video]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the provincial government will be “moving forward” with its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs until he stops his ongoing threats against Canada.

In a statement issued late Friday afternoon, Smith referenced new threats Trump made on Friday “to unilaterally place additional tariffs on other Canadian goods,” including hitting Canadian lumber and dairy with reciprocal tariffs as soon as next week.

Earlier on Friday, Trump accused Canada of imposing tariffs on dairy of up to 250 per cent without explaining how those duties actually work or acknowledging that the U.S. also has industry-related tariffs of its own.

He also accused Canadian representatives of being “very difficult to deal with.”

Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all Canadian goods earlier this week only to announce carve outs and rollbacks on a range of goods two days later, including delaying tariffs on goods that meet the rules …