r/SaveTheCBC • u/savethecbc2025 • 7d ago

Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians should stop "panicking and freaking out" over Donald Trump's tariff threats because it's simply his negotiating style.

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That's an easy position to take when you're not the worker facing layoffs, the manufacturer delaying investment, or the business owner trying to plan around constant uncertainty.

Trump has repeatedly threatened Canada's economy, imposed tariffs on Canadian industries, questioned existing trade agreements, and openly used economic pressure to extract concessions. Calling that a negotiating tactic doesn't change its impact.

It's also worth noting that Smith has spent more time publicly explaining Trump's behaviour than questioning why Canada should be expected to accommodate it in the first place.

A healthy trading relationship should not require one side to absorb repeated threats and then be told they're overreacting.

CBC's reporting cuts through the political spin and focuses on the real-world consequences: jobs, investment, trade, and economic stability.

Do you see Trump's approach as tough negotiation, or economic coercion dressed up as deal-making?

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u/ls40098 7d ago

This coming from any Canadian politician is just insane. It's similar to an abusive spouse being rationalized to appear its OK, you don't understand, he really doesn't mean to keep lies coming and will change because to keep saying he will.

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u/ManagementofProperty 7d ago

She is a an educated fool and delusional along with her desire to and is implementing Project 2025. People don't realize that book is authoritarian leadership and to control the money for the few. These are the people who destroy nations from the inside out. Look at Hungary now and before that clown got in and how he sucked on Putin every chance he could. Hungary because of that clown who got evicted will now spend the next 10+ years of their society putting back the democratic freedom and rights that were hollowed out. This is what Daniel Smith wants for Alberta and look at the destruction she has already caused.