Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she agrees with concerns raised by Donald Trump yesterday regarding drug and border security issues between Canada and the US.
Smith took to X on Tuesday, saying she thinks the incoming Trump administration has “valid concerns” about illegal activities between the Canada and US borders. She added that the Alberta government is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to work with the incoming administration to resolve the issues.
The incoming US @realDonaldTrump administration has valid concerns related to illegal activities at our shared border. We are calling on the federal government to work with the incoming administration to resolve these issues immediately, thereby avoiding any unnecessary tariffs…
— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) November 26, 2024
Smith added that working with the incoming Trump administration could help avoid unnecessary tariffs. When he becomes president in January, Trump has promised a 25% tariff on products coming into the US from Canada and Mexico until drug and border security issues are addressed.
In a statement on the social media platform Truth Social, the US president-elect said yesterday that he would “sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders” as one of his many first executive orders.
Monday’s announcement about tariffs comes as Canada’s premiers request that Trudeau hold an “urgent” first minister’s meeting ahead of Trump’s return to office.
No partnership is more important to Canadian workers and businesses than our partnership with the United States.
As Chair of the Council of the Federation and on behalf of Canada’s premiers, I’m calling on the federal government to convene an urgent First Ministers’ meeting to… pic.twitter.com/bYRbo8JLaK
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) November 25, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who chairs the Council of the Federation, stressed in a letter to Trudeau that a prompt meeting was needed to “discuss a Team Canada approach to engaging with the incoming administration, including on trade, secure borders, energy, defence, and the strength of our cross-border supply chains.”
With files from National Trending Staff