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Daniel Smith, Prime Minister at Alberta, says she expects to face some major industries, including those in her boycott, a new tariff from US President Donald Trump.
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Smith told the correspondents on Tuesday that things might change, but they believe that food production will not be targeted by oil and gas under the new Trump tariff plan, which is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday.
“I don't really want to apply to myself, because you don't want to be wrong. But a tendency, from what I heard from different administration officials, is that it seems that it will be just a sectoral request for the largest part.”
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Trump imposed 25 percent of the customs tariff on Canada and Mexico at the beginning of March, with a 10 percent decrease in Canadian energy. But after a few days, he released a one -month pause on most products.
Trump referred to the declaration of a tariff on the horizon as “liberation day” and said that he will advance with the mutual tariff for matching the tasks currently imposed by other countries on American imports.
Smith said that since Canada does not know the tariff of American oil or most food products, it expects these industries to remain safe.
She said she does not believe that the auto, medicines or wood industry will witness the same fate. She also does not expect any relief of steel and aluminum manufacturers, which hit Trump by 25 percent in March.
Smith said she wants to see an exemption for all raw materials and goods that are exported to the United States and used as intermediate materials to make other products, given the benefits of American manufacturing.
“This is what I hope to see tomorrow, but we will not really know until we see the result,” the Prime Minister said.
“From what I hear, they still have not settled on what will look like tomorrow.”
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The Trump administration refused to provide more details before the announcement of Wednesday. White House journalist Caroline Levitte said on Tuesday that the president wants to change “our global economy to ensure that America is once again the superior power in the world.”
Smith did not say whether Alberta would change its retaliatory response to the American definitions – the restriction of US liquor sales and future governmental contracts with American companies.
She said, regardless of Wednesday's announcement, that she is planning to continue its strategy at meeting and talking to US and influential officials to warn of the damages of definitions.
She was criticized last week by the opposition of the National Democratic Party for her appearance on stage with the character of the American conservative media and Bodoster Bin Shapiro in collecting donations to Bragiero in Florida.
The United Conservative Prime Minister has repeatedly condemned criticism of the trip. She said on Tuesday that the Podcast episode was published after the event by Shapiro, as he talked about his opposition to definitions was a sign of success.
“These are the influencers who will have an impact on decision makers about the president,” Smith said.
“I think we had to do a full local company until the last minute.”
This report issued by the Canadian press was published for the first time on April 1, 2025.
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