With Donald Trump having won a second term as U.S. president, several premiers are looking to strengthen trade and energy ties with Canada’s southern neighbour.
Trump was declared the projected winner of the U.S. presidential election early on Nov. 6. He had secured 292 electoral votes by publication time, and was leading in the remaining states of Arizona, Alaska, and Nevada.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was the first among the premiers to congratulate Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, on their victory.
“Alberta and the United States have a long standing trading partnership that has strengthened both economies and improved quality of life in both jurisdictions,” she wrote on the social media platform X on Nov. 6….