Commentary
Since assuming office, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been prioritizing the development of ties with American counterparts. Alberta maintains an office in Washington and has recently become the only Canadian province in a coalition of state governors for energy security.
Smith will be heading to Washington to attend an inauguration event for President-elect Donald Trump this January, and now has said the province will be taking on the role of patrolling the border with Montana. Smith’s proactive approach to building a relationship with the United States could very well shield Alberta from much of a fallout from a budding trade war and potential tariffs. But it could also fracture Canada’s already delicate state of national unity….