Source: Government of Canada regional news (2)
Premier Danielle Smith has been relentless in her advocacy efforts to convince key U.S decision makers, and the American people, that tariffs will do nothing but harm both Americans and Canadians. She will be continuing this conversation as a featured speaker at a PragerU 2025 East Coast event, providing her with a platform to share Alberta’s priorities with an American audience in President Donald Trump’s home state.
The event will draw an active, engaged and influential U.S. audience, giving Premier Smith a broad-reaching platform to emphasize the mutual importance of Alberta’s relationship with the U.S., including the importance of Alberta’s, and Canada’s, energy industry to creating U.S. jobs and helping the U.S. achieve energy security.
The Premier will be joined on stage by host of the “Ben Shapiro Show” and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro. The Daily Wire has a monthly network reach of 220 million including the 25 million followers of Shapiro’s own social media platforms. Additionally, the Premier’s remarks will be shared across PragerU’s social media platforms to more than 10 million followers, including many U.S. elected officials and key decision makers.
“I am committed to acting in the best interest of Alberta and all Albertans. This includes continuing to engage with influential Americans in the U.S. to make it clear that the continuation of destructive tariffs on Canadian goods and energy will cost hundreds of thousands of American and Canadian jobs and benefit no one. This is an important opportunity to gain support in the U.S. and add voices to the conversation that will help amplify Alberta’s, and Canada’s, calls to work together on solutions and to rebuild our important trade relationship.”
Premier Smith will travel with four staff members. Mission expenses will be posted on the travel and expense disclosure page.
Quick facts
- The U.S. administration implemented a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy on March 4, followed by a pause on tariffs for Canadian products that are covered under the Canada-U.S-Mexico trade agreement.
- Canada has retaliated with tariffs on C$59.8 worth of U.S. goods and has earmarked potential tariffs on an additional C$100 billion worth of U.S. goods if needed.
- The U.S. is Alberta’s largest trading partner and Alberta is the second largest provincial exporter to the U.S.
- In 2024, Alberta’s exports to the U.S. totalled C$162.6 billion, accounting for 88.7 per cent of total provincial exports.
- Energy products accounted for approximately C$132.8 billion, about 82.2 per cent of Alberta’s exports to the U.S. in 2024.
- In 2024, Alberta imported approximately C$25 billion in products from the U.S., including energy, machinery, vehicles, electrical equipment, and plastics. However, these figures are under reported, as they do not account for trans-shipments.
- Canada buys more from the U.S. than it does from Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Vietnam combined.
- The U.S. is an important source of industrial inputs and consumer goods for the province.
Itinerary for Premier Smith*
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March 26-27 |
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March 28 |
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*Subject to change.
Related information
- PragerU 2025 East Coast event