Hub Dialogues: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on tariff threats and the Liberal leadership race

02/21/25 • 32 min

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith talks about why Canada’s resources are so important to the U.S., how Ottawa's retaliatory plans to U.S. tariff threats have demonstrated the value of Alberta’s oil and gas industry, and why she is not looking forward to Mark Carney as the likely next Liberal Party leader.

The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.

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