ALBERTA Prime Minister Danielle Smith said the provincial government “goes ahead” with her response to US President Donald Trump’s prices until he stops her threats against Canada.
In a statement released on Friday afternoon, Smith refers to new threats that Trump made on Friday “to unilaterally place additional prices on other Canadian products”, in particular by hitting Canadian wood and dairy products with reciprocal prices next week.
Earlier Friday, Trump accused Canada of imposing prices on dairy products up to 250% without explaining how these tasks actually work or recognizing that the United States also has tariffs related to industry.
He also accused Canadian representatives of being “very difficult to manage”.
Trump imposed radical prices on all Canadian products earlier this week to announce withdrawals and withdrawals to a range of goods two days later, in particular by delaying the prices on goods which meet the requirements of the rules of origin under the Canada-American-Mexico agreement.
In his statement, Smith said that “the repeated break and the American non-varification cause great investment uncertainty and market volatility across North America, and continues to confuse Canadians and Americans.
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Consequently, Smith said that Alberta goes ahead with its response to Trump prices until questions about the goods to which the American prices apply “have been treated adequately and continuous threats and the unilateral taxation of prices in violation of the Agreement of States-E-Mexico of Canada (CUSMA).
“Since the Canadian federal elections are likely to be called in a few weeks, we ask the United States to respect the terms of the CUSMA during elections, then start the negotiations shortly after, which ends up becoming the new Prime Minister of Canada,” added Smith.
“It would not only show respect for the democratic process of a long -standing military ally and a trading partner, but would also calm the markets, defuse tensions and demonstrate in good faith,” added Smith.
Smith announced Thursday, the province was taking a number of measures in response to American prices, including the ban on future purchases of American alcoholic beverages and video lottery terminals, modification of supply practices to ensure that all necessary goods and services are purchased from Alberta companies, Canadian companies and countries that Canada has a free trade agreement honored.
The province will also help grocers and other retailers to label all Canadian product stores and ask them to voluntarily buy future goods from non-American sellers and have promised to conclude free trade and mobility agreements with each province that is ready to do so.
With Canadian press files.
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