Alberta premier faces backlash for asking America to pause tariffs until after election

Alberta premier faces backlash for asking America to pause tariffs until after election

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  1. Danielle Smith is an absolute embarrassment. Her and her Trump Mega extremists can go south! They are not welcome in Alberta.

  2. And not because the tariffs are bad and unjustified. But because apparently it’s hurting pierre’s (conservative candidate for prime minister) traction and that PP will be more in line with US’s position (i.e., 51st state).

    Traitor.

  3. The headline is doing a massive disservice to highlight the illegal act Danielle Smith just committed. It’s not that she asked to pause the tariffs. It’s that she asked to pause them so that the more favorable to Trump candidates, Pierre Pollievre and the Conservative Party, would be more likely to win. Danielle Smith was quoted as saying Her, Pierre Pollievre, and Trump see eye to eye on Trumps vision of North America. It is extremely illegal to ask a foreign entity, never mind a foreign government, to assist in an election, even more so once an election is imminent.

  4. She is clearly asking for foreign interference in our upcoming federal election and needs to be reported for her actions.

    Canadians should file a complaint with Elections Canada (for non-Canadians, this is the governing body in charge of our elections.) [HERE.](https://www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?section=comp&dir=form&document=index&lang=e)

    This falls under:

    “To Report A Potential Contravention” > “Foreign Interference” > “Undue Influence By Foreigners”

    Edit: You can find the article on Breitbart in which she admitted to it [HERE](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/08/exclusive-canadian-premier-danielle-smith-trudeau-blew-tariff-negotiations-first-mar-a-lago-meeting/)

    You will need to copy and paste the link to the article in the complaint and/or include links to the audio of her interview.

  5. Smith is traitor and will screw over all her allies to get ahead.

    Just like Trump.

  6. She’s a dipshit. And I’m from Saskatchewan so that says a lot about her. 

  7. She also said that the Conservative party agenda is in line with America’s new direction under Trump. That’s not going to help PP distance himself from the toxic Trump association.

  8. shove all these magats onto a convoy, send them to venezuala prison. it is after all the thing they support. They might as well go live in the prisons they think is at all appropriate for anyone. Their idea, they can go into it first

  9. Unbelievable gift to the Liberal campaign team. PP must be thinking with friends like her I don’t need any enemies. Did she not think this would get back to Canada?

  10. When caught in a lie, lie some more and then if that doesn’t work lie some more but throw in liberals and kids genitals for good measure.

    How dare you say she is saying exactly what she is on record saying. I’m not sure who’s worse, her or moe.

  12. She should be arrested for treason. She is cutting deals with, and supporting an enemy government

  13. Backlash? why dumb it down global?

    Asking a foreign government to interfere in order to attempt to sway our governments political outcomes ?

    That’s straight up treason.

    She should be removed from her position.

  14. Shame on Danielle Smith. If there are any Canadians in the UCP, stand up and show the traitor to the southern exit.

  15. She sounds like a spineless conservative who care more about power than country.

  16. What a disgrace. This needs to be shouted from the rooftops coast to coast to coast. Danielle Smith is a traitor and Pollievre is in line with Trump.

  17. This is election interference.

    Here’s the link for Canadians who wish to lodge a complaint with Elections Canada

    https://www.cef-cce.ca/complaint-form

    Some more guidance for those wishing to report. Her comments in the article fall under “cooperating with or inciting foreign powers to interfere”, which is still foreign interference.

    To report:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to report
    2. ⁠⁠⁠Under “When Should I Complain?” Select Foreign Interference
    3. ⁠⁠⁠Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Online Form (purple button)
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Read the privacy notice, select your response
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Under “Why are you contacting us today?” Select ** “to report a potential contravention” **
    6. ⁠⁠⁠Under “Subject of your complaint” select Foreign Interference and then select Undue Influence by foreigners
    7. ⁠⁠⁠Fill out the form with whatever information you choose to disclose

    Example Text:

    As a Canadian citizen and engaged voter, I have significant concerns over Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s comments in her interview with Washington’s Breitbart. Her comments around encouraging Trump to pause tariffs until after the Canadian federal election in order to give Poilievre a better chance of winning are inciting foreign powers to interfere with our sovereign democratic process. I am extremely concerned about this influencing the outcome of the election and demand an immediate, thorough and transparent investigation.

  21. That title is boarder line disinformation. She basically declared her intention to get Canada to roll over and except this fascists aggression.

    Plus calling bietbart a conservative publication is generous and a disservice to other actual conservative publications.

  22. What is it with a lot of small-c conservatives? They claim the moral high ground but are more likely to cheat and play dirty than the people they accuse of doing the same.

  25. She should be investigated for election interference. I mean she has done some pretty stupid shit but this is a whole new level of idiotic.

  26. For her it’s Smith first at a time when we need a Canada first approach.

  28. Asking a foreign power to interfere with an election is illegal isn’t it?

  30. The best bit is that she killed her career over the wrong point.
    Canadians weren’t forgiving the liberals because they are anti tarrif, they do so because they are anti trump.

    And here she is proudly boasting about her party’s willingness to bow to trump.

  32. There’d better be a serious backlash from the judicial system around here, or we’re going to look to the world like another country failing at upholding the rule of law. She’s a traitor to Canada, full stop.

  34. So you’re saying that a premier asked a foreign government to set policies to influence the outcome of a federal election? Is there somewhere I can complain about it? Because that sounds illegal

  35. Let us all take a minute to remind ourselves that the conservative party in its entirety, Are in fact **traitors** to our country, and willing to openly and shamelessly work with hostile foreign goverments against the interests of the Canadian public.

  36. One the most corrupt politicians in Canada ever. 2 decades ago she would not have lasted a few months in power. But this is the insane world we live in now

  37. Canadians should show the US what (should) happen when you ask for foreign interference in an election. I.e., send her straight to jail

  38. Hers sounds like a great way to signal POTUS 47 that she’s willing to help drag Canada toward U.S. statehood.

  39. Honestly, it is incredible that all the hate against Trudeau automatically shifted to PP. Like it is seriously incredible

  40. Wow! A conservative breaking the law to benefit themselves. She should move to America and join the Republican Party.

  41. That headline is painfully misleading.

    She asked for tariffs to be paused so the conservative trump leaning candidate can win. She asked for a foreign government, one threatening to annex Canada, the country she is supposed to represent, to alter their foreign policy to help a specific candidate win for the benefit of said foreign country.

  42. Reminds me of when the Republicans in America asked Ho-Chi-Min’s people to cancel peace talks in Vietnam as Nixon would give them a better deal if he gets in…

    …Canada, please learn from our stupidity! Don’t be like us… >_<

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