Because his recent attack on Premier Danielle Smith, denigrating her U.S. diplomatic campaign aimed at preventing tariffs on Alberta energy, could blow up in his face.

Rachel Notley, a former Alberta premier who is a member of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says discipline, unity and love of both country and province are critical as Canada faces a real risk of tariffs from U.

It also includes Steve Verheul — who was Canada's chief trade negotiator during the renegotiation ... Nova Scotia's Stephen McNeil and Alberta's Rachel Notley, along with Notley's former chief of staff Brian Topp. Charest also ran for the leadership ...

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With the inauguration of the American president-elect, Donald Trump, who threatened to impose punitive tariffs on Canadian imports from the first day

There are to be no punitive tariffs on Canadian exports. Well, maybe after Feb. 1 or maybe not. Trump is being cagey. And if we act like a serious country in the nine to 18 months the Trump administration has given us to get our border issues sorted, the rightly dreaded 25 per cent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump may never materialize.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the formation of a Canada-U.S. relations council to support the federal government as it deals with incoming U.S.

Canada may find itself in a stronger position than the United States if a trade war breaks out between the two countries. Don’t take my word for that. That’s Paul Krugman speaking.

Along with McNeil, the panel includes a pair of other ex-premiers — Alberta’s Rachel Notley and Quebec’s Jean Charest — plus past and present Canadian ambassadors to the United States, the prime minister’s former national security adviser and Canada’s chief trade negotiator during the ongoing renegotiation of the free-trade agreement.

Trade expert Steve Verheul, businesswoman and television personality Arlene Dickinson, and Ambassador Kirsten Hillman were also listed as members of the new council, unveiled by the Prime Minister’s Office days before Donald Trump’s inauguration.

With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to hit Canada with a 25 per cent import tariff within days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants his job, he 'has a choice to make.

M worth of adequate: New Lansdowne 2.0 underwhelming, Jan. 23. So, based on Bruce Deachman’s reporting of what we can expect from Lansdowne 2.0, let’s recap the main points: First, no roof on the northside stadium stands;