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Originally Posted by curves2000
Although I don't agree with some her of stance and how she has gone about this/missing at the table, there are Liberal politics at place here as well, especially vote rich Ontario and Quebec.
We can all agree that hitting the US with export tariffs on Canadian (primarily Alberta energy) would have a strong affect on the US considering the size of the daily oil demand. That benefit for Canada comes mostly at Alberta's expense which obviously pisses off Smith but is mostly ok with the other big players in the country.
It's not like Trudeau and the feds are telling Ontario, Quebec and BC that their primary industries are be considered for game changing tariffs or being opened up for market share.
I can assure you that if the feds tariffed auto parts and productions, allowed US train, aerospace and dairy industries to have significant more market access in Canada, than Ontario and Quebec would be beyond livid. Throw in some messing around with BC's mining, fishing and forestry industries and they are going to be up in arms as well.
I highly doubt the feds promised to make AB mostly whole on this deal and Smith objected to that. If it was Ontario who was facing the most crushing of blows than I am confident that they would be furious at the Feds.
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There is next to zero chance that the auto industry escapes without tariffs, but a reasonable chance that O&G does, hence more speculation about export taxes on O&G. That, and O&G and electricity are the two biggest immediate levers we have to inflict pain on the US if they choose not to do it themselves. It’s not to F Alberta