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Investing.com -- Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta, has expressed her opposition to any limitations on the export of oil and gas to the United States, according to Bloomberg News. This stance was communicated during her first meeting with the newly appointed Prime Minister, Mark Carney. Smith’s comments come as Canada’s Liberal government faces criticism in the lead-up to the country’s forthcoming election.
Several Canadian leaders have proposed either reducing or imposing taxes on energy exports to the US, as a countermeasure to the tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. Smith, however, heads the province responsible for the lion’s share of Canada’s oil production. The province generates over 5 million barrels of oil daily, almost all of which is exported to the US.
In an emailed statement, Smith clarified her position during her meeting with Carney, who took over from Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party and was inaugurated as prime minister last week. Smith firmly stated that she will not "accept an export tax or restriction of Alberta’s oil and gas to the United States."
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