As Canada escalates its trade war with President Donald Trump, Alberta is betting on a softer approach.
The oil-rich province has resisted some of the retaliation embraced elsewhere in Canada, while Premier Danielle Smith has pushed for more engagement with Washington.
Alberta’s top representative in the US says that strategy is getting results.
“I think the premier’s diplomacy-first approach has really not only been helpful for me, but certainly helpful for the province,” Nathan Cooper told CBC’s “West of Centre” podcast published on Friday.
“If we look at the impact of US tariffs on the Alberta economy, we have a disproportionately low…
