Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her upcoming trip to Tennessee isn’t sending the wrong message during the trade war between Canada and its southern neighbour.
Smith says she believes in diplomacy and it’s her job to work with officials of all types to remind them of the importance of the relationship between the two countries.
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The premier is set to travel to Nashville later this week on a personal trip but her office says she’ll be taking time out to meet with state tourism officials and the head of the city’s chamber of commerce.
Smith says Calgary has for years been trying to position itself as “Nashville North” and that she’ll be looking for lessons on how to make it happen while also developing music industry partnerships.
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She says Alberta wants to expand its tourism economy and that it’s a “perfect time” to leverage the assets that Calgary has to make it happen.
Joining Smith for the meetings will be Alberta’s senior representative to the United States, Nathan Cooper.
Of course give the wrong message.
If this was Alison Redford, Danielle Smith would be livid. Oh wait….. Danielle Smith changed her mind. Alison Redford now is an employee of the UCP.
Nope definitely gives the wrong impression.
Danielle’s turds are smarter than a lib voter
What happened to my comment from last night? It seems to be missing.
Let the city of Calgary pay for it. What supposed advantages does this provide the rest of her constituents?
She represents American ideals. I hope she stays there as well.
Oh it is absolutely sending the wrong message. Albertans can’t trust her. I will remember this next time elections come.
I get it she has oil. P. Diddy would love her but does she really need to sell out all the time? She should stop and think sometimes.
She’s an idiot
She’s been turning liberal over the past year or so. We need a conservative leader.
Yes it is. This is a slap in the face of all Canadians. She’s a trump goon and should stay there.
Canadians don’t need people like Danielle Smith in Canada. Tell her to stay there
It’s like she is working for the other side.. a double agent!
She is the least respected provincial leader we have! Sad..
Certainly the worse Premier in Canada. Her fake stand for Canada is shameful. Do the right thig and stand with Team Canada, enough with sucking up to the Trump administration
I hope she buys a property down there and steps down so we can get a real leader in Alberta one who advocates Alberta energy to the world one who deals with the rest of the country as a partner and one who works to improve the lives of the people instead of serving her own interests.
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Smith, is Canada’s best Premier and has been for a long time.
Treason 😂 Maybe our master ‘negotiators’ should be following her lead!
Hmm smells like treason…
Dani is just not a team Canada player at any level. This trip just opens the door for more nonsense from Trump &Co and he/they will probably walk through. Dani should be ashamed..she knows what’s going on..I hope Albertans hold her accountable in October.
This girl really is unaware of her surroundings, She refuses to back her own country at all ,She should be charged with treason ,If her and Alberta want to turn there backs on this country that’s cool then get the f@#k out … So much for unity in this country its a sad day when she is so thick she really doesn’t get it
I didn’t think anyone could be worse than Jason Kenny. I was wrong.
It absolutely is sending the wrong message. It sounds like she wants to go on holiday to Nashville and is only meeting with officials for a tax right off.
Canada needs to award Yankee doodler Dani Canada branded knee pads
Yankee Doodle Dani is there on official buisness, supporting Tennessee whiskies by spending millions of taxpayer dollars on purchasing more booze that no one wants or is buying . Such a anti Canadian, pro trump American separatists supporter traitor
And people thought Redford was entitled…
Maybe she can pick up some tariff Jack Daniels in Tennessee .
For next other reason, don’t go.
Why at the peon level pretend it matters? Oh…the free trip, yes that matters! Can’t trust her.
Hope she took knee pads on her Taxpayer funded trip. Would be interested to know what she accomplished.
Wish we had a level-headed PM like Smith!
dictator Smith is cosying to US . she should follow the rest of Canada and boycott travel to us..
It is a personal trip to the US, during a time when the rest of Canada is boycotting vacations in the US. Yes, indeed, it is sending the wrong message to everyone. However it shows just how much out of step Smith is to the rest of her voters.
She cannot seem to read the room. – even most of her referendums have nothing to do with her job as the leader of the government of Alberta.