Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada's response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both are useful, say observers.
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken a hardline approach in favour of fulsome retaliation if the Trump administration puts a tariff on Canadian exports.

Provincial leaders are taking on an oversized role in the fight against the American tariff threat, as analysts say there can never be too many cooks in the kitchen when dealing with the United States.

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