He's been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career,' Smith said Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas.

Premier Danielle Smith has said Alberta needs to take action, but she won't curtail or impose financial payments on oil and gas shipments.

Smith told an audience of municipal leaders Friday that the trade war with the United States is creating an "administrative and technical nightmare" for many Alberta businesses and exporters.

Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta’s response to U.S. tariffs will likely stand but her government planned to meet Friday to discuss what the next steps will be, now that President Donald Trump has put yet another one-month pause to the 25 per cent tariff on some Canadian goods.

Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith has taken a ‘Team Canada’ stance after months of measures that could help prevent the looming 25% tariffs. The provincial head of US’s largest energy trade partner from Canada also visited Trump in Mar-a-Lago in January before his swearing-in in a bid to ease threats.

Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta’s trade sanctions on the United States will stay in place until U.S. President Donald Trump drops the threat of tariffs.