Alberta’s office, Prime Minister Danielle Smith, vehemently denies accusations that he asked the United States to interfere in the Federal Canadian politics, since Smith comments did during an interview with an American media at the beginning of this month this weekend.
Smith, along with other Canadian political leaders, has been pressing American counterparts against the placement of rigid tariffs that President Donald Trump wants in Canadian goods. Part of his effort has included talking to American News Media.
During a March 8 interview with Breitbart, a right -wing media company, Smith said that the Canada Conservative Party was far ahead of the Liberal Government Party in the surveys before the Trade War. But the threat of “unfair and unfair rates” had promoted liberal support.
Smith told Administration officials that he expected that “we could put things in pause,” so that Canada could overcome a choice, he told Breitbart. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is more aligned with the Trump administration agenda, Smith said.
Any suggestion that Smith asked the United States to interfere in Canada’s elections is “offensive and false,” said his press secretary, Sam Blacktt, CBC News in a statement.
Breitbart’s interview occurred before the liberals chose Mark Carney as a party leader, and before calling a federal election on Sunday morning.
Liberal Commercial Dispute Benefits, says Smith
His comments were in response to the host’s question about whether Smith thought that the Canadians were ready to vote for a conservative government, since a right -wing leader could have a better working relationship with Trump.
“The more this dispute occurs, the position of politicians, and seems to be benefiting the liberals at this time,” Smith told Breitbart.
“We are going to put things in pause so that we can overcome a choice,” he said. “Let’s make the best person at the table argue about how they would deal with him, and I think that is [Conservative Leader] Pierre Poilievre “.
She continued according to the host, saying that if Pailievre was the Prime Minister of Canada, the two countries could associate in “several things” and that they believe they would have a “great relationship” while Pailievre and Trump served.
Smith, who leads the Alberta Conservative Party, said previously that it favors Pailievre, but that Canada, ultimately, needs to choose a prime minister who can work with Trump during his mandate.
Smith has just answered a simple question, says analyst
Gitane de Silva, founder and director of GDStrategic, a group of public policies in Calgary, said that Smith can have a personal political opinion and that, as a conservative, I would support a conservative government.
“I think he was only answering a question that they asked him,” said De Silva about Smith’s comments in Breitbart’s interview. “Like President Trump has commented on who would prefer to work, Prime Minister Smith would prefer to work with a conservative government in Ottawa.”
In a separate statement on Sunday, Smith said that he has been working to convince US officials about the possible damage rates that tariffs could have in both countries, and press for a pause on rates until Canada has a federal election, which would allow those who win time to renegotiate the Agreement of Mexico states of Canada, free trade between the neighbors of North America.
“Now that it has been called to an election, I would reiterate my hope that the United States refrains from placing tariffs on its closest ally and its largest commercial partner during half of the elections,” Smith said in the statement.
Canadians will finally decide who they want to lead, he said, adding that he feels that the policies of the liberal government have weakened the country during the mandate of the party.
Pailievre echoed last Sunday, after he was asked about what Smith said during Breitbart’s interview.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and liberal leader Mark Carney asked them on Sunday about the comments of Alberta Prime Minister Danielle Smith, to the US media, Breitbart, at the beginning of March before Carney was selected as a liberal leader. In the interview, Smith said he told US officials that tariffs stop through an election, and that the commercial dispute ‘seems to be benefiting the liberals at this time.’
“The president believes that he will be easier to deal with a liberal,” he told reporters during a scrum, after officially launching his campaign.
Trump said earlier this week that he does not care who wins a Canadian choice, but “it is easier to treat, in a liberal.”
On Sunday morning, Carney was also asked about Smith’s comments, noting that Smith’s Poilievre alignment with Trump.
“That is one of the decisions that Canadians will have to take,” he said.
During a rally later on Sunday, Carney cited Smith, then said “everything would be on the table” with Pailievre to the helm.
The federal election is scheduled for April 28.
