Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Danielle Smith said the trade measures the federal government has imposed in retaliation against the U.S. are hitting everything from drill bits to the sand used in the oil and gas fracking process. “I don’t like countertariffs, because countertariffs hurt our people,” she said. (The Logic) 

Talking point: Her comments come while Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump are reportedly working to hammer out a new trade deal. Countertariffs, Smith said, add to other regulatory and policy strains facing the province’s oil and gas sector, and the premier has urged Ottawa to remove its emissions cap and streamline its major project review process to minimize that burden. “A lot can get resolved” by supporting the energy sector and providing the means to expand capacity, she said.