Ford und Smith teilten sich über die Reaktion von Trump auf dem Premiersgipfel auf

Some of the points:

>At a premiers’ summit in Huntsville on Tuesday, Ford refused to rule out an electricity export tax, while Smith firmly said no.
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>“We don’t want to see export taxes on energy or export restrictions. It would have a devastating impact on Alberta and on Canada,” Smith said at a joint press conference. “The Americans have a bigger hammer if they cut off [the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline]. Not only does that harm Ontario, it also harms Quebec.”
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>Ford took a different view. “Everything’s on the table,” he said. “We’ll see how this deal goes and we’ll see what he [Trump] has to say on August 1.”
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>Fred Lazar, an economics professor at York University’s Schulich School of Business, says Ford’s tax idea is politically risky and argues this is a federal matter — not one provinces should try to handle alone. “This is really a dispute between Canada and the US. The provinces are just bystanders,” Lazar said. “Politically, they may have their own incentives, but practically, there’s nothing they can do that would compel the US to change its policies. All it would do is make life harder for Ottawa.”
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>Lazar believes the best move is for provinces to avoid taking action on their own and let Ottawa lead the negotiations. “They’re better off talking tough, doing nothing and letting Carney work it out.”
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>Sheldon Williamson, a professor at Ontario Tech University, said the Ford–Smith split weakens Canada’s bargaining power. “While both leaders want to push back against US tariffs, diverging approaches — especially on energy exports — undermine any unified Canadian stance,” he said. “Without cohesion, it becomes harder to exert meaningful pressure on Washington or to present a credible domestic front to Ottawa.”

The premiers here have lost the plot. This is absolutely a national issue, and having individual provinces try to influence these negotiations is just politicking at best, and counterproductive at worst.