Contributed to the Edmonton Journal by Bill Flanagan (published May 8, 2025). Bill Flanagan is president and vice-chancellor, University of Alberta.
We live in precarious times. Canada’s newly elected prime minister was in Washington this week. Although the prime minister reports constructive discussions, President Trump does not appear ready to stand down on punishing tariffs, and no country is more vulnerable than Canada. We send 75 per cent of our exports to the U.S., and 30 per cent of those exports consist of oil and gas, primarily from Alberta….
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