Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is proposing Canada deepen collaboration with the United States on Arctic security by establishing a joint military base in the far north. In a statement Thursday, Ms. Smith said she raised this idea with fellow premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at their meeting earlier this week.

Danielle Smith told reporters Wednesday that a Canadian border czar would work with American counterpart Tom Homan to crack down on fentanyl and illegal crossings — something U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said is a major issue.

President Donald Trump says he will be holding off on imposing the tariffs he’s been promising, earning praise from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Trump has been threatening to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods upon his inauguration on Monday which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers across the country have been adamantly against.

The majority of Canada’s oil exports, largely produced in Alberta, go to the United States. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has flatly refused to entertain the option of cutting off that supply to American refineries if Trump slaps a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian goods, including gas and oil.

Canada's premiers are meeting virtually with the prime minister today to talk about Donald Trump's early moves as president and the looming threat of tariffs.

Prior to Trump's inauguration, Smith travelled to the president's Florida home to advocate for Alberta's interests in response to the tariff threats.

As the threat of 25 per cent tariffs looms over Canada, Alberta's premier says Ottawa should appoint a "border czar" to work collaboratively with the United States.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is back home. She is back home after speaking with all kinds of American politicians and other assorted big shots about why U.S. President Donald Trump should not hit Canadian goods with tariffs. She’s busy. In an interview with your Postmedia scribbler, the premier has more than a few words for her critics.

As for the premier, Nenshi said, “Danielle Smith, as clearly illustrated by her current antics in the United States, is only focused on her own self-interests.”

Just a few weeks ago Trudeau claimed it was an affront to all women that Americans failed to elect Kamala Harris over Trump, to which Smith said. “We have a prime minister who keeps on poking his finger in the eye of the current administration and has damaged that relationship.”

Cardston County Reeve Randy Bullock praised Thursday Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for taking a diplomatic approach to border security issues .

But first the good news. At the confirmation hearing of billionaire U.S. businessman Howard Lutnick, co-chair of Trump’s transition team, Lutnick said the Feb. 1 tariff threat to Canada and Mexico relates only to illegal fentanyl and migrants, but there seems to be progress by the two countries.