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It took all night and some AM hours, but Donald Trump has been declared the winner.
People across the world awoke to a new reality that a twice impeached, convicted felon will soon be sworn in as President of the United States.
In Alberta’s legislature — politicians were carefully preaching cooperation.
“We’re very trade exposed to the US so we’ll do our best to tell our story. We have a lot to offer and I hope they’ll see that value,” said Nate Horner, Alberta’s Finance Minister.
Ric McIver, Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister saying, “I look at it like the family I come out of, there’s seven kids. I didn’t pick my brothers and sisters and they sure didn’t pick me. But we all had to live together and that’s how this is.”
Alberta’s senior representative to the US — a former Conservative member of parliament — plans to sell the province as a contributor to improving energy affordability down south.
“Whether it’s energy, manufacturing, agriculture, we are very very integrated and anything they do to put up barriers across the border causes harm to both countries,” explained James Rajotte, Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States of America.
Trump previously promised to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project to move more Alberta to America.
Two months ago, Premier Danielle Smith also spoke in favour of that.
But, Trump has delivered mixed messages on many things, including his economic plans.
“I know there are Albertans who are Trump supporters who think this is going to be good really good for the oil and gas sector, but Trump’s a protectionist. And he talked last night in his victory speech about American oil and American gas. He wasn’t talking about Canadian,” explained Duane Bratt, a political scientist at Mount Royal University.
Concerns about Trump bringing in new trade tariffs and deporting immigrants are amongst the concerns on the streets of Edmonton Wednesday.
“He will promote his American oils more than he wants Canadian oil,” said Shaun Lunz, Edmontonian.
Joel Abifarin, another Edmontonian says, “Honestly, I’m a bit worried about the economy and what he’s going to do.”
Carmen Chin adding, “If feel like it’s going to get worse here. Because already the homophobia and the racism here, it’s already, yeah.”
A rise in violent, hateful rhetoric spilling over the border is also a worry of this political scientist. But Duane Bratt still doubts Canadian politicians will be victorious by copying Trump’s often harsh words.
“If he wins by insulting people and demonizing people, by being racist and misogynist, does that mean that people can get away with it? Others have tried to by like Trump in the US without success,” said Bratt.
Alberta’s ministers say they don’t expect Trump’s tariffs to apply to oil but they will to agriculture. The NDP says there now needs to be a “Team Canada” approach to protect businesses here.