In Canada’s Fight With Trump, Danielle Smith Is Playing Good Cop NYT | Top Stories By: Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Amber Bracken 15 April 2025 at 03:03 Danielle Smith, the premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta, takes pride in her MAGA ties. As her country faces existential threats from President Trump, she thinks her party and her province stand to gain. © Amber Bracken for The New York TimesAlberta Premier Danielle Smith at a provincial government office building in Calgary, Alberta, in February.