Alberta government to press ahead with response to U.S. tariffs, says Premier Danielle Smith

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The Alberta government will move forward with its tariff response, Premier Danielle Smith announced late Friday, at the end of a tumultuous week in which the United States introduced steep tariffs then pulled back on them two days later.

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"The Government of Alberta will therefore be moving forward with our tariff response until these questions have been adequately dealt with."

On Wednesday, Alberta announced it would stop buying American alcohol and halt contracting with U.S. companies in response to sweeping tariffs imposed the day before. The measures also included a halt on purchasing VLT machines from the U.S., an expense that amounts to about $100 million annually, Smith said Friday.

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"The repeated pausing and unpausing of U.S. tariffs is causing great investment uncertainty and market volatility right across North America, and continues to confuse Canadians and Americans alike," Smith said in the statement.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-1.7477548

DISCLAIMER: I am not posting this in support of Smith, I am simply posting it for information only

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1. What's a VLT machine?

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2. It's a type of slot machine, it's found in a lot of bars here

VLT stands for Video Lottery Terminal.

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3. THX. Oh, your probably better off without them.

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4. I totally agree...

I am not a fan of them.

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5. I actually had two positive experiences. First was on the hydroplane, going from Bar Harbor to N.S.

Fog all around, so nothing to see. The boat had a couple of .25 slot machines. So out of boredom, Three or four bucks became around $40.

Second, London. Last night in the city. Joyce was tired and went to bed. It was around 9:00. I decided to walk around the neighborhood a bit. I stop in a pub with about Lb100. So I would need a few Lbs for breakfast and then on the train. So, "What da hell..." Lb50 ithe slot machine and not waste time at an exchange kiosk.

About (-) 5lbs later, I hit for around Lbs120 or so. And I have more time on my hands so now to the casino for an hour or so.

It was my Lucky night. I walked back to the hotel with Lbs 3,800 from playing roulette.

That was 12 years ago. I haven't patronized a casino or slot machine since.

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6. Wow, that was good luck indeed!

I remember well that the odds are with the house not me so I have gambled very sparingly and not at all for a very long time.