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Alberta’s finance minister just dropped a fiscal bombshell: what was forecast as a $9 billion deficit is now a $2 billion surplus, thanks to soaring oil prices and booming resource revenues. With trade tensions simmering across the border, Nixon leads a new cabinet committee focused on navigating U.S. tariff threats without overreacting. He’s pushing back against using energy as leverage—warning it could backfire and hurt Canadian jobs—instead advocating for energy as a tool to fund federal relief. The priority? Protecting Albertans, especially small businesses, while keeping the door open for smart, long-term negotiations with Washington.

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