I don't know if DS is not just playing her cards like all politicians. Oil is "sacred" to the Albertan psyche so that is her (Lord have mercy on me) Trump card. She has already been down there to cut a side deal probably but that doesn't seem to have worked out from hearing DJT's latest crap statement.
We all have to remember DJT is fast and furiously playing to his baseless maga supporters. He'll say anything to get the "boys" jumping up and down waving the flag with "We don't need anyone else" catch phrases.
The $hit would hit the fan if we just said, OK, we won't sell you anything then. Now that would hurt like hell for us but it just about the only language he'll understand. Especially when the price of cars and wood and just about everything else goes up down there. They might even have a hard time producing quite a few things if we didn't sell them nickel, aluminum, wood and ,yes, oil & gas. Electricity cut be curtailed as well.
Maybe some fruits and vegetables would go down for them if we didn't but from them.
Not for $hit hitting the fan but if we could spread just a little on his face it would make for a happy day.