Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Red Deer last week wasn't specifically intended to reassure Albertans about potential trade war tactics. Canada's first ministers met a few weeks ago, directly on the heels of the announcement of the latest potential Trump tariffs. As the prime minister pointed out, "Canadians are reliable." Any Canadian retaliation is going to cause economic harm to our own economy, just as Trump's tariffs have inflicted economic pain on Americans. Thankfully, the prime minister seems to understand that.