The prime minister’s meeting with Alberta premier, Danielle Smith, got off to a rocky start as they posed before cameras
Tensions between Alberta and Canada’s federal government over taxation and environmental policies means there are few things prime minister Justin Trudeau can win favour for among western voters and the province’s leadership.
On Tuesday, those strains were clear as Alberta’s premier Danielle Smith and Trudeau tried and failed at the most basic of political customs: the posed handshake greeting.
