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David Knight Legg: A strategic Canadian oil reserve could turn empty threats into real trade leverage

Financial Post · August 27, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

This week Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested putting Canadian oil and gas “on the table” as leverage in the trade fight with the United States .

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushed back immediately.

Cutting off energy exports, she argued, would harm Canadians and escalate an already damaged trade relationship.

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David Knight Legg: A strategic Canadian oil reserve could turn empty threats into real trade leverage

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