Bruce Heyman, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and former partner at Goldman Sachs, speaks to media at the 2025 Economic Outlook event hosted at the BMO Centre on Tuesday, Oct.. 8, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

Trump presidency would upset Alberta's steady post-pandemic economic growth: former U.S. ambassador

'The Trump potential presidency is the greatest threat to the Canada-U.S. relationship,' said Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada

by · Calgary Herald

The upcoming U.S. election has Alberta business leaders and economists anxious about the effect on the provincial economy over the next 12 months.

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A second Donald Trump presidency could throw provincial economic forecasts into tumult, as a result of sweeping tariffs and a heavy-handed immigration agenda, all of which would have effects north of the border, Calgary Economic Development (CED) said Tuesday at its annual conference assessing Calgary’s economic outlook.