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Her government also announced a new policy to prioritize Canadian companies for government contracts worth approximately $350 million.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T12:45:53.053Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-05T03:16:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T13:00:23.543Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Quotes affected parties, separates fact from comment, and states what happens next.","hype":"Headline is a direct quote, but the article does not fully support the claim of 'vindication'."}},"tags":["#AlbertaPolitics","#USTariffs","#TradePolicy","#GovernmentContracts","#MidtermElections"],"entities":["Danielle Smith","Naheed Nenshi","Dale Nally","Alberta","United States","Congress"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the US midterm election results, which led to Democrats controlling both houses of Congress, vindicate her government's stance on tariffs.","Alberta's government announced a new policy to prioritize Albertan and Canadian companies for small government contracts, estimated at $350 million.","Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi criticized the new procurement policy, stating it is two years too late and that wealth and jobs could have been created sooner.","Smith also suggested the midterm results offer an opportunity to improve Canada-US relations and pointed to her government's efforts to build cross-aisle relationships."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated that the results of the US midterm elections, which saw Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress, vindicate her government's approach to tariffs. Smith told the legislature that her province has always objected to tariffs, believing they are harmful to both Alberta and the US. She expressed hope that the election outcome would present an opportunity to improve relations between Canada and the United States."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Earlier on the same day as Smith's statement, Alberta's government announced a new policy aimed at prioritizing Albertan and Canadian companies for small government contracts. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally stated that this policy applies to approximately $350 million in government spending, representing about five per cent of procurement contracts. Nally added that 95 per cent of government contracts already go to Canadian companies and that the new measures are intended to help businesses impacted by current tariffs."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi criticized the government's new procurement policy, calling it two years too late. Nenshi argued that significant wealth and jobs could have been generated in Alberta if the policy had been implemented earlier, suggesting it should have been done when Donald Trump was re-elected. Nenshi also commented on the US midterm results, suggesting voters are tired of 'culture war' politics, and pointed to a government bill requiring neutrality policies at post-secondary institutions as an example of such politics."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on policy timing"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated that the US midterm election results are a vindication of her approach to tariffs. Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi stated that the government's new policy to prioritize Canadian companies for government contracts is two years too late. Nenshi suggested that wealth and jobs could have been created if the policy had been enacted sooner."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports below mention the specific US midterm election results beyond Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress. 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