We will put maximum pressure on the Americans,
I think there was reason to be optimistic,
The Canadian government has made their position, how they feel about it clear. The president has made his argument as to why he thinks Canada would be better off joining the United States for economic purposes,
There’s not a trade war,
It’s crazy. His point is crazy. That’s it,
The European Union is very, very nasty.”
Of course, these kinds of statements come as a surprise because we have long been friends and allies with the United States,
Canada’s sovereignty is not up for debate,
I’ve never heard President Trump say that Russia has a right to take all of Ukraine and do whatever they want there,
We are beholden to this unreliable neighbor to the South now, and the whims of that neighbor are making us finally ask the questions of what do we need to become?"
President Trump will again use tariffs to level the playing field for American workers and reignite America's industrial might,
I think there's a very good case to be made that across all of these tariff threats, not just with Canada, but with what we're seeing him say about the EU, about trading partners writ large as that he's in search of a reason to impose tariffs,
Trade policy is going to change, and we're going to make it fair to Americans,
I think that just sets the stage for a new era of trade policy, and one where the U.S. may not be as reliable as a trading partner as we used to be if a deal that you negotiate with the U.S. can just be potentially tossed out a few years later,
There has been this huge uptick in a national sense of pride in Canada, like: how dare our best friend do this to us?"
Should these tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several nontariff measures; measures which will demonstrate that there are no winners in a trade war,
The temperature has come down,
We leave Washington I think better equipped in making sure we can defend Canadian interests,
Peace and stability is at the top of our agenda, and I look forward to discussing how we continue to support Ukraine in the face of Russia's illegal aggression,
I don't know, should I be? I mean, they've invited us to come. We intend to go. The alternative is to not go. I think that would actually make things worse, not better."