FULL PRESS BRIEFING: Canadian PM Mark Carney Takes Questions After Trump Announces Canada Tariffs

[0:08] okay good afternoon everyone bonjour tout le monde um let me begin by thanking premier lance um [0:18] thanking the council of the federation uh for bringing us together uh for a very productive [0:24] meeting of first ministers he says he said the not katozim katozim reunion jupy mass denier [0:34] a de notre cinquième rencontre en personne alors où le monde est de plus en plus divisé et incertain [0:43] nous choisissons de nous unir nous choisissons de bâtir ensemble we're in charlottetown so i will [0:53] hearken back to confederation more than 160 years ago the charlottetown conference laid the foundation [0:59] of this country many advantages we look back though as well we recognize that that founding was [1:07] imperfect it excluded too many but it laid the stones on which we can build and in generations [1:15] since canadians have improved upon it extending the promise of this country to those that once left [1:20] out and to those whom we have welcomed to our shores and we have defended it through crises [1:27] and tests we're faced tests today as everyone knows on monday the u.s administration announced [1:35] its intention to impose the latest in a series of unilateral and unwarranted trade actions let's [1:42] be clear about how canada is responding yes we are intensifying our negotiations with the united [1:50] states in pursuit of a comprehensive agreement that addresses all tariff related sectors in all [1:58] circumstances irrespective of the outcome of those negotiations canada will do whatever it takes to [2:05] build our strength at home and to support canadian families workers our farmers our businesses we're [2:13] ready we're ready we're ready because we have been focusing on what we can control and that's building [2:22] our strength at home buying canadian backing canadian workers building canadians that's the resolve of [2:29] canadians that's the foundation on which we're building we're a reliable partner in a world that's [2:35] anything but so we're diversifying our partnerships abroad the first ministers at this table have been central [2:44] to that effort provincial premiers have led more than 50 trade missions more than 50 trade missions [2:51] since we last met in person in january and over 130 since i became prime minister our government the [3:01] federal government has signed more than 20 new economic and security partnerships because canada has [3:07] what the world wants and canada believes in the benefits of free and fair trade we're also ready [3:15] because of what we know in our bones that our unity is our greatest strength and our destiny is in our [3:21] hands c'est dans cet esprit que nous sommes réunis aujourd'hui nous prenons des mesures pour que notre [3:30] réseau énergétique soit plus abordable plus concurrentiel et plus sécuritaire nous accélérons les grands [3:38] projets qui vont transformer notre économie pendant des générations nous éliminons les obstacles [3:45] et nous allons continuer d'agir ensemble avec détermination et avec force pour protéger les travailleurs [3:59] les familles du canada et faire avancer nos entrées nationaux now we spent a fair bit of time today [4:12] in addition to talking about trade to discussing an electricity strategy par exemple l'objectif de notre [4:18] prochaine l'objectif de la stratégie nationale d'électrification est de doubler la capacité de notre [4:27] réseau et de fournir une énergie propre fiable et abordable dans toutes les régions du pays [4:34] lower energy costs greater energy security fewer emissions building a strong connected grid is how we [4:41] will achieve all of those objectives at once and there's already examples this morning our government [4:48] announced an investment in a new subsea power cables across the northumberland strait between new [4:54] brunswick and prince edward island thank premiers lance and holt for their leadership on that this is [5:00] the kind of project that's been needed for years it's the kind of project we need to build up more [5:05] and more quickly in addition today premiers holt houston and lance signed an agreement to plan and [5:10] operate their electricity systems together and the federal government will support that work increasing [5:16] reliability lowering costs increasing competitiveness for maritimers now becoming an energy superpower [5:24] delivering those benefits for canadians means more than just a connected grid it means getting big [5:29] things built in every part of the country the agreements between the federal government and the [5:35] government of british columbia agreement with the government of alberta clear the path for major [5:40] projects in both provinces projects in clean and conventional energy and transportation critical [5:45] minerals projects that by themselves just by themselves in these two agreements will catalyze well over [5:51] 200 billion dollars in direct investments in canada creating almost 200 000 new jobs right across the [5:57] country benefits shared widely benefits shared with the indigenous peoples as full partners and creating [6:05] resources for the social programs on which canadians rely this all of these examples and they're examples of a [6:11] bigger picture of cooperative federalism at work and we are just getting started [6:17] and now to rest a concurrentiel we have to ensure that the bases are solid [6:26] the canada must stimulate the investments both in the sector of the energy [6:32] public and in the conventional energy markets our carbon markets must also be built to attract [6:41] the investments to reduce the emissions emissions and maintainer the competitiveness of our industries [6:48] at the international level and our government will work with the provinces and territories to [6:54] put together a model of carbon we also are acting to take down barriers that we've built that exist [7:05] within this economy today we agreed to work towards agreement in principle to adopt model mutual recognition to [7:16] build one canadian market to let canadians work wherever their skills are needed drawing on the best [7:22] advantages of provincial legislation the committee on internal trade will begin that work this summer [7:28] we get this right a nurse licensed in ontario moves to nova scotia will be able to start caring for [7:34] patients right away manufacturer in bc will who's already approved to sell engineered wood for homes in [7:41] alberta will be able to sell it anywhere in canada instead of waiting years for that [7:45] it's workers and goods moving freely growing our prosperity final point as first ministers we share [7:57] a fundamental responsibility which is to keep canadians safe and premier ford when you hosted us last year [8:03] in muskoka we had a robust discussion a series of reforms that were needed to the criminal code [8:11] measures to improve community safety so we've strengthened the criminal code the federal level [8:17] passed six laws to combat crime give law enforcement the tools they needed they need toughen bails toughen [8:24] sentencing and today we endorsed a practical joint action plan to continue to make communities safer [8:31] building on the progress we've made over the last year to conclude we came to charlottetown as first [8:39] ministers with a shared purpose which is to build a stronger more prosperous more independent more resilient [8:47] and united canada in a moment when others would choose to divide we choose to build this is the [8:54] federation working as it should this is why canada is ready we'll continue meeting keep delivering until [9:03] the job is done to build canada strong thank you very much and i'm going to pass to the chair of the [9:08] council federation and our host uh premier lance thank you prime minister and um we are indeed at a [9:17] pitiful pivotal moment in in the history of canada and over the past three days we've had important [9:23] conversations about the future of canada more than ever we need to have a united team canada approach [9:31] canadians are looking to us for guidance they want us to look after the best interests of this country [9:39] its economy its sovereignty and without losing sight of what it means to be canadian so with that in [9:47] mind today's discussions about strengthening our economy improving affordability building a more [9:53] secure energy future supporting health care can be seen in a new and more important light everyone [10:02] around this table has the the same goal making our respective jurisdiction stronger canada is at its best [10:10] when provinces and territories and the federal government work together that's exactly what we did here [10:14] today as the chair of the council of the federation i've had the the privilege of working alongside [10:20] a strong group of of premiers who are committed to the people that they represent and i've seen how [10:27] much uh can be accomplished when we work together removing internal trade barriers has been something [10:35] talked about by politicians for years it shouldn't be more difficult to do trade between our provinces than [10:41] it is to do trade between countries so in the last 18 months we've made significant process progress [10:51] provinces and territories have introduced legislation that will make it easier to do business [10:55] across the country just last year pei passed our interprovincial trade and labor mobility act [11:02] which removed barriers to trade trading goods and services and that's based on a model of mutual [11:09] recognition and today we we had discussions about expanding that model of mutual recognition more [11:15] consistently across the country to improve on the work that we've already done this week we made [11:23] significant progress the direct to consumer mou signed this week it'll represent big changes for all [11:30] canadians and for beverage producers serving as the chair has has been an opportunity to ensure that [11:38] prince edward island's voice helped shape a national conversation every time canada's premiers gather [11:47] my job is to make sure that pei isn't just represented but it's heard energy security is one of the most [11:54] pressing issues facing not only uh our province but the uh the entire country and we had a serious [12:01] conversation about that today and i want to thank the prime minister for this morning's announcement for [12:07] funding uh the pre-development work for our new subsea cables connecting us to the mainland this was [12:12] one of my top priorities as premier so i'm very very happy to have this underway with the support of [12:18] the prime minister and the federal government i also had the pleasure of signing an mou this morning with [12:23] premiers houston and premier holt to work collaboratively on a regional approach to [12:29] electricity and i sat around the table i i believe this is this is uh perhaps unprecedented this type of [12:35] regional collaboration on uh energy issues and i look forward to to that work so that's progress that's [12:46] real action and uh i'm i'm happy about that and now just a few words about um having the privilege of of [12:52] hosting the premiers and the prime minister over uh the last few days here in charlatan hosting the uh [12:58] the council of the federation and and today's first ministers meeting it's been an opportunity to show [13:03] my colleagues uh from across the country what makes prince edward island such a special place over the [13:08] past few days you've had the chance to experience our our world-renowned hospitality and one of our [13:14] greatest strengths our food industry we had a a good taste of that last night and uh prince edward [13:21] island may be canada's smallest province but our farmers fishers our growers our food producers [13:26] chefs they're second to none and we're very proud of them the quality of work that they produce the [13:32] pride they take and their work and the care they put into every product have earned this rep [13:37] this province of reputation that reaches uh well beyond our shores so to everyone who helped share [13:43] uh the very best of prince edward island this week thank you thank you very much you represented [13:48] of province exceptionally well and uh i want to take this opportunity to to thank all of the organizers [13:56] i have staff that have been working on this for months um i know that nerves are frayed and uh we're [14:04] all tired uh we're glad to get to the end of these last few days here and uh i want to thank the police [14:11] various police services that are here and security services that have have made this manageable and and [14:17] safe and and very functional for us the delta hotel uh all of uh the staff and organizers this has been a [14:25] spectacular event i've heard that from everyone it's been enjoyable it's been productive everything we [14:30] want it to be and finally it's my pleasure to pass the chair of the council of the federation to the [14:35] premier of the northwest territories premier rj simpson i look forward to working with you where's rj which [14:41] end of the tables yeah there you are congratulations i'm happy to hand the torch to you and uh i look [14:48] forward to seeing you next year great thank you please identify yourself and who the question is for [14:59] first question kate kate mckenna cbc news this is a question for the prime minister prime minister i'm [15:05] wondering how you see uh this window of time of trade talks given the new 30-day deadline uh do you [15:11] think that this is a meaningful opportunity to approach some sort of end game with the united [15:16] states or is it just another pressure tactic from the trump administration it's both i mean that's the [15:23] direct answer uh we've seen a series of uh of trade negotiations that the u.s has uh undertaken uh and [15:33] normally there's a deadline normally there's uh uh an outsized tariff associated with that deadline [15:39] first first observation the second thing is that uh i would say that in our interactions uh this week [15:46] with uh various levels of the u.s administration mine with the president uh minister leblanc uh with his [15:52] counterpart uh madame charette uh with hers uh other officials uh that there's a level of engagement and [15:59] a breadth of engagement uh that that reflects the seriousness of uh the trade relationship um and [16:06] the breadth of the issues um so it it creates an opportunity now and i'm going to hand back to you [16:12] kate but uh i'll just say that uh uh first ministers premiers uh myself we've had a series of conversations [16:19] on on this on what it means uh what our priorities are uh where we go from here um and uh i will say [16:28] give you two observations from that one we all recognize that the most important thing we can do [16:35] is to continue to build this economy strong and unite uh this economy that that is that's job one um [16:44] that immediate benefits for canadians um and that is what we can control and the second [16:50] uh is to be united uh with respect to our traits our strategy our negotiating strategy uh and our objectives [16:58] and part of that unity is recognizing that there isn't a series of little trade issues they're [17:04] broad trade issues all of them have to be part of a comprehensive agreement thank you question question [17:09] next question eli ritter canadian press question for the prime minister um last year you made the [17:16] decision to remove many counter tariff measures um so what kinds of trade retaliation measures are you [17:22] willing to consider now if any um and is everything on the table if there's no agreement before august 19th [17:28] everything's everything's on the table if there's no agreement depending on the outcome of the [17:33] negotiations yes in france le canada va faire tout ce qui serait necessary but uh me said upon [17:46] sur le résultat de negotiation avec les etats unis question question next question marie s roos ctv news [17:53] for the prime minister you told ctv news explicitly on july 12th that the splitting of profits or net revenue with [18:00] the u.s from the gordy howe bridge would only happen after accounting for the debt of the bridge [18:06] but that's not what the text of the new deal says so was that a lie and were you downplaying your [18:12] concessions to trump thank you for the question um first let's let's be clear about what uh the deal is [18:20] and and isn't uh with uh with respect to the bridge uh and the first thing is this is a good deal this is a [18:28] good deal for canadian businesses workers it's a it's a good deal for um the future of our commerce [18:34] uh with them uh put in context there is but 300 billion dollars a year of trade on the land border [18:44] land link between michigan uh and ontario uh premier ford knows every dime of that uh of that trade he's [18:53] got attract so 300 billion a huge amount of trade so this this creates it importantly and it's an [18:59] absolute you know it's an engineering marvel and it's a testament to the workers who created it so [19:03] that's secondly the underlying agreement between canada and michigan remains in place that's the [19:11] underlying full text weighty agreement i'm i'm illustrating the you know the thickness of uh of that [19:18] agreement it's in the public domain under that agreement um there is no splitting of tolls under [19:25] that agreement which is what i was referring to perhaps imperfectly but there's no splitting of [19:30] tolls under that agreement until all of the debt is repaid debt from canada for reference and it depends on [19:38] how much traffic and you know there's various sensitivities but for reference that's about 50 years it [19:45] takes about 50 years for that to kick in in parallel with this there is an agreement in principle which [19:53] was published earlier this week between uh canada and the united states and under that agreement [20:00] there is a sharing of net revenues after operating expenses various other expenses not including debt [20:06] repayment that's i should have been clearer that's referred to in the michigan agreement with respect to [20:12] tolls but debt is under the parallel agreement uh but the sharing of proceeds with the united states [20:19] goes into economic development that would support traffic ultimately on the bridge so there's an [20:25] alignment of incentives uh the combination of that agreement and the sharing under that [20:33] it is a very marginal impact on the overall economics okay very marginal because it takes time for [20:40] traffic to ramp up there's various costs there's very sharing it gets fed back in and to put it in [20:46] order of magnitude it's less than five percent in present value of the overall cost of developing the [20:52] bridge so that's the overall what it is what it isn't and yeah could i've explained it better uh on a [20:58] sunday morning at stampede yeah with a cowboy hat on yes i could explain it better uh and uh i explained it [21:06] better uh in london ontario at gdls uh but i appreciate the opportunity and finger forward would [21:12] like to say something thank you oh in my opinion uh he did it the prime minister did an excellent job [21:18] getting this deal done getting 300 billion dollars of goods across the border to create more opportunities [21:23] more jobs michigan is ontario's number one trading partner with over 70 billion dollars a two-way trade [21:29] it's critical for the auto sector it's critical for auto part manufacturers and it's critical for all [21:34] manufacturers that this bridge gets open he did an incredible job and i thank you for that thank [21:40] you both next question prochaine question bonjour frédéric camarano de radio canada ma question est [21:46] pour la première ministre du nouveau brunswick je comprends que le constat autour de la table ce [21:50] qui sort de cette réunion c'est une volonté de faire un canada plus fort encore une fois je me [21:55] demande du point de vue néo-brunswick quoi la province la plus dépendante des échanges avec les états unis [22:01] qu'est-ce que vous attendez de vos collègues qu'est-ce que vos collègues autour de la table [22:05] peuvent faire pour justement aider les canadiens et évidemment les néo-brunswick quoi être moins [22:11] dépendants des états unis c'est quoi les prochaines actions merci pour la question frédéric je pense que [22:17] les réunions des derniers deux jours démontre exactement ça comme un pays canadienne avec toute la [22:26] diversité de ces beaux provinces quand on travaille ensemble quand on notre meilleur client on peut [22:35] faire beaucoup de choses et on a vu ça avec le modèle d'avoir l'alcool qui est disponible pour chaque [22:41] canadien qui vient de nouveau brunswick on sait qu'on fait des produits de craft beer de bière excellent [22:49] qui veut en colombie britannique puis vers ontario et on peut maintenant partager ça c'est un exemple il [22:56] y'a plusieurs connexions des fois c'est des connexions comme un pont à l'île du prince édouard ou peut-être [23:01] comme un fil subsea que nous sommes vraiment heureux d'avoir un investissement peut-être c'est [23:08] l'inter tie entre le nouveau brunswick et la nouvelle écosse les raisons pourquoi on a signé une [23:13] entente avec les trois provinces maritimes de partager collaborer connecter sur nos planifications [23:19] énergétiques et nos opérations énergétiques et des fois les connexions sont différentes c'est des [23:26] connexions familiales c'est des connexions de valeur c'est une idée de vouloir se supporter même [23:33] s'il n'y a pas un bénéfice direct pour les néo brunswickois comme un de les provinces qui était là en [23:38] 1864 un des provinces qui était un fondateur de cet pays on veut voir un colombie-britannique qui est [23:47] qui réussit et si on peut leur supporter par des discussions autour de la table un partage d'efforts [23:53] ça c'est qu'est ce qu'on va faire et on sait que nos collègues vont faire de même pour nous autres [23:59] alors on a un enjeu de de tarifs sur les bois d'oeuvre et c'est le colombie-britannique la [24:04] saskatchewan le québec le nouveau brunswick avec le gouvernement fédéral avec dominique leblanc [24:10] on partage ensemble et mes collègues qui peut-être n'ont pas ce secteur ils supportent le travail quand [24:16] même et ils nous laissent le temps pour le faire et nous autres s'il y a des discussions au sujet des [24:22] infrastructures dans l'ouest on supporte le temps comme un table de de coéquipier c'est ça nous sommes [24:30] des coéquipiers tous pour l'équipe du canada et on cherche des façons ensemble qu'on peut se battre on [24:37] peut défendre l'économie les valeurs et la société canadienne avec un menace comme président trump [24:44] d'une façon où on est plus fort on se supporte et on voit que ça fonctionne aujourd'hui il y a des [24:52] opportunités pour le canada autour du monde le nouveau brunswick comme un central un carrefour [24:58] énergétique avec notre notre projet nucléaire de nouveau nucléaire avec notre projet hydroélectrique [25:05] avec notre projet de biomasse avec notre géographie avec notre expertise puis nos connexions des vraies [25:12] connexions physiques et des connexions d'esprit et d'histoire on peut jouer un rôle pour supporter [25:18] les besoins énergétiques des canadiens et de nos voisins et plus que ça alors je pense que le temps [25:24] c'est qu'on trouve des façons pour se supporter des fois au cause qu'on a des économies qui sont [25:29] intégrées et des fois au cause du fait que nous sommes tous canadien premièrement [25:34] next question question question david aiken global news good afternoon premiers prime minister i have [25:40] a question for the prime minister you said this morning that the canadian all these governments [25:44] would do whatever it takes to defend and support our families our business etc and i'd like to hear [25:49] some after three hours of meeting some specifics counter tariffs are a possibility it's so on if [25:54] you could provide some specifics and then to let's say you get this deal cuz ma to with the [25:59] president that it states you're going to have to convince a lot of Canadian skeptical of the [26:04] trustworthiness of the president that no no this time he means it he'll keep his word this time [26:09] on cuz ma to how will you explain that the president can be trusted when he signs a document with [26:16] your name on it thank you well first in terms of doing whatever it takes there's multiple aspects [26:26] of that first and I won't repeat the whole element of but it's it's building the economy and and and [26:32] support like that's that's fundamental it's diversifying our trade relations is all that [26:36] secondly it is helping those sectors that are affected directly by the tariffs with with financial [26:45] support supporting their workers reorienting demand for some of their products where that's possible [26:54] providing some level of trade protection if necessary remissions other other aspects so there's a variety [27:01] of things and we're working through that we've been doing this and supporting tent literally tens of [27:06] thousands of jobs in the trade in the two three two sectors the the strategic sector steel aluminum [27:12] automobiles and others and we'll continue to do that as with with other sectors that are affected the [27:18] third is is responding if there is if these tariffs or other measures come into force and there's a full [27:29] range of things that we can do in that regard we don't need to respond in advance in fact I think it [27:36] would be counterproductive and at this stage to respond in advance but it's important to know what your [27:42] options are to work it through to have shared as it affects certain provinces or they have perspectives [27:49] directly and be united in that response and I would say and premiers obviously speak for themselves we [27:55] are united in direction and objective and purpose and seriousness about the response we are going to [28:03] support Canadian families workers businesses full stop now how to the second part of your question [28:12] first we have to be I have to be convinced we have to be convinced the team has to be convinced the [28:18] premiers have to be convinced that an agreement is worth the the paper it's written on and that and I think at [28:27] the core of that is that the agreement recognizes the benefits the very very many benefits the trade with [28:37] Canada brings not just to Canadians but to Americans I mean it they it's their self-interest and it but [28:44] it has to recognize it has to be aligned has to have provisions that reinforce of course but we will know when [28:52] we see it and I would say you know you know we go in from Missouri to use an American expression on this [29:01] and with wide eyes lots of options rolling up our sleeves doing the work but we're working on behalf [29:10] of Canadians and you know we'll know it when we see it and final point there are other things we could [29:19] have done in the intervening time that we didn't do agreements perhaps because of the nature of your [29:27] question. Monsieur. Next question. Prochaine question. Etienne. Oui bonjour Olivier Ferron-Boissé de TVA. Ma [29:32] question est pour vous Monsieur le Premier ministre. Sur le rapport de force qui vous attend à la table de [29:37] négociation, sans représailles, avez-vous des leviers devant le président alors que lui a ce tarif de 50 % au [29:45] dessus de la tête des Canadiens? On a plusieurs aspects de levier dans chaque négociation. Il faut avoir des options [29:54] il faut avoir des options hors de la négociation. Il faut être solide, il faut il faut être fort, il faut [30:02] avoir d'autres options et ce qui est ce qui est évident que l'administration américaine remarque que le [30:11] Canada est en train de créer des relations plus étroites avec d'autres économies, les européennes, les anglais, [30:21] les grandes économies de l'Asie, tout cela. OK, il faut il faut renforcer les options. Et la [30:30] conversation aujourd'hui, nous avons nous avons discuté avec tous les premiers ministres, les [30:37] investissements ici au Canada, à peu près 500 milliards de dollars, 500 milliards de dollars. C'est énorme. [30:47] Même aux États-Unis, ils sont des vrais projets que nous avons créés pendant les derniers 18 mois. Oui, [30:57] et nous venons de commencer. Alors ça, c'est ça, c'est un autre aspect. Troisièmement, oui, il y a des [31:08] possibilités de repriser. Ça existe. Mais il y a une autre incentive pour les Américaines parce qu'il y a des autres [31:18] possibilités de coopération avec les États-Unis qui sont premièrement dans l'intérêt des Canadiens et des [31:30] Canadiens, mais en même temps dans l'intérêt des Américaines. Et c'est un autre aspect de ma réponse à [31:38] M. Aitken parce que ça crée un alignement des intérêts. Mais tout cela, la première partie, c'est ce que nous [31:48] contrôlons. Il faut mettre en face sur cela. Deuxième partie, c'est la partie de la négociation et les [31:57] conséquences de la négociation qui ne fonctionnent pas. [32:02] Prochaine question. Next question, Mejude. [32:04] Mejude Amélie, Bloomberg News. Prime Minister, earlier this week, you said that President Trump and [32:09] yourself agreed to intensify trade talks. Did the President signal to you a willingness to drop the [32:15] latest tariffs if you reach a deal before August 19th? [32:19] Well, we are in negotiations for adjustments in all the tariffs and trade measures with the United States. So, yeah. [32:33] Next question. Prochaine question. [32:34] Patrice Bergeron, La Presse canadienne. La question est pour vous, M. Carney. Ni ce matin dans votre discours, ni tout à l'heure, [32:40] vous avez fait allusion, de quelque façon que ce soit, au financement du réseau de la santé, qui est une demande principale des provinces hier, [32:47] qui ont tous crié à l'aide. Il y a un gros problème de financement des systèmes de santé et il y a des gens qui en souffrent. [32:54] À quelle, jusqu'à quelle hauteur vous serez capable de répondre à la demande croissante en financement pour que le fédéral revienne [33:00] à respecter les proportions qu'il finançait autrefois le secteur de la santé? [33:04] Premièrement, la santé, c'est une chambre de compétence des provinces, premier point. Deuxième point, oui, nous avons un accord avec, avec des provinces qui existent. [33:14] Et le fédéral donne du financement important pour la santé. Ça, c'est clair. Nous avons décidé, et c'est dans le communiqué qui va être dévoilé immédiatement, peut-être déjà, [33:34] ou dans quelques instants, nous avons décidé de dire aux ministres des Finances et aux ministres de santé de travailler sur tout cela. [33:47] Alors, il y a du temps. C'est juillet 2026. [33:56] Il y a un changement, je sais, il y a une falaise là. Mais on a du temps, il faut faire le travail. C'est l'argent des Canadiens et des Canadiens. [34:09] C'est l'argent des gouvernements du Canada. OK? Et il faut faire le travail. Il faut chercher des occasions pour augmenter la productivité dans le secteur de la santé. [34:22] Et de prendre une décision, avec toute l'information, à cette table, aussi tôt que possible. OK? Aussitôt que possible. D'accord. [34:33] We'll have time for one last question. Ben Mathis. [34:35] I'd just like to jump in there. Je voudrais remercier le Premier ministre du Canada pour prendre l'avantage d'engager avec nous au sujet des fonds pour le système de santé dans le Canada. [34:48] Nous avons eu la chance de partager nos défis, nos opportunités pour augmenter les investissements fédérales. [34:56] Il y a des projets au Manitoba qu'on a déjà fait en collaboration vis-à-vis des investissements dans la santé mentale et puis les soins pour tout le monde dans le Manitoba. [35:07] Et puis, je pense que ce qu'on a vu aux tables aujourd'hui, c'est une collaboration. [35:13] Oui, il y a des défis, mais il y a aussi des opportunités pour augmenter le niveau de services dans le système de santé pour les Canadiens et les Canadiennes quand nous travaillons ensemble. [35:24] Alors, oui, il y a des défis économiques au même temps et puis on doit engager avec tout ça au même temps. [35:31] So, I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Prime Minister for engaging with us on health care today. [35:37] We're going to keep working at the ministerial level, at the First Minister's table as well, but this is what we have to do as Canadians today. [35:45] We have to be able to make the investments to advance health care, take care of our seniors, take care of our kids, [35:53] at the same time that we're standing up for our economy, that we're standing up for national unity. [36:00] And so, what I saw was the United Team Canada, and I'm very, very proud. [36:04] This is a country that can do great things. [36:06] We've, you know, defeated the Nazis, we've done tremendous tech innovation over the years, [36:12] and we're the first nation of hockey globally. [36:16] And so, being able to handle health care at the same time that we grow the Canadian economy is definitely something that we're going to be able to do, too. [36:24] We'll have time for one more question. [36:26] Thanks. I'd like to jump in here and just point out that we did pretty well in soccer as well this year, Wab. [36:32] And thanks to the Prime Minister for the opportunity to discuss important issues around the table. [36:38] From BC's perspective, the fiscal cliff on health care is a very serious and urgent issue. [36:43] We're looking at March 2027 around the mental health agreement. [36:46] There's the agreement around seniors care, really important funding agreements with the federal government. [36:52] The commitment of the Prime Minister to sit down with us and engage through our ministers on this is crucial. [36:59] My hope is that we can reach a solution quickly, put the health issue behind us, [37:06] have certainty for our own budgeting processes that are already getting underway across the country, [37:10] and be able to focus on what's in front of us as a United Canada around growing the economy, [37:16] to pay for those public services that British Columbians and all Canadians deserve. [37:21] Those huge generational and transformational investments in our country that British Columbia has worked with, [37:28] the federal government, and all of our provinces' work with the federal government, [37:31] the territories' work is enabling. [37:33] So let's get the health care work done so we can grow the economy and ensure we can pay for these public services that are badly needed. [37:41] We'll go to the last question. [37:44] Hi, Prime Minister Stuart Lewis from the National Post. [37:47] In the last 24 hours, Jameson Greer has come out with saying the U.S. wants to pursue interim agreements with Canada and Mexico, [37:57] and they've been pursuing negotiations separately but kind of divide and conquer tactics, shall we say. [38:05] And so I'm curious about your ongoing positivity that we'll get a comprehensive agreement, [38:11] and perhaps even a trilateral one. [38:14] Okay, there's a few aspects of that. [38:18] First, what Secretary Greer and his colleagues in the U.S. have indicated, including in the last 24 hours, [38:25] is an intention, I can't remember exactly the language he uses, [38:29] but that the foundation of what he would call USMCA remains intact. [38:35] So he has a different metaphor for it, [38:37] but effectively that the interim agreements would be consistent with the structure of USMCA, [38:43] and you'd have bilateral, that reflect the differences in our economy and the differences in some of the trade issues between us. [38:49] It's a sensible approach. [38:51] So first off, that's their approach. [38:54] Now, secondly, in terms of, and let me say that the Mexicans have phones, we have phones, we travel to Mexico, [39:06] they come here, we talk to them, you know, we're not uninformed. [39:11] We know what's going on. [39:13] And we have very good and deepening ties with Mexico, [39:18] and I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people [39:24] for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. [39:28] That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires, right? [39:33] We do the same with the Mexicans. [39:35] We do with the South Africans, the Australians, and others. [39:37] But, you know, this is our time of need, and Mexico is stepping up. [39:41] The third thing is you imputed something in what I said, [39:47] which is you said my positivity about getting comfortable. [39:50] I didn't say that. [39:51] I said that's what we want. [39:52] That's what we're working towards. [39:56] We have many strengths and assets. [39:58] We're going to negotiate hard for that. [40:00] And the reason we haven't signed a partial deal is because we're focused on those sectors. [40:08] So that's where we are. [40:11] And I guess the – let me make two final points just with respect to trade for the avoidance of doubt. [40:19] The first is that the United States is due today, tomorrow – probably tomorrow, I guess, but certainly in the next few days – to come back on their 301 trade process. [40:35] Addresses 60 countries, replaces what are called IEPA tariffs, if you followed that, the 128 tariffs. [40:41] And there's different justification, et cetera. [40:44] I'm sure you're familiar with it. [40:46] So they will make an announcement on that. [40:49] We'll see what the announcement actually is. [40:51] But that will not be – well, you can judge it at the time. [40:55] It will not be news. [40:56] We had a discussion. [40:57] It will be – look, it's news, but it's not unexpected what's happening there. [41:02] Okay? [41:03] It's part of the bigger – the bigger puzzle. [41:07] The second thing is that it is possible and entirely consistent with what Ambassador Greer said, is that there is an agreement with Canada, agreement with Mexico. [41:20] I'm not saying – I'm not giving positivity or negativity. [41:23] I'm just telling you the process that addresses some of these bigger issues. [41:28] But there is also a series of – and I don't want to downplay them – but technical issues with related or trade irritants, as the Americans would call them, with respect to KUSMA. [41:39] And that process extends towards the end of the year, which – and there are other possibilities as well. [41:48] So that gives you a better sense, maybe, of the waterfront here. [41:54] But the core here is that you have a united front of first ministers. [42:02] We're all working in the same direction for Canadians. [42:05] Yes, protecting families, workers, businesses, but also building a better future. [42:10] And what builds a better future – and we talked about this last night. [42:14] We're at Dalvé House, which was a great place to be hosted. [42:19] And every single thing in that building – every element, every stone, every beam, every brick – came from this island. [42:27] Everything we enjoyed last night – the hospitality, the music – came from this island. [42:32] It's a metaphor. [42:33] We have exactly what we need right here in Canada to build a great, strong, fun, fair country. [42:42] It goes back to the health care discussion. [42:45] And, in the meantime, a series of dangers that Madame la Première Ministre du Québec a soulevé [42:52] in terms of the main-d'oeuvre, l'immigration, and several subjects. [42:57] And we have the Prime Minister who work for the Canadians and the Canadians in a tight collaboration. [43:04] Merci beaucoup. [43:06] Thank you, Prime Minister. [43:07] Thank you, Premiers. [43:08] This puts an end to our press conference. [43:09] C'est ce qui m'a fait à notre conférence de presse. [43:10] Merci. [43:11] Merci. [43:12] Merci. [43:13] Merci. [43:14] Merci. [43:15] Merci.