Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Canada will apologize to the United States as part of efforts to secure a trade deal. Asked about Trump’s comment, Carney said Canada stands ready to negotiate in good faith for an agreement that respects the sovereignty of both countries. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions and negotiations between Washington and Ottawa over trade and bilateral relations.
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00:00Trump said yesterday he thinks Canada will apologize in the next three to four weeks and say
00:05we're going to get rid of all the tariffs. Mr. Navarro today told Canadians lobbying in Washington
00:10to get the hell out of the country. What do you say in response to this?
00:17I take note of both comments. How's that? No response to either. Today we are gathered on
00:25the shores of the Pacific, shores where indigenous peoples, including the Musqueam, the Squamish,
00:32the Tsleil-Waututh nations have lived since time immemorial. They were the first of these
00:38waters. They have cared for them for thousands of years. Water is where life begins for each of us
00:46and for our planet. And many indigenous teachings begin with this truth. The ocean is our first water.
00:55Life on this planet began in the ocean. Today the ocean is a life force that produces half of the
01:03oxygen we breathe. It feeds billions of people. It helps to steady our climate. And these waters
01:11connect us to the world. Our food, our trade, our transportation, our way of life all depend on the
01:17ocean. Canada is an ocean nation. With the longest coastline on earth touching three oceans long
01:25enough to circle the equator six times. That's an enormous strength. One we've drawn upon
01:33from our first fisheries to new trade corridors that are poised to transform our economy.
01:39But when something comes first, we should treat it accordingly. So first and foremost, we must protect
01:47our oceans. Long before Canada hadn't had an oceans policy, indigenous peoples protected these waters.
01:56Governments are now beginning to catch up. The government of Canada has taken major actions to
02:03restore our waterways and marine ecosystems. Over 25 million square meters of aquatic habitat, the equivalent of
02:1120,000 Olympic swimming pools have been restored. We've removed over 2,500 tons of ghost gear,
02:19deadly marine pollution that harms turtles, fish and other marine life.
02:24We've recovered more than 1,600 wrecked, hazardous and abandoned vessels from the water.
02:33And now we're going further. In March, Canada's government launched a force of nature. A 3.8 billion
02:41dollar strategy to protect and restore critical habitats. To harmonize our growth strategies with
02:48our conservation. And to mobilize new capital for nature. At the core is our plan to protect 30% of
02:59our
02:59lands and 30% of our waters by the end of this decade. A decade ago, Canada protected barely 1
03:09% of our waters.
03:10In the intervening years, there's been steady progress. In the past six months, we've added two more
03:19percent in marine protected areas, with two new ones in the Arctic.
03:28The marine conservation area on BC's central coast. Today, in total, with those extra
03:39areas, we're protecting more than 17% of our oceans. That's over a million square kilometers.
03:47That's more than 50 times the size of our Lake Ontario. Indigenous partners are helping shape these
03:56decisions. Indigenous knowledge, as we know, has stewarded these waters for thousands of years.
04:03And that knowledge will help us to ensure that they remain safe, sustainable and healthy for future
04:10generations and for all the life that lives in them. To that end, we can announce today we will expand
04:18the reconciliation framework agreement in the Northern Shelf Bioregion. That's the region that
04:24stretches from the top of Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border. This new $185 million investment
04:32will support a five-year agreement with the province of British Columbia
04:36Australia and 18 First Nations to strengthen collaborative governance, conservation and emergency preparedness.
04:46And where the Fraser River meets the Salish Sea, we're investing in Indigenous-led stewardship
04:52and the restoration of the lower Fraser River estuary. More broadly, we will continue to identify
05:02additional marine protected areas over the coming three years to conserve that additional 13% of Canada's marine
05:11heritage to which we committed. Ocean conservation must go hand in hand with our ambitious agenda to
05:22build Canada strong. Canadians know that we need to diversify our trade with reliable partners.
05:31But we can't trade more without greater port capacity. And that's why the Government of Canada is investing $10 billion
05:41to help transform the Port of Vancouver and the Roberts Bank Terminal 2. And why we're currently determining
05:49whether this project will be in the national interest. It's also why we're expanding the Port of Prince
05:56Rupert and the Port of Stewart. And it's why we're replacing the George Massey Tunnel, cutting travel times for
06:03commuters and speeding up our exports. Collectively, these measures will unlock over $100 billion in new
06:13trade capacity. They will support hundreds, hundreds of thousands of new jobs in BC and across Canada.
06:22But they will also mean more ships on the water and more pressure on the habitats that we are all
06:30working
06:30to protect. And that means we must further strengthen our conservation efforts through fast, effective response
06:40plans. And by changing how we build, how we travel and how we operate on the water to minimize impact.
06:48To these ends, my colleagues and I are proud to announce a historic investment of $1.2 billion to keep
06:57our waters safe, to protect marine life and to strengthen frontline conservation enforcement.
07:03You know, Canada is already a leader in ocean conservation. So we're starting from a position of strength.
07:15For the past decade, Canada's robust oceans protection plan has made considerable progress.
07:22But those growing trade volumes that I just referred to and intensifying climate change means we must now
07:29redouble our efforts. So we're expanding the Coast Guard's capacity to monitor marine traffic.
07:40We're upgrading search and rescue stations. And we're extending the very high frequency radio and radar network.
07:47We're improving seabed mapping, fisheries conservation and protection through new digital and autonomous tools.
07:55And we're developing a new national near shore ocean forecasting system to better predict weather and currents,
08:05both to prevent marine incidents and to respond more rapidly when those incidents occur.
08:15Now, as you know, we're in the final stages of deciding whether one of Canada's biggest infrastructure projects,
08:23a proposed new bitumen pipeline to the west coast, could be a project of national interest.
08:29This project would diversify our economy, create almost 150,000 new jobs right across Canada,
08:36and make us much less dependent on the United States.
08:41But we know it's not just what we build, it's how we build.
08:47And this government is taking a protect-while-we-build approach to new investments.
08:56We've made it clear that the pipeline should avoid highly sensitive areas.
09:01The proposed route would follow a similar southern corridor to the existing Trans Mountain pipeline.
09:07And the north coast oil tanker ban would remain, will remain, in fact.
09:19But between our increased trade requirements,
09:25more ships will enter the port of Vancouver.
09:28So we must scale up our systems to protect marine life in the event that something goes wrong.
09:35We're investing in a national marine mammal oil spill response plan,
09:39and working with local partners to respond more quickly and effectively right across Canada.
09:45And every project we advance must fully assess its potential impact on the environment,
09:51and have a plan to mitigate it.
09:53For example, the extensive conditions for any Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion will include
10:01detailed measures to protect the habitats of killer whales.
10:06We are establishing noise thresholds and implementing marine protection procedures.
10:13To put it simply, if a killer whale gets too close to the site, work must stop.
10:21These measures, and others like them, are the product of years of detailed analysis and consultation.
10:30They'll add significantly to the cost of the project, but it will be worth it to protect our first waters.
10:39We can get to it. We can create jobs and diversify our economy.
10:45And we can do it in all safety, in all ways responsible,
10:51while protecting our oceans and the marine life that depends.
10:56After all, one of the great advantages of sovereignty is to be able to choose our way of living.
11:06And the Canadians and Canadians choose to live in the respect of the environment,
11:13to preserve our exceptional natural natural,
11:16to favorise a growth that will benefit from everyone in the world,
11:22to live in an inclusive way with the indigenous peoples,
11:27and to take care of each other.
11:32I want to come back to whales.
11:35As you know, whales in Canada's coastal waters live by sound.
11:39It's how they find food.
11:42Their family.
11:43It's how they traverse these great seas.
11:46And that means that a loud ship can be disorienting, deafening and dangerous.
11:51So we're investing an additional $100 million to build a national long-term capacity
11:57to monitor, assess and mitigate underwater noise across Canada's oceans.
12:07That means we'll work with companies and individual owner operators to reduce noise with proven technologies,
12:14such as low noise propellers, electric and hybrid motors,
12:18and hull improvements to make vessels more hydrodynamic.
12:22In the Arctic, we will monitor underwater noise and marine mammals,
12:27understand baseline noise levels,
12:29assess the impact of increasing ship traffic and address mitigation issues.
12:36And that commitment, I just referenced that $100 million,
12:39that builds on the $258 million we announced earlier this year
12:44to protect southern resident killer whales,
12:47North Atlantic right whales, and St. Lawrence estuary belugas.
12:53And it builds on the vital work in the Salish Sea
12:56to protect whales by reducing underwater noise,
12:59improving real-time whale detection, and responding faster to marine mammal incidents.
13:07Our ocean protection approach has to be comprehensive.
13:11And that means replenishing the food source on which whales depend.
13:16So our Pacific salmon strategy, a $412 million plan to protect the lifeblood of the west coast ecosystem.
13:26And I want to pay tribute to my colleagues who helped design and make that a reality.
13:33To restore habitats, rebuild wild salmon stocks,
13:37and transform fisheries in partnership with indigenous peoples and coastal communities.
13:45Let me be clear about what all this will mean for the unique ocean ecosystem around Vancouver.
13:53We're setting a goal, a clear objective, to keep ocean noise here at 2023 levels,
14:01even as vessel traffic increases.
14:04We'll do that through the combination of rigorous conditions around construction
14:09and investments in noise reduction.
14:13For the whales we're protecting, we will plan according to their patterns, not ours.
14:20And to maximize the effectiveness of these initiatives,
14:24we'll need more effective monitoring and better enforcement.
14:29And that's why we're also investing more than $90 million to increase frontline capacity
14:35and modernize fisheries enforcement.
14:37We'll equip fisheries officers with digital surveillance tools, including drones.
14:43And we'll invest in recruitment, training, and retention of skilled officers.
14:47We'll have more eyes on the water above and below the surface.
14:53The investments announced today will improve the protection of our oceans.
15:00But we know that we cannot protect what we cannot see,
15:06and we cannot manage what we do not understand.
15:12The fact is that the Arctic will heat up four times faster than the world's average.
15:20We don't always have a complete portrait of the situation, but we need to act now.
15:27That's why last week I joined the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,
15:40to launch the International Ocean Eye for the World Observation System.
15:48Grâce to our investment of 82 million dollars, we will install some observational devices in the Arctic.
16:01They will transmit data in real time throughout the year,
16:05the planners on the moon,
16:09the carriers that will monitor the ocean currents that influence the meteor,
16:20the ice movements and fishing along our Atlantic coast.
16:28Grâce au système mondial d'observation des océans,
16:31nous allons partager ces données avec un réseau de pays aux quatre coins du monde.
16:37Et la semaine dernière, dans le cadre de notre partenariat avec l'Union européenne,
16:42nous avons réuni 29 autres pays et mobilisé 340 millions de dollars pour ce travail essentiel.
16:54The action we're taking today will advance Canada's position as a global leader in ocean protection.
17:01Getting ocean protection right is the prerequisite for sustainable growth.
17:08With today's measures, our government is now investing more than 3 billion dollars in ocean conservation.
17:15In the coming months, we'll release the other two pillars of Canada's ocean strategy.
17:21Namely, our plans to secure our waters and secondly, to build our ocean economy.
17:27And our work, all this work, will accelerate as we prepare to welcome the world for the 12th Our Ocean
17:33Conference in May.
17:34Convening governments, Indigenous leaders, scientists and coastal communities to turn ambition into concrete action for ocean protection and sustainable use.
17:48Let me end at the beginning.
17:52Let me end at our beginning.
17:54First water.
17:56The waves, the waters, a lot of waves today, light waves.
18:01The waves behind me, the waters behind me, sustain life.
18:05And they're a gateway for the exchange of trade, of people and ideas.
18:11They've shaped the Canada we know today.
18:14And how we treat them will shape our future.
18:19Canada is building big again.
18:20And we're doing so to strengthen our shared prosperity.
18:24To reinforce our sovereignty.
18:26And to carry us further than ever before.
18:31But the further we reach, the greater is our responsibility to protect what sustains us.
18:37We inherited these oceans.
18:40And it's our obligation to pass them on better than we found them.
18:45And so we will.
18:48Canada is an ocean nation that will protect our first waters.
18:54Thank you very much.
18:55Merci beaucoup.
18:56Merci Monsieur Premier Ministre.
18:58Thank you Prime Minister.
18:59We'll now turn to questions.
19:00Alors maintenant prendre les questions.
19:02Première question.
19:03First question.
19:04Georgie Smythe, CBC.
19:06Is phase two of LNG Canada going to be built with Chinese steel, like phase one?
19:12Or will it be built with Canadian steel?
19:15It's a great question for the proponents of phase two.
19:18They've taken their first investment decision.
19:22The process runs for the next five, six years.
19:26I'll leave it to them on the precise timing in early 2030s when expected to be operational.
19:33There will be full opportunities to buy Canadian steel and we'll continue to invest in the Canadian steel industry to
19:38make sure that's the case.
19:39But it'll be for them to decide.
19:41Follow up.
19:42President Trump said yesterday he thinks Canada will apologize in the next three to four weeks and say we're going
19:49to get rid of all the tariffs.
19:50Mr. Navarro today told Canadians lobbying in Washington to get the hell out of the country.
19:55What do you say in response to this?
20:00I take note of both comments.
20:02How's that?
20:04No response to either.
20:07Next question.
20:08I'll just say this on trade.
20:09It continues to be the case that Canada stands ready to negotiate in good faith what is there, which is
20:21a mutually advantageous trade arrangement that respects both our country's sovereignty.
20:28William Burr, Radio-Canada.
20:30Monsieur le Premier ministre, à combien estimez-vous les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en lien à l
20:37'augmentation de la production de gaz liquéfié naturel à Kittimat?
20:41Et comment prévoyez-vous compenser pour cette hausse?
20:45Premièrement, en ce qui concerne GNL2, c'est le projet, le plus grand projet et le plus efficace en ce
20:56qui concerne
20:57les gaz à effet de serre à travers le monde.
21:01Alors le niveau de gaz à effet de serre dans ce processus est le plus bas niveau, premier point.
21:08Deuxième point, les partenaires de ce projet vont probablement, dans la majorité des cas,
21:19vont utiliser le GNL afin de réduire ou cesser l'utilisation du charbon.
21:28Alors c'est une question de la transition énergétique.
21:33On sait, ce qu'on sait, que c'est le projet le plus efficace dans un sens environnemental des grands
21:42projets de GNL du monde.
21:45Question de suivi?
21:47On vous a vu faire une annonce importante au début de la campagne électorale au Québec,
21:51aux côtés de Christine Fréchette.
21:53Et aujourd'hui, vous avez été accompagné de David Ibi.
21:56Est-ce que vous faites de l'ingérence dans les campagnes électorales provinciales?
22:01Pas du tout. Premièrement, un point de clarification dans votre question,
22:08ce n'était pas pendant la campagne électorale au Québec.
22:11C'est avant le commencement officiel de ce processus.
22:17Et c'était le plus grand investissement dans le secteur navire du Québec dans l'histoire du Canada.
22:23OK. Alors c'est un grand projet.
22:25En ce qui concerne l'annonce aujourd'hui, l'annonce de GNL 2 a été déterminée par les cinq partenaires
22:35de GNL 2,
22:36des partenaires du secteur privé.
22:38Et le gouvernement du Canada a fait beaucoup d'efforts afin d'atteindre ce point-ci pour l'investissement privé,
22:50le deuxième plus grand dans l'histoire du Canada.
22:53OK. Alors c'est approprié pour le premier ministre du Canada d'être là.
22:57Mais point final, en même temps, on fait une annonce probablement à travers le temps.
23:07L'annonce aujourd'hui, cet après-midi, et la stratégie, la force de la nature,
23:17vont être plus important pour les générations à venir au Canada.
23:22Merci.
23:23Can we get that answer in English, please?
23:26Which part?
23:27Sorry.
23:28How do you respond to that?
23:31Oh, that.
23:32Sorry.
23:33In the elections.
23:34Yes.
23:35Well, the first is the announcement at the Davies Shipyard,
23:39which is the biggest investment in shipbuilding in Québec's history,
23:44was made prior to the start of the campaign.
23:50And it's natural that, of course, that I would be there and other officials would be there.
23:56Today's announcement was determined, the timing of it was determined by the five private sector partners for LNG2.
24:01The Canadian government made major efforts over the course of the last year to get to this point,
24:07to help them get to this decision point for what is the second largest investment in private sector, sorry, private
24:14sector investment in Canadian history.
24:16So it's an enormous investment.
24:20And the final point that I made was that I think that we're able to do multiple things at one
24:27time.
24:27We have to protect as we build.
24:30And that the ocean conservation efforts that we're taking today as part of a much bigger nature strategy
24:37and what will follow from this will be bigger determinants for future generations of this country.
24:44Next question.
24:46Mike Hager, Globe and Mail.
24:48Lots of new information has come to light since the 2024 federal government's review of what happened to Canadian diplomats
24:56in Havana.
24:56The Globe and Mail has reported that Canadian and American intelligence were collaborating during that time
25:05when Canadian and American diplomats began to experience symptoms.
25:09The U.S. just reported acquiring a directed energy weapon they're testing that could be responsible for Havana syndrome.
25:17And they've deemed their findings serious enough to brief the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
25:23Former CSIS and national security officials are calling for you to open an investigation into what happened.
25:29Will your government open some sort of independent investigation or refer this to ANSI COP for review?
25:36I expect to be briefed on the situation.
25:39There's some new information, as you say, that's come to light.
25:42And I'll take a determination after that's happened.
25:44Follow up.
25:45Question.
25:46Thanks.
25:47So do you think the government owes these diplomats to look into the new information and to Canadian diplomats around
25:54the world who could be at risk for similar exposures?
25:57Let me answer is fundamental.
26:00We owe a responsibility and we discharge a responsibility, a duty of care for Canadian diplomats who serve in the
26:08front lines on behalf of Canadians.
26:10And those front lines can – the fact of that service can change very rapidly in a variety of jurisdictions
26:19and circumstances and take those responsibilities seriously.
26:24Issues of national security and ongoing investigation, there are appropriate ways to – and times to pass that on.
26:33As I've said, I expect to be briefed – I haven't been briefed in more detail about the latest revelations
26:40and I commend you for raising them.
26:43And I expect to be briefed and take action from there.
26:46Next question.
26:47Question.
26:50Hi there.
26:51Brenna Owen with the Canadian Press.
26:53So BC's Attorney General, I'm sure you're aware, has asked the federal government to make changes to the criminal code
26:59to hold AI companies accountable
27:02following new details about the conversations between the Tumblr Ridge shooter and ChatGPT.
27:08Yeah.
27:08So is this something that you are considering?
27:11Thank you for the question.
27:13The – independent of the – independent of the BC Attorney General, our government has been looking at and consulting
27:24on issues around –
27:26a series of issues around safe social media, extending – related, but different – extending to AI, the responsibilities, the
27:35various responsibilities these providers have, and any liabilities that they may have.
27:41This will be one of the issues that will be addressed in Parliament in this session.
27:47Follow-up.
27:48Question.
27:49So, yeah, the American bans on Canadian alcohol and other imports is kicking in today.
27:54The clock is ticking down to the U.S. midterms.
27:57Are you considering applying new trade pressure at this time, or have you ruled out further escalation?
28:03I've never ruled anything out.
28:06I'll stand by my earlier comments and the position of the government, which is – look, the reality is that
28:14the cost of living is very high in the United States,
28:17and there's things that Canada can do to help lower that cost of living.
28:21The reality is there's a number of industries that are under medium-term pressure, competitive pressure, in the United States
28:28-related industries in Canada,
28:30and those industries were stronger together.
28:32The reality is the world's more dangerous and divided, and that energy security, food security, information security, financial resilience and
28:41security – all of those are fundamental issues that are best addressed
28:46through reliable partnerships.
28:48Canada is a reliable partner, and we're ready to work in any or all of those areas.
28:55Our timing isn't dictated by any specific aspect of the U.S. calendar.
29:01The resources are there.
29:03That said, we – today's events, today's announcements, I think, demonstrate something.
29:13Canada has what the world wants.
29:15There is a host of strong partners around the world who want to do more with Canada, and Canada is
29:22going to build in the right way.
29:23We're going to build in full partnership with Indigenous peoples.
29:26We're going to build sustainable – we are going to protect before we build, and we're going to build for
29:32the benefit of all Canadians.
29:33This country is getting stronger, it's getting more independent, it's getting more resilient, and we're a better partner – that's
29:41better for Canadians, all of that – and in the end, we're a better partner for whoever we do deeper
29:46trade relations with. Thank you.
29:48Next.
29:48Next.
29:51Alors, le Canada est toujours prêt d'avoir des négociations à la bonne foi avec les États-Unis. Ce qui
30:00est clair est que le coût de vie, l'abordabilité devient difficile aux États-Unis. Oui, il y a des
30:06défis ici au Canada, mais le gouvernement prend de l'action afin d'améliorer le revenu disponible.
30:19Mais aux États-Unis, il y a des défis ici au Canada. Il y a des défis pour tout le
30:24monde en ce qui concerne la sécurité de la nourriture, de l'énergie, de l'information et de la stabilité
30:32financière.
30:33Le Canada est un bon partenaire, peut-être un des meilleurs partenaires à travers le monde. Tout le monde veut,
30:40tout le monde veut faire plus avec le Canada.
30:44C'est assez évident avec les événements aujourd'hui, les annonces aujourd'hui. Mais le Canada va protéger en bâtissant.
30:55Le Canada va croître une économie, va investir dans des vrais partenaires,
31:04avec les peuples autochtones. Et point final, le Canada devient de plus en plus fort, de plus en plus résilient,
31:14de plus en plus soutenable et de plus en plus indépendant. Merci.
31:19Next question, prochaine question.
31:20Mark Fossett-Atkinson, National Observer.
31:24In the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk of Canada getting closer, having a rapprochement with Europe.
31:30How do you intend to integrate our pesticide regulatory regime, which your government has been kind of gutting, with the
31:40more stringent European measures?
31:43Well, I'll say a couple of things. One is that, and it follows from the previous question, the world wants
31:50to do more with Canada.
31:52And there's a tremendous opportunity that is being created with an alliance for the future with the European Union.
31:59That's an alliance that will make us stronger, make us more independent, and really, in our view, and I think
32:09the view of the European Union, provide an example for the world.
32:15What comes with that is high standards. Now, the specific aspects, specific pesticide standards or phytosanitary or other standards,
32:26is it depends on the nature of the partnership, and you will hear more about the nature of the partnership
32:33at our summit,
32:35and a Canada-EU summit in Montreal at the end of October. So it depends on the breadth and the
32:41depth of that.
32:42It's not clear that those specific areas would necessarily come to pass and be included given all the other opportunities
32:51that are there.
32:51Follow-up, question to you.
32:53Thank you. You've been asking Canadians essentially to make a trade-off to some degree between development,
33:02you know, Build Canada Strong, and environment. Just yesterday, the Canadian energy regulator announced that it will be approving a
33:10lower toll rate for the Trans Mountain pipeline,
33:12which over 20 years will amount to about $22.5 billion of lost revenue. Are we actually benefiting from these,
33:25essentially this business-friendly approach, or are these handouts to corporations?
33:31I agree with virtually everything you've said. What we're creating in building Canada Strong, first and foremost, is the independence,
33:45the sovereignty,
33:46that we need to live our lives as we choose. To not have another country, a trade partner, you can
33:53guess which one,
33:54that dictates what we watch on our streaming, what language we speak, what environmental rules we have in our country,
34:07what we eat, how we prepare our food, all these aspects.
34:12We're taking our future into our own hands and making ourselves stronger.
34:17Now, if you go specifically to the issue around Trans Mountain, the Trans Mountain pipeline feeds about $2 billion,
34:29more than $2 billion a year now into the federal government, which helps support.
34:36And it will continue to do that year in, year out. On top of that, that's directly from the pipeline
34:40itself.
34:40But then there's a series of other benefits in terms of higher prices for our products, more diversification that comes
34:49from that.
34:50And that provides the strength that we need, or more strength, I should say, again, to live our lives as
34:59we choose,
35:00to support our social programs, to move forward as a country.
35:03So, look, I'm not familiar with the specific, what the Canadian energy, I've got a lot of things on my
35:11mind.
35:11I didn't follow up. I'll go back and read it.
35:13I suspect it's probably something as basic as the change in the cost of capital that they have,
35:19and that flows through, and that's what happens with rate-based regulation.
35:22But that's a guess. I haven't looked at the detail.
35:25But the general point is what we're doing, and let's just go to, and I'll pan back, but to what
35:32we're talking about today,
35:34is whether it's LNG2 or the potential expansions of Roberts Bank.
35:41A Roberts Bank terminal, or a port of Vancouver, which is going to be at full capacity by the end
35:48of the decade,
35:48which is already at such tight capacity, and we're so inefficient in moving goods from this port to the rest
35:57of the country,
35:58that if you go beyond Stanley Park, there's a bunch of ships idling out there, polluting out there,
36:04because they can't just come in and drop and leave, right?
36:08So, part of the expansion of the capacity, the very expansion of the capacity itself,
36:13helps address some of these issues that we have.
36:15But then it creates the ability for us to trade more with different partners, to diversify, to reinforce our sovereignty.
36:23But the only way we're going to do that is if we make these big investments now to protect our
36:31ecosystem.
36:31And the only way we're going to build it is if we build in the right way, we build with
36:36partners,
36:37we use the knowledges here, and build in the right way so that construction literally stops
36:43when there is the beginnings of threat to the, as of today, 74 southern resident killer whales,
36:52as one very important example of that.
36:54And we do all of those things because we're Canadian, because we value, yes, the growth,
37:01but we value our natural heritage and the environment, and we believe in building and partnership.
37:09So, it is connected, not a trade-off.
37:13That's the core point.
37:16And, you know, it's a message, well, I'll leave it at that.
37:19I've probably gone on too long.
37:21You nodded very, that I should leave it at that.
37:23Yes.
37:24Sorry.
37:25We'll have time for one last question.
37:26My apologies.
37:27Hi, Prime Minister.
37:28Sarah McDonald, Global News.
37:29It was kind of along actually the same lines as that last question.
37:32On phase two, the energy announcements obviously always gone,
37:37or a lot of strong response on either end.
37:39There's protesters downstairs right now.
37:41What do you say to the environmental groups and the critics who say that your government
37:45is handing taxpayer money to foreign gas giants, and on top of that,
37:48to expand a facility that we now know burned off more methane than any other LNG export facility
37:53in the world last year?
37:55Your response.
37:56A couple of things.
37:58One, in terms of the tax regime, and one of the things we've been doing with the tax regime,
38:04is to equalize broadly the tax.
38:10This is the productivity mega deduction, if I can plug in for that, which is to equalize
38:15the incentives for investment that's going to grow the economy, irrespective of the type
38:22of investment that's going to grow the economy.
38:24Whether it's in the energy sector, it can be in tech, it can be in traditional manufacturing,
38:28precision manufacturing, agriculture, et cetera.
38:30All of that treated the same way, so that we're creating that level playing field.
38:34That's the first part of that.
38:35The second is, you know, it is a fact that this is a facility and a train, which is the
38:45lowest
38:47GHG, its top decile GHG in terms of scope one, scope two.
38:53So that's the answer to that.
38:55And look, there is transition fuels, and natural gas is one of the core transition fuels, and
39:04that's the role there.
39:05Okay, and a question on-
39:06Go ahead.
39:06And maybe the other thing I would add, which is an important thing, is to look at the entirety
39:12of what the government is doing on energy.
39:16So it was six weeks ago, two months ago maybe, that I was at the other coast announcing the
39:26largest ever investment ever in North America clean energy, 14 gigawatts in Churchill Falls,
39:34an investment made possible by the federal government and demonstrated by the fact that
39:41through the process of getting that agreement, the new agreement between Newfoundland and
39:47Labrador and the province of Quebec, an additional four gigawatts of clean energy was found,
39:52and the federal government will be an equity participant in that.
39:57That's great for Quebec.
39:58It's great for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
40:00It is a big step to our very clear goal, which is to double the grid, electricity grid,
40:08which is the biggest return to emission reduction that this country has, and a huge, huge competitive
40:14opportunity Canada has, and that's why we're pursuing it so aggressively.
40:18Last follow-up.
40:19An unrelated question on the Stelco news that we heard yesterday.
40:22Can you outline what kind of financial support the feds were willing to give to Cleveland
40:28Cliffs to avoid steel layoffs in Hamilton, and is your government considering legal action
40:32to make the company respect its agreement with the government to not have any layoffs?
40:37Yeah, I will make a couple observations.
40:40One, we were very disappointed at this decision by Stelco.
40:49My personal and our thoughts are with the workers and the families who have been betrayed by the
40:57company.
40:58Let's put it blank.
41:00There's money on the table from the federal government, number one, and the company made
41:04representations and has legal obligations for employment.
41:11We intend to use all powers that we have and pursue them to the full extent of the law.
41:18And I would just take note that this situation is caused by the U.S. tariffs, and that the
41:26ultimate owner of, and the CEO of the ultimate owner of Stelco, Cleveland Cliffs, applauded
41:33President Trump for putting those tariffs on.
41:37Thank you very much.
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