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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to Pictures Media Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to policy and rights shows.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Policy that Human Joys. Welcome back to policy rights.

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<v Speaker 1>Here in Depictions Media Radio, I'm your host, Michael Cloggs.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna hear from Christia Friedland as she's speaking

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<v Speaker 1>about well things are happening in our industry and how

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<v Speaker 1>the federal government is going to support those things. We

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<v Speaker 1>are also here from Doug Ford on issues around Ontario,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll also hear from Antonio Guerreres as he talks

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<v Speaker 1>from Papua New Guinea. But let's start off with this though. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So warships have with reportedly about twelve hundred missiles to

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<v Speaker 1>be aimed at Venezuela, and there are also reports of

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<v Speaker 1>some lethal military actions against what is said to be

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<v Speaker 1>cart tell ships in off the coast of Venezuela. One. Okay, George, Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump has not absolutely proven that Venezuela is once

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<v Speaker 1>shipping the dangerous drugs across the Caribbean into the United

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<v Speaker 1>States and thus those also finding a way further north

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<v Speaker 1>into Canada. He has not proven that, and yet he

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<v Speaker 1>is taking lethal action against people. He is boarding ships

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<v Speaker 1>and killing people.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not the way that our world is supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to do things. That we are supposed to.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow evidence and act on that evidence in accordance with

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<v Speaker 1>would do process, not just open fire, guns blazing and.

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<v Speaker 2>Start killing people. This is the way of.

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<v Speaker 1>One man, not the way of all of Americans. And

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<v Speaker 1>I need to say this because it is time for

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<v Speaker 1>Americans to step up to the plate and start casting

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<v Speaker 1>votes to get rid of these people who.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to.

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<v Speaker 1>Go in guns blazing, open fire, kill people, mass shootings.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time for America to step up and regain

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<v Speaker 1>their country and get these people out of office. The

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<v Speaker 1>American people have seemed to forgotten something that is very important,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is the power of the vote, the election,

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<v Speaker 1>and they need to regain that power so that we

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<v Speaker 1>can stop some of what we see we're seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to things happening around in Canada. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to hear from Christia Freeland as she is

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<v Speaker 1>talking about made in Canada and made in Canada firies. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>eit a second, Let's stop for a second. At Ferries,

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<v Speaker 1>the CEO of BC Fairies has been under fire and

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<v Speaker 1>criticized for his choice of who is building the next

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<v Speaker 1>BC ferry because it is a Chinese shipbuilder. Well and

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<v Speaker 1>the CEO of VC Fairies, he also brings up brings

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<v Speaker 1>up a point with that criticism as he pushes back

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<v Speaker 1>that there are gaps in the Canadian ship building industry

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<v Speaker 1>that need to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be filled because truth be told.

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<v Speaker 1>When BC Fairies went put it out there that they

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to buy a new ferry, well needed to buy

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<v Speaker 1>a new ferry, that they needed a ferry to come

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<v Speaker 1>back into another ferry to come into service. When they

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<v Speaker 1>put it out there that no Canadian shipbuilder stepped up

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<v Speaker 1>to the plate, someone which could be simply put that,

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<v Speaker 1>oh whoa, we built this and we built that. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't build fairies, instead of asking this simple question because

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<v Speaker 1>it is technically a government contract. This is BC Ferries

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<v Speaker 1>is a transit company for British Columbia, so the money

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<v Speaker 1>would have been there. He was given a budget or

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<v Speaker 1>came up with a budget of what he could spend

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<v Speaker 1>for that ferry. Why didn't a Canadian ship builder at

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<v Speaker 1>least submit a.

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<v Speaker 2>Proposal to build a ferry. Why is it that.

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<v Speaker 1>With the we we're boasting about having domestic steel, domestic

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<v Speaker 1>aluminium to build transportation infrastructure as Christia Freeland is going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, which is wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>That is great.

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<v Speaker 1>My question is though, why is it the BC Ferries

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<v Speaker 1>didn't receive a Canadian proposal, they.

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<v Speaker 2>Might have put it to the top. Why is it that.

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<v Speaker 1>The Skytrain and the and the train commuter train trains

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<v Speaker 1>in Vancouver are built by a company outside of Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>Why can't they be built in Canada so that it

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<v Speaker 1>gives Canadian people jobs? And Christia Freeland should be answering

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<v Speaker 1>those sort of questions. Domestic steel, domestic aluminium to build

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<v Speaker 1>transportation infrastructure is how she topic this particular press briefing

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<v Speaker 1>from Hamilton, Ontario. So what happened to British Columbia and

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<v Speaker 1>building our commuter trains and ferries. They're being built right

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<v Speaker 1>here in Canada. Why are they being forgotten about?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>And we're also gonna hear, like I said, from Doug

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<v Speaker 1>Ford as he talks about things that are happening in

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<v Speaker 1>Ontario and how they're creating jobs and helping people with

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<v Speaker 1>the trades find a find jobs and training Ontario. Guerrerez,

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<v Speaker 1>as he was in Papua New Guinea, he led the

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<v Speaker 1>Charge for Climate Justice as the UN Climate Conference approaches

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<v Speaker 1>in Brazil. The world must move faster to keep the

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<v Speaker 1>one point five degree limit alive. It goes on to

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<v Speaker 1>to he's going to go on and talk about spending

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<v Speaker 1>one point three trillion dollars?

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<v Speaker 2>How do we do How do we do this? How

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<v Speaker 2>do we.

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<v Speaker 1>Make climate change a serious thing without putting a dollar

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<v Speaker 1>amount to it? How do we make it so that

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<v Speaker 1>it becomes a social thing that we're not looking for

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<v Speaker 1>some industry to sol We're not looking for a billionaire

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<v Speaker 1>to come up with an invention that will solve climate change.

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<v Speaker 1>Why can't we just make it something way more simpler

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<v Speaker 1>and take it back to the people doing what they

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<v Speaker 1>can One not buying the latest, greatest thing as soon

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<v Speaker 1>as it hits the market. Two, limiting the amount of

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<v Speaker 1>single use products they go across that come with food,

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<v Speaker 1>packaging whatever, limiting that finding ways to reuse those sort

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<v Speaker 1>of packages, boxes, whatever things come in.

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<v Speaker 2>Finding ways to make a.

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<v Speaker 1>Product lasts longer. With the changes in technology, Why can't

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<v Speaker 1>the corporations take an old allow an old phone onto

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<v Speaker 1>the new network. Why can't the internet not have to Well,

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<v Speaker 1>your browser is outdated, so you need to go buy

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<v Speaker 1>something new. Why why do all those things. Why can't

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<v Speaker 1>we just make it so that once a product works,

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<v Speaker 1>it works until it can no longer be serviced or repaired.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we can do as human beings to help

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<v Speaker 1>make climate change a real thing and limit the rise

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<v Speaker 1>in in climate to the one point five degrees that

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<v Speaker 1>mister Guerreras.

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<v Speaker 2>Is talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>So why don't we get started, And we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>hear from Christia Freeland, and we will also hear from

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Ford as they talk about things are happening in Canada,

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<v Speaker 1>and it will listen to Antonio Guerreras as he talks

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<v Speaker 1>about talks with reporters from Papua New Guinea about the

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<v Speaker 1>charge for Climate Justice.

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<v Speaker 4>Slots.

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<v Speaker 5>I will just go like this, okay.

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<v Speaker 6>So we are committed here at Arsener Middle DAFASCO to

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<v Speaker 6>the health and safety of all those who come onto site.

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<v Speaker 6>So in case in an emergency today, we're going to

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<v Speaker 6>exit through the doors here out to the east parking

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<v Speaker 6>lot to an assembly area at the back of the

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<v Speaker 6>parking lot. We do have Arsener Middle team members here.

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<v Speaker 6>Should we need to, we will guide you to that

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<v Speaker 6>assembly area now before we start the formal agenda for today,

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<v Speaker 6>I'd like to provide you a bit of background about

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<v Speaker 6>Arsener Middle to Fasco. So first, we lost the slides here, sorry,

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<v Speaker 6>so Oursler and Middle. We're part of the world's leading

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<v Speaker 6>integrated steel and mining company Arsler Middle, who has manufacturing

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<v Speaker 6>facilities in fifteen countries, over one hundred and twenty five

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<v Speaker 6>thousand employees working to supply customers in over one hundred

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<v Speaker 6>and twenty five countries. In twenty twenty four, we produced

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<v Speaker 6>a total or we totaled over fifty four million shipments

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<v Speaker 6>of steel tons fifty four million tons of steel and

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<v Speaker 6>to ensure we continue to support our customers with their

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<v Speaker 6>developing needs, we have fourteen research centers with sixteen hundred

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<v Speaker 6>and fifty full time researchers. Next slide, Please thank you.

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<v Speaker 6>In Canada, Arsler Middle has more than ten thousand employees

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<v Speaker 6>and supports another forty thousand indirect jobs. We have operations

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<v Speaker 6>in flat rolled, tubular, automotive, tailored blanks and long products steel,

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<v Speaker 6>and we also have extensive iron iron ore mines in Quebec.

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<v Speaker 6>Defasco was founded in nineteen twelve as Dominion Steel Casting's company,

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<v Speaker 6>and over the past one hundred and thirteen years, people

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<v Speaker 6>have been and continue to be a key differentiator in

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<v Speaker 6>our success. Our product is steel and people are truly

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<v Speaker 6>our strength. Health and safety is a core value here

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<v Speaker 6>for us here at Arsler middle Da Fasco. This encompasses

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<v Speaker 6>two things, both physical safety as I mentioned for everybody

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<v Speaker 6>who comes onto our site and works on our site,

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<v Speaker 6>as well as mental and physical wealth. Our senior leaders

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<v Speaker 6>do over fifteen thousand shop floor layered safety talks a year,

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<v Speaker 6>with the focus on talking to our employees on how

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<v Speaker 6>we can improve safety and then actioning from those discussions.

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<v Speaker 6>In Hamilton, we're the region's largest private employer of nearly

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<v Speaker 6>forty five hundred employees with an additional twenty thousand indirect

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<v Speaker 6>jobs that we support. We make one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 6>grades and produce four point five million tons of steel annually.

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<v Speaker 6>We have three to four billion in procurement annually with

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<v Speaker 6>more than three thousand suppliers, where the majority are located

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<v Speaker 6>here in Hamilton. Since twenty fifteen, we've invested more than

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<v Speaker 6>five billion into our facilities. That includes a new heavy

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<v Speaker 6>gauge galvanizing line, additional capabilities with aluminum silic can product

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<v Speaker 6>at our Automotive Number five galvanizing line, as well as

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<v Speaker 6>modernization of our hot mill, which continues to make it

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<v Speaker 6>besting class. In twenty twenty three, we launched our ex

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<v Speaker 6>carb Recycled and renewably produced product. This is a product

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<v Speaker 6>made with a minimum seventy percent scrap and one hundred

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<v Speaker 6>percent renewable energy and it helps provide our customers with

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<v Speaker 6>the low lower scope three carbon high And when you

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<v Speaker 6>compare to global and North American averages, I am you

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<v Speaker 6>going to let.

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<v Speaker 4>People come in?

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<v Speaker 7>Why not?

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<v Speaker 5>Nice to see it?

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<v Speaker 8>Wrap it of Disney.

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<v Speaker 3>Bring back the slides.

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<v Speaker 9>For Mecca Slides Place again, bring back the slidesh Government.

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<v Speaker 6>Sorry, you can go to the next one.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>So we've been making electric ef furness steel here for

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<v Speaker 6>almost thirty years since we started up the facility in

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<v Speaker 6>nineteen ninety six, and today forty five percent of our

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<v Speaker 6>overall shipments are actually produced with EAF steel. Okay, next slide.

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<v Speaker 6>And lastly, I just wanted to mention that our teams

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<v Speaker 6>continue to design and develop steels for our customers in

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<v Speaker 6>the automotive, construction, food packaging, culvert, energy and agricultural markets.

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<v Speaker 6>So again it's our pleasure to have you here today

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<v Speaker 6>and we wish you all the success.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you, thanks very.

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<v Speaker 9>Thanks very much, Tammy. Okay, so now we have everyone

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<v Speaker 9>in the room, I would like to start off with

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<v Speaker 9>a short video message from the right Honorable Mark Kearney,

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<v Speaker 9>Prime Minister of Canada, the Tresident Mark Kearney, Le Premiunist Canada.

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<v Speaker 2>You come up.

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<v Speaker 9>Sorry, there's a told there's a technical glitch. So now

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<v Speaker 9>we'll move on. So Minister Freeland, I'd like to introduce

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<v Speaker 9>everyone knows Minister Freeland, the Honorable christiph Freeland, Minister of

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<v Speaker 9>Transport and Internal Trade, first elected as MP in twenty thirteen,

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<v Speaker 9>has served as Canada's tenth Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of

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<v Speaker 9>Finance and and also played, in the context when we're

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<v Speaker 9>talking here, a key role in the renegotiate of NAFTA

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<v Speaker 9>back when as Minister of Foreign Affairs. So, Minister, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, Well, good morning everyone, bien venue some of it

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<v Speaker 5>the colleagues who are here. I'm sorry that we didn't

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<v Speaker 5>get to see the video of the Prime Minister because

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<v Speaker 5>he's very excited about us doing this too. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>as Pablo has just said, steel and aluminum are found

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<v Speaker 5>national to Canada, and steel and aluminum and the people

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<v Speaker 5>who produce steel and aluminum in Canada are actually personally

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<v Speaker 5>very special to me. My bonding moment was during the

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<v Speaker 5>first NAFT negotiations or renegotiation, and then when we face

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<v Speaker 5>the two three two tariffs, and that was a very

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<v Speaker 5>testing time. Things are really testing now a game. And

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<v Speaker 5>you know, we were talking with our MP's who I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to introduce in a minute beforehand, but my friend

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<v Speaker 5>and colleague Lisa Heppner said in our pre chat that

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<v Speaker 5>steel is foundational to Canada, and steel is is about

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<v Speaker 5>jobs and the people who make the steal. It's also

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<v Speaker 5>about our national economic security and our national security. Producing

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<v Speaker 5>these foundational industrial products steel and aluminum is essential to Canada.

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<v Speaker 5>And look, we're here at Dafasco, which is the largest

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<v Speaker 5>flat steel producer. So you guys don't need me to

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<v Speaker 5>tell you how challenging things are right now, but I

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<v Speaker 5>want you to know that I recognize your amazing MPs,

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<v Speaker 5>recognize your amazing mayor recognizes how great the challenge is,

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<v Speaker 5>and we are here today because I'm the Transport Minister.

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<v Speaker 5>We have another transport minister here two and we know

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<v Speaker 5>that our transport industries, rail maritime transport use a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of steel and aluminum. As a country, we need to

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<v Speaker 5>very very quickly get really really good at using the

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<v Speaker 5>steel and aluminium that we're so good at producing across

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<v Speaker 5>our entire economy today, with a focus on rail and

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<v Speaker 5>maritime transport. So that's what we're here to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to.

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<v Speaker 5>Offer a special recognition and showed out to the union

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<v Speaker 5>leaders who are here today. This is about bringing together

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<v Speaker 5>all levels of government, business and critically labor. At the

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<v Speaker 5>end of the day, Canada and our steel and aluminum

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<v Speaker 5>industries are strong because of the people who work here,

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<v Speaker 5>and so I really do want to take a minute

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<v Speaker 5>to recognize all of the great workers their union representatives,

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<v Speaker 5>and I want you to know that you are at

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<v Speaker 5>the heart of our economy and of our concern about

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<v Speaker 5>supporting the steel and aluminum sector. Juvus de Lassier de

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really thrilled by how many people are here today.

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<v Speaker 5>When we started organizing this meeting in the middle of

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<v Speaker 5>the summer, Aroun Bangorage, who is the Deputy Minister of Transport,

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<v Speaker 5>Uh that this was gonna be something that we could

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<v Speaker 5>pull together so quickly, And I was of the view

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<v Speaker 5>that we needed to try because the need is urgent.

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<v Speaker 5>We're here at ASCO, We're here at an essential Canadian

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<v Speaker 5>steel producer. You guys understand how tremendous the pressure is.

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<v Speaker 5>And we recognized that we need to act with the

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<v Speaker 5>kind of fierce urgency that you are feeling. What makes

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<v Speaker 5>me really happy is the way that Canadians, that people

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<v Speaker 5>here have felt that same urgency, and the way that

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<v Speaker 5>we have had people from across the country users of

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<v Speaker 5>steel and aluminum in rail transport, in marine transport, who

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<v Speaker 5>have recognized that now is a moment that we have

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<v Speaker 5>to change how we do things and reorient our own

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<v Speaker 5>economy to be using our own steel and aluminum. And

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<v Speaker 5>really it's that conversation that is what we are here

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<v Speaker 5>to do and here to talk about. I had a

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<v Speaker 5>conversation yesterday about this meeting with the Prime Minister, and

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<v Speaker 5>we reminded each other that one of the things that

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<v Speaker 5>he said during the election campaign that people responded to

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<v Speaker 5>with the greatest excitement and energy was when he said

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<v Speaker 5>we as Canadians can give ourselves more than any country

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<v Speaker 5>can take away from us. We need to rely on ourselves.

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<v Speaker 5>We need to build Canada. That is what we are

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<v Speaker 5>here to do. I'm now just quickly want to recognize

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<v Speaker 5>some great colleagues who are here with me, and I'd

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<v Speaker 5>like you to stand up who are here with me

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<v Speaker 5>to support this effort. I've already mentioned my friend Lisa Heffner,

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<v Speaker 5>John Paul Danco, Aslam Rana and sema A Khan. These

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<v Speaker 5>are our Hamilton and Oakville uh MPs. I want you

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<v Speaker 5>guys to know they talk to me every single day

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<v Speaker 5>about what you need and they are here to be

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<v Speaker 5>part of this work. In this conversation, I am also

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<v Speaker 5>joined by a guy who spends every single day working

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<v Speaker 5>hard for Canadian workers, and that is my colleague and friend,

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<v Speaker 5>John Zarachelli. Yeah, we have other orders of government here too,

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm going to give them a shout out in

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<v Speaker 5>a minute. But before I do that, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 5>ask John if he wants to say a few words.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you, Minister Freeland, thank you for bringing us all

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<v Speaker 10>together for this important conversation today. I want to underline

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<v Speaker 10>that Prime Minister's statement that you raise that we can

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<v Speaker 10>do more for ourselves than any foreign government can take away.

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<v Speaker 10>I think that's why today is really important, because we're

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<v Speaker 10>talking about very strategic industries that we need to grow

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<v Speaker 10>and protect, and I know we're all here to do that.

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<v Speaker 10>So I'm really happy this is this is happening today.

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<v Speaker 10>I think it's really critical. You know, unions, industry and

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<v Speaker 10>government are coming together here to help help deal with

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<v Speaker 10>this very strategic problem. So I look forward to the

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<v Speaker 10>conversation today. My one message to my my colleagues from

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<v Speaker 10>the union sector who have sometimes somehow strategically put themselves

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<v Speaker 10>at the back of the room. Aha, make your voices

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<v Speaker 10>heard today. Please, we need you, your workers need you.

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<v Speaker 10>And I just want to thank everybody for coming here today.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you to colleagues from the other provinces to those online,

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<v Speaker 10>and thank you Minister Freedom for this leadership.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and I really want to echo what John has

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<v Speaker 5>is because at the end of the day, this is

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<v Speaker 5>about Canadian jobs and Canadian workers and that's who you represent.

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<v Speaker 5>We are doing this as we learned how to do

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<v Speaker 5>during COVID, in a hybrid format. So we do have

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<v Speaker 5>the room is full and we have a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>people joining us virtually. And I do want to give

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<v Speaker 5>a shout out to our parliamentary colleague, member of the

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<v Speaker 5>Transport Committee, she Nuian, who is here, so thank you

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<v Speaker 5>very much, thanks for your hard work, and I want

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<v Speaker 5>to turn it over to my colleague, our Ontario minister,

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<v Speaker 13>Well, thank you very much, Minister Freeland. A pleasure to

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<v Speaker 13>be here for this summit today with many of many

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<v Speaker 13>distinguished individuals, and I thank you for your leadership and

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<v Speaker 13>bringing this together and bringing a very distinguished room and

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<v Speaker 13>many of those online as well to participate in this

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<v Speaker 13>very very important conversation. I want to take an opportunity

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<v Speaker 13>by first introducing one of my colleagues, a local MPP

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<v Speaker 13>for Hamilton, Monica, if you would like to stand up

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<v Speaker 13>and give everybody away. She's been a very strong advocate

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<v Speaker 13>at the provincial level, very quickly, very strong advocate of

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<v Speaker 13>Hamilton and the sector that supported steel, aluminum and many others.

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<v Speaker 13>And we've worked very very closely together in the past

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<v Speaker 13>couple of very quickly in the past couple of months

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<v Speaker 13>to to move forward on some great projects and initiatives.

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<v Speaker 13>And I also want to give a big shout out

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<v Speaker 13>to a Deputy minister, Doug Jones, who is also here

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<v Speaker 13>for leading it. Lenny for the Minister of Transportation at

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<v Speaker 13>a Department of Transportation here provincially. And I think Michael

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<v Speaker 13>Lindsay will also be joining us shortly. I don't see

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<v Speaker 13>him in the room, but I think he will be here.

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<v Speaker 13>But you know, our commitment in this conversation is real.

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<v Speaker 13>We want to be a strong partner as we move forward.

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<v Speaker 13>You know, we were elected on a you know, a

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<v Speaker 13>promise to protect Ontario from tariffs, but we also see

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<v Speaker 13>this as an opportunity here domestically to support our industries

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<v Speaker 13>in general. You know, Marra Horbath, I can't begin to

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<v Speaker 13>you know, appreciate or understand the challenges your city is under.

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<v Speaker 13>You know, Mary cares deeply about the community and her

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<v Speaker 13>city and the challenges. We've had many discussions on, for example,

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<v Speaker 13>transit projects. But I know where the Premier as well.

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<v Speaker 13>You know, we're all in this together. The message from

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<v Speaker 13>the Premiere from the day one has always been that

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<v Speaker 13>we're in this together. How do we become more resilient.

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<v Speaker 13>How do we build an economy that protects not only

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<v Speaker 13>and Canadian workers. One of the things that you know,

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<v Speaker 13>our government was able to help support was very recently

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<v Speaker 13>and I think we need to do more of is

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<v Speaker 13>thunder Bay. And I know some of the team from

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<v Speaker 13>Alstam is here today, but where we have Canadian options

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<v Speaker 13>and we can support Canadian workers, even if it does

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<v Speaker 13>cost us a little bit more, I think we need

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<v Speaker 13>to do everything we can to support those workers, to

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<v Speaker 13>support and ensure that those jobs remain in Canada, in

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<v Speaker 13>Ontario in that matter. So I think this conversation that

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<v Speaker 13>we're going to have today we'll build upon that. You know,

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<v Speaker 13>we've invested seventy billion dollars over the next ten years

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<v Speaker 13>into rail infrastructure across metrolinks. So whether that's Lerts in Hamilton,

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<v Speaker 13>whether that's going to be Lert's and subways in Toronto,

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<v Speaker 13>this is going to be a strong driver of the

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<v Speaker 13>economy and we need to continue to build that transportation infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 13>But also very recently also he put forward our two

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<v Speaker 13>hundred and fifteen million dollar shipbuilding program, which I know

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<v Speaker 13>is really really important to places like Hamilton and also

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<v Speaker 13>in Ontario, and I want to thank my colleagues, you know,

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<v Speaker 13>opportunities that exist not only in Hamilton but across Ontario.

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<v Speaker 13>So we look forward to working with Minister Freeland and

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<v Speaker 13>her team. I think you'll be hearing from the Premier

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<v Speaker 13>very very shortly, and we hope to continue to build

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<v Speaker 13>upon this momentum as we continue to protect Ontario and

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<v Speaker 13>move forward. So Minister Freeland, thank you for your leadership

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<v Speaker 13>for bringing this together, having us here being a part

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think we're all very happy about those TTC cars,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know that's an example of us working together

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<v Speaker 5>also with the City of Toronto to build and make

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<v Speaker 5>use Canadian steel and aluminum in the things that we

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<v Speaker 5>Avic I thinkan, I think we have our premier who's

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<v Speaker 5>going to be joining us virtually, so let's give him

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<v Speaker 5>Premier Ford was going to join us at nine point

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<v Speaker 5>thirty and he's a busy guy, so okay, so Pablo

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<v Speaker 5>interrupt me when he's ready, because I think I know

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<v Speaker 5>probably the I both know what a big believer he

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<v Speaker 5>is in this effort to make clear to everyone that

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<v Speaker 5>Canada is not for sale and that we are going

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<v Speaker 5>to buy Canadian and build. And I'm really glad that

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<v Speaker 5>he's going to have a chance to be part of

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<v Speaker 5>our conversation. I am really glad that Minister Elvis Lovelace

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<v Speaker 5>is with us. Thank you for coming and we would

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<v Speaker 5>love to hear from you. It is great to have Atlantic, Canada,

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<v Speaker 5>Newfoundland and Labrador here.

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<v Speaker 14>Absolutely, thank you, minister, and certainly a pleasure to be here.

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<v Speaker 14>I'm here with my deputy Minister Sean Dutton, who's a

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<v Speaker 14>We all as ministers know how important our deputies are

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<v Speaker 14>and staff for sure, and in terms of this meeting

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<v Speaker 14>Minister Freeland, we were skeptical as well. So but we're

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<v Speaker 14>here and we are it's a pleasure to be here,

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<v Speaker 14>and so we'll wait for Premier Forward, so I'll have

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<v Speaker 14>to be pretty good to outdo him, for sure. But

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<v Speaker 14>the room is filled here today and this shows the

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<v Speaker 14>importance of it. And mister Freling, you talked about the

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<v Speaker 14>urgency and the skeptical, the essential time story of this,

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<v Speaker 14>and it is essential and it is urgent as we

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<v Speaker 14>are in testing times, as you alluded to, and we

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<v Speaker 14>know there are union leaders and business leaders. The mayor's

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<v Speaker 14>pleasure to be here with you. You talked about great

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<v Speaker 14>workers and the heart of the economy, and I saw

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<v Speaker 14>on one of the slides earlier it said people are differentiator.

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<v Speaker 14>So that is the differentiator, our people, So I thought

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<v Speaker 14>that was very important to state that this morning. I'm

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<v Speaker 14>not going to say much more, but the give more

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<v Speaker 14>than can be taken away are very very powerful words,

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<v Speaker 14>and that's doable if we're partners. And now I'm here

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<v Speaker 14>as Newfoundland and labradors rep and proud to be a

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<v Speaker 14>partner in Canada, best country in the world. And at

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<v Speaker 14>that I'll end it and open it up for others

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<v Speaker 14>to have a few words.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, thank you, yeah, thank you very very much

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<v Speaker 5>for being here. We know how important marine transport is

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<v Speaker 5>for Newfoundland and Labrador and it's really really great to

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<v Speaker 5>have you here. Okay, and then we have some other

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<v Speaker 5>provinces participating virtually, so I'm gonna maybe go to West

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<v Speaker 5>of Ontario. Do we have Minister Moses from Manitoba? Is

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<v Speaker 5>he here with us on the screen? Give them a

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<v Speaker 5>chance yeah, there we go.

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<v Speaker 7>Good morning, Good morning, can you hear me?

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, we sure can.

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<v Speaker 15>Okay.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm so pleased to be joining you today from Manitoba.

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<v Speaker 7>Being in kind of in the geographical center of the country,

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<v Speaker 7>it's really important for us to continue to work towards

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<v Speaker 7>bringing the country together. Logistically. We know how essential it

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<v Speaker 7>is for you know, transportation and trucks to make it

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<v Speaker 7>from coast to coast to coast, and for us being

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<v Speaker 7>in Manitoba here, we know we play a vital role

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<v Speaker 7>in that.

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<v Speaker 13>So we're very.

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<v Speaker 7>Proud to be engaging this conversation in understanding our logistical

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<v Speaker 7>importance to growing in Canada's economy. Furthermore, we're very proud

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<v Speaker 7>to have a very good involvement with the steel industry

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<v Speaker 7>as well.

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<v Speaker 13>Here.

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<v Speaker 7>We know that's going to be a large conversation for

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<v Speaker 7>today with Gardell being produced steel being produced in Selkirk, Manitoba,

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<v Speaker 7>to recycled steel powered by clean hydro electricity, some of

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<v Speaker 7>the cleanest steel you'll find anywhere in the world, and

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<v Speaker 7>so not only support that particular business and their enterprise,

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<v Speaker 7>but all of the secondary manufacturing that spills off from

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<v Speaker 7>that is very important to Manitoba's economy. So I just

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<v Speaker 7>want to leave the words there that Manitoba continues to

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<v Speaker 7>not only find its way to have a strong role

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<v Speaker 7>in growing our national economy, but also to understand that

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<v Speaker 7>our industries have a significant role and that can continue

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<v Speaker 7>to bolster and support them means bolstering and supporting our

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<v Speaker 7>entire national economy. So thanks very much, looking forward to

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<v Speaker 7>a conversation today and looking forward to strengthening the relationship

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<v Speaker 7>between Manitoba and the rest of our great cognation. Thank

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<v Speaker 7>you very much.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, thank you very much, Jamie, and I think we

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<v Speaker 5>have the premiere of our province that we're in right now,

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<v Speaker 5>ready to address us.

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<v Speaker 15>Well, Minister Freeland, thanks so much for having us on

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<v Speaker 15>and Jamie, thank you for your talk there to Jamie's

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<v Speaker 15>a champion by the way, n M before, he's a

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<v Speaker 15>great leader, and I just want to acknowledge.

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<v Speaker 4>Our ministers as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 15>We have Minister Pacinia, Minster Labor, Minister Primei Sakaria, Minister

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<v Speaker 15>of Transportation, and they're doing an incredible job.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 15>It starts off with i'll say Minister Pachina and the

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<v Speaker 15>Minister of Labor investing over two point five billion dollars

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<v Speaker 15>in Skills Development Fund, making sure that we have our

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<v Speaker 15>future students get ready for jobs of the future. And

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<v Speaker 15>along with Proud Meat Sakari, our Minister of Transportation, has

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<v Speaker 15>focused on the infrastructure. We have over two hundred billion

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<v Speaker 15>dollars of infrastructure we're doing here in Ontario, the largest

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<v Speaker 15>transportation system in North America, building subways and building roads

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<v Speaker 15>and highways and bridges. You know, folks, we're in a

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<v Speaker 15>battle like we've never seen against President Trump. You know,

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<v Speaker 15>President Trump, in my opinion, wants to destroy our country,

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<v Speaker 15>get every manufacturer they possibly can down to the US,

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<v Speaker 15>and I'm hearing it, I'm feeling it right now. But

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<v Speaker 15>we need to stand up. We have two choices. See

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<v Speaker 15>either roll over and get run over by this guy

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<v Speaker 15>and you know that would yet, or we stand up

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<v Speaker 15>and fight like we've never fought before. I take the

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<v Speaker 15>latter approach, and I think the government plays a massive role.

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<v Speaker 15>I always say government doesn't create jobs, but they create

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<v Speaker 15>the environment and conditions for companies to come here and

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<v Speaker 15>invest and thrive and prosper and grow. And that's what

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<v Speaker 15>we're doing here in Ontario. We reduce the cost of

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<v Speaker 15>doing business for companies to come here by eleven billion

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<v Speaker 15>dollars each and every single year. We've never ever raised

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<v Speaker 15>a tax. Tax is a worse thing you could ever

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<v Speaker 15>do to people, the worst thing you could ever do

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<v Speaker 15>to businesses. You grow your revenues, you don't tax the

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<v Speaker 15>you know the pants of companies. You do a tax

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<v Speaker 15>reduction to corporations. What they do they invest it into

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<v Speaker 15>their people, into technology, into their infrastructure via buildings, buy

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<v Speaker 15>new equipment and they'll continue to grow. As talking to

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<v Speaker 15>my minister Vic Fidelli over the weekend, he said, our

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<v Speaker 15>pipeline is full of large, large companies coming to invest

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<v Speaker 15>billions of dollars. The foreign direct investment last year alone

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<v Speaker 15>in Ontario there was over four hundred and this is

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<v Speaker 15>just foreign this is not everyone that's expanding within Ontario.

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<v Speaker 15>There's over four hundred and nine companies that invested worldwide

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<v Speaker 15>in Ontario, creating roughly an investment of thirty nine zero

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<v Speaker 15>point eight seventy five billion, So let's say it was

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<v Speaker 15>forty billion dollars, creating twenty five thousand jobs. This is

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<v Speaker 15>how we create the environment. We have to send a message,

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<v Speaker 15>minister and right across the country that we aren't going

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<v Speaker 15>to be taxing people We're going to reduce taxes, put

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<v Speaker 15>money back into the people's pockets and when you do that,

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<v Speaker 15>they'll go out and spend it and stimulate. The worst

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<v Speaker 15>place you can ever give your money, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 15>is the government, all three levels, municipal, provincial and federal,

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<v Speaker 15>because I feel businesses and people know how to spend

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<v Speaker 15>their money a lot wiser than government.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what stimulates the economy.

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<v Speaker 15>We have to give people hope right now, Minister, I'm

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<v Speaker 15>telling you there's no one in the country that takes

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<v Speaker 15>more calls and I take hundreds and hundreds of calls

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<v Speaker 15>from strangers business people around the country, and people are

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<v Speaker 15>getting anxious right now. We have to get out there

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<v Speaker 15>and start announcing big infrastructure projects, no matter if it's

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<v Speaker 15>a rail and by the way, the rail the steel

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<v Speaker 15>rails should be actually produced, preferably here in Ontario or somewhere.

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<v Speaker 15>But we don't even produce our own steel rails here

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<v Speaker 15>in Ontario or Canada. That's what we need to start.

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<v Speaker 15>Focusing on the steel sector is very simple in my opinion.

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<v Speaker 15>You know, when you have steel manufacturing countries that their

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<v Speaker 15>domestic use. For example, the US, the use seventy to

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<v Speaker 15>eighty percent of their steel, and EU European Union they

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<v Speaker 15>use sixty five to seventy five percent. Well guess what

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<v Speaker 15>Canada uses. Canada uses thirty five percent of the domestic steel,

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<v Speaker 15>which is absolutely ridiculous. And I'll tell you that. One

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<v Speaker 15>of the reasons why they're doing it. It's a quota system.

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<v Speaker 15>At one time it was sixty percent quota. Anything over

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<v Speaker 15>and on top of that they'd get tariffed and then

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<v Speaker 15>thank you Prime Minister dropping the fifty percent. But it's

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<v Speaker 15>still not good enough. We need to drop those quotas

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<v Speaker 15>down to twenty five percent. It's absolutely critical so we

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<v Speaker 15>can start using domestic steel. I'm tired about hearing.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there's a big.

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<v Speaker 15>Shipbuilder on the East coast using European steel, using German steel.

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<v Speaker 15>Why That's why I ask why we're handing money over

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<v Speaker 15>to another country when we can manufacture it here. We

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<v Speaker 15>have the City of Toronto buying ferries from Romania, like

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<v Speaker 15>because it's a electric ferry, I'm sure we can come

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<v Speaker 15>up with an electric ferry as well, or out in

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<v Speaker 15>BC that they're buying ferries as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe I'm wrong, but I didn't think they were building

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<v Speaker 4>them in BC. As well.

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<v Speaker 15>So these are the things we need to start focusing on.

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<v Speaker 15>We need to start supporting Canadian manufacturing. We can get

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<v Speaker 15>it done. I encourage the federal government as we did.

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<v Speaker 15>We spend on procurement roughly about thirty billion dollars a year,

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<v Speaker 15>and then over on top of that the two hundred

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<v Speaker 15>billion dollars on infrastructure, directing any single company that wants

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<v Speaker 15>to do business with a federal, provincial, or even municipal

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<v Speaker 15>governments that they have to use Canadian products no matter what,

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<v Speaker 15>because they always come up with an excuse when it

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<v Speaker 15>goes out to companies, be it PCL or Eliston, the

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<v Speaker 15>two big ones, while we went down to the US

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<v Speaker 15>or Mexico to buy windows. And I'm tired of it.

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<v Speaker 15>We need to pull together. We have to make sure

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<v Speaker 15>we open up trade. We've signed ten deals with territories

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<v Speaker 15>and provinces around the country to make it actually free

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<v Speaker 15>trade and fair trade across our country. That will stimulate

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<v Speaker 15>our country. I'm hearing numbers anywhere from four to six

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<v Speaker 15>percent on our GDP, hundreds of billions of dollars within

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<v Speaker 15>our country.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what we need to do to stimulate the economy.

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<v Speaker 15>But I'm telling you, Minister, I'm hearing it loud and

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<v Speaker 15>clear on the street per se, if you want to

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<v Speaker 15>call it the street from businesses and when you go

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<v Speaker 15>to little mum and pop shops and you go into

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<v Speaker 15>a Tim Horton's. We got to give people hope, and

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<v Speaker 15>we need to do it quickly. I always say faster, quicker, immediate.

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<v Speaker 15>And I know one of the big challenges that we

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<v Speaker 15>face is the government. The biggest problem with the government

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<v Speaker 15>is government, the bureaucracy and red tape and regulations. I

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<v Speaker 15>spoke to a big good company. The biggest problem with

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<v Speaker 15>them compared to their US division, is the regulatory burden

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<v Speaker 15>that government puts on these companies. We need to cut

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<v Speaker 15>red tape, cut regulations, stimulate the economy and that's what

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<v Speaker 15>we're going to do here in Ontario. And we look

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<v Speaker 15>forward to partnering with everyone across the country. But again, Minister,

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<v Speaker 15>we all have to stop talking and we have to

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<v Speaker 15>start seeing action and start moving and making announcements literally

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<v Speaker 15>on a weekly basis, right across this country. And I

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<v Speaker 15>appreciate everyone's time, but we need to start moving and

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<v Speaker 15>start announcing projects. So I appreciate everyone's time. Here, can

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<v Speaker 15>I leave you with one more thing, Minister. Little things

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<v Speaker 15>make a difference on the aluminum sector. So no one

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<v Speaker 15>realizes our aluminum cans are all produced down in the US.

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<v Speaker 15>The aluminum gets shipped from Quebec to the US, and

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<v Speaker 15>I'm thinking we use billions of cans, no matter if

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<v Speaker 15>it's the beverage cans or beer cans, other types of cans.

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<v Speaker 15>We're now on shoring equipment to manufacture cans right here

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<v Speaker 15>in Ontario. Same with the tin cans. We got together

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<v Speaker 15>all the users of tin cans because the tin comes

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<v Speaker 15>from to Fasco, gets shipped to them down to the US,

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<v Speaker 15>gets converted and shipped up. So we're going to be

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<v Speaker 15>manufacturing tin cans. I encourage every single province and territory

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<v Speaker 15>do the exact same thing. Start on shoring everything we can.

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<v Speaker 15>Unleash our critical minerals. Unleash are all. We be the

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<v Speaker 15>wealthiest country in the world and it can't be taken

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<v Speaker 15>fifteen years to get a damn shovel on the ground

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<v Speaker 15>to get critical minerals out when everyone else is doing

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<v Speaker 15>it for two years. So sorry for my last little rant,

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<v Speaker 15>but I can go on for another hour. But you know,

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<v Speaker 15>we need to fix the problem ourselves and create that environment.

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<v Speaker 15>So thank you everyone. I appreciate your time of confidence

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<v Speaker 15>and everyone on the line here. But the biggest problem

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<v Speaker 15>of government. We talk too much.

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<v Speaker 16>Let's start moving, you know what, Tom, Well, thank you everyone, express.

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<v Speaker 17>Our country's profound appreciation on the Secretary General of Inalnations.

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<v Speaker 17>It's excellency Anthony go through us a profound honor and

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<v Speaker 17>privilege for Papaiginea to receive him at our most important

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<v Speaker 17>month and in our most important and milestone ear he

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<v Speaker 17>choose come to us in the midst of his business.

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<v Speaker 17>Since October tenth, nineteen seventy five, when Papa Neginey became

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<v Speaker 17>a member of the United Nations family, up till today,

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<v Speaker 17>we have never been graced by Secretary General from the

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<v Speaker 17>United Nations. He makes history as the first to arrive here,

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<v Speaker 17>and more importantly, on his own accord, he accepted our invitation.

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<v Speaker 17>Many of the world views that he's been advocating expressly

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<v Speaker 17>from the global interest perspective on leaving no one behind,

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<v Speaker 17>uplifting people out of poverty, fighting for climate change and

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<v Speaker 17>climate justice, preservation of biodiversity and forestry, sustainable use of

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<v Speaker 17>our os and resources, keeping peace at all France on

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<v Speaker 17>p ANDG contexts the maintenance of Bugnville Peace Agreement, another

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<v Speaker 17>peace program that has been run that has a strong

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<v Speaker 17>input by United Nations and the continued involvement to us

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<v Speaker 17>has been recognize and for him to come all the

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<v Speaker 17>way gives recognition to the work of United Nations in

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<v Speaker 17>the maintenance of our democracy that's for fifty years on. So, Excellency,

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<v Speaker 17>we welcome you once again to the country. The media

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<v Speaker 17>is here is a papaiguinea in Australian Neguleian pacifica media

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<v Speaker 17>they at your pleasure, please speak to.

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<v Speaker 18>Us, honorable Prime Minister, distinguished members of the media, Gulpela evening.

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<v Speaker 18>Let me begin by thank the Prime Minister Marape and

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<v Speaker 18>the government.

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<v Speaker 3>And people of.

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<v Speaker 18>Papu New Guinea for their very warm welcome. This is

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<v Speaker 18>a visit of solidarity the Prime Minister. I'm perfectly aware

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<v Speaker 18>of the enormous challenges that you face as you pursue

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<v Speaker 18>sustainable and inclusive development, but I have an enormous admiration

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<v Speaker 18>for the resilience, the courage and the determination of your people.

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<v Speaker 18>I'm honored to be the first UN Secretary General to

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<v Speaker 18>visit Papua New Guinea and to join you in celebrating

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<v Speaker 18>fifty years of Papua New Guinea independence and democracy. Over

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<v Speaker 18>the past five decades, you have taken on a profound

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<v Speaker 18>task to weave your breathtaking diversity into one people and

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<v Speaker 18>to one country that leaves no one behind. That process

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<v Speaker 18>is by no means, Zizi, but it is the spirit

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<v Speaker 18>of unity and dialogue that the world needs today. This

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<v Speaker 18>is a moment of great turbulence, from conflicts to the

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<v Speaker 18>climate emergency, to economic instability and inequality. Papuo New Guinea

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<v Speaker 18>has felt the pin at these challenges, but you also

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<v Speaker 18>provide a model for solutions. The Bougainville Peace Agreement has

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<v Speaker 18>now been in place for twenty four years. Its durability

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<v Speaker 18>is a symbol of what can be achieved through perseverance

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<v Speaker 18>and mutual respect. And United Nations has walked with you

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<v Speaker 18>on this journey from weapons disposal to the twenty nineteen referendum,

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<v Speaker 18>and you will continue to stand beside you as the

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<v Speaker 18>next phase begins. I salute the people of Buganville as

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<v Speaker 18>they prepare to cast their votes in the fifth's autonomous

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<v Speaker 18>election since the agreement, and wish them a safe and

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<v Speaker 18>rewarding folling day. And they also welcome the adoption of

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<v Speaker 18>the National Prevention Strategy on Violence. Every person deserves to

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<v Speaker 18>live without fear, regardless of their tribe or gender. This

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<v Speaker 18>strategy is an important step towards that future. For more

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<v Speaker 18>than a decade, the NPS Building Fund has supported complementary

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<v Speaker 18>efforts including conflict resolution, sustainable agriculture and access to well scare.

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<v Speaker 18>I will have the opportunity to witness this work firsthand

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<v Speaker 18>around the country, where the United Nations is honored to.

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<v Speaker 3>Support your efforts.

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<v Speaker 18>We work extensively with young people, who make up a

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<v Speaker 18>full sixty percent of Apuni Guinness population and are one

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<v Speaker 18>of the nation's greatest assets. We must ensure that they

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<v Speaker 18>have opportunities they need to strive. There is another group

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<v Speaker 18>for whom our partnership is especially relevant. Women. On this visit,

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<v Speaker 18>I look forward to meeting with female community leaders. Violence

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<v Speaker 18>against women and girls is a challenge that confronts all societies,

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<v Speaker 18>including Pepuni Guini, and I command the efforts by the

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<v Speaker 18>Parliament to address it. The contributions of women to this

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<v Speaker 18>great nation deserve our full recognition and respect. Ladies and

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<v Speaker 18>gentlemen of the media, papuor New Guinea has long led

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<v Speaker 18>the charge for climate justice. Your country does not contribute

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<v Speaker 18>to climate change. On the contrary, you absorbs you too,

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<v Speaker 18>but is in the first line of its dramatic impact.

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<v Speaker 18>You have emphasized that climate change is a driver of

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<v Speaker 18>poverty and have a strong moral voice for climate finance.

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<v Speaker 18>Your role in the Pacific Islands Forum declarations on sea

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<v Speaker 18>level rise help to shape the global debate as the

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<v Speaker 18>UN Climate Conference approaches in Brazil. The world must move

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<v Speaker 18>faster to keep to one point five degrees limit alive,

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<v Speaker 18>and this means an immediate turning point leading to a

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<v Speaker 18>dastic reduction of emissions that can no longer wait. The

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<v Speaker 18>countries of the G twenty have a particular responsibility as

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<v Speaker 18>they are responsible for eighty percent of climate pollution. Simultaneously,

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<v Speaker 18>developed countries must follow through on their commitments on climate finance,

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<v Speaker 18>with a special emphasis on doubling adaptation finance to allow

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<v Speaker 18>countries and communities to build resilience. The Loss and Damage

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<v Speaker 18>Fund must also mobilize a very meaningful volume of resources,

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<v Speaker 18>including through innovative sources of finance. I applaud the decision

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<v Speaker 18>of the Pacific Countries to launch the Pacific Resilience Facility

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<v Speaker 18>last year, and I appeal to the international community to

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<v Speaker 18>fund it so that it reaches its full potential. The

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<v Speaker 18>Cup in Brazil must also produce a credible path to

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<v Speaker 18>achieve the one point three trillions dollars objective decided in Baku.

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<v Speaker 18>Just as climate finance is essential, so is development finance.

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<v Speaker 18>I applaud Papua New Guineas drive to implement a substenable

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<v Speaker 18>development goals action that must be matched by the entire

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<v Speaker 18>global community. I ratetrade my strong appeal for the reform

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<v Speaker 18>of the international financial architecture that must reflect the world

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<v Speaker 18>of today with a much larger participation of developing countries

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<v Speaker 18>in its institutions and their decision making processes. This is

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<v Speaker 18>a basic condition for to better serve countries like yours,

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<v Speaker 18>and this includes re election on debt relief tripling, the

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<v Speaker 18>lending capacity of multi leederal development banks, and the mobilization

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<v Speaker 18>of private capital at scale to the service of developing countries.

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<v Speaker 18>Dear members of the media, once again, I congratulate papor

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<v Speaker 18>New Guinea on fifty years of independence and democracy and

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<v Speaker 18>thank you for your commitment to multilateralism. United Nations stands

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<v Speaker 18>in solidarity with you now and in the future for

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<v Speaker 18>your vision, your ambition and the lessons you teach us all.

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<v Speaker 18>Thank you to us all get.

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<v Speaker 3>Them our Secretary General, he is a profound.

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<v Speaker 17>Wisdom field man himself at a personal level, but also

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<v Speaker 17>from the organization. And we want to comment you for

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<v Speaker 17>continued advocacy on what is fair and just for all humanity.

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<v Speaker 17>All right, media, I don't think you know we have

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<v Speaker 17>left any room for questionings. Uh, but just one or

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<v Speaker 17>two for me. Direct the questions to me if you

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<v Speaker 17>if you don't mind, but uh, uh, he he's a

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<v Speaker 17>he's a good friend of the pacifica in our country.

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<v Speaker 17>And uh, please be easy on Nam the local media

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<v Speaker 17>if you have one or two uh questions for him

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<v Speaker 17>or myself?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay and.

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<v Speaker 5>One and.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay Marion good quin.

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<v Speaker 15>Alright, sec in right and your walking.

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<v Speaker 18>So uh I'm terribly sorry, butuse I'm go'na be deaf

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<v Speaker 18>and with these noise I'm not understanding you very well.

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<v Speaker 4>Can you speak slowly?

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<v Speaker 19>And the rights of asylum seekers is one of the

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<v Speaker 19>core issues champions to Barking five United Nations internationally. And

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<v Speaker 19>you're currently in a country that was used by Australia

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<v Speaker 19>to retain the violent seekers and refugees between two thousands

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<v Speaker 19>two thousand and sixteen, and Australia currently has a secret

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<v Speaker 19>deal with MG to keep a handful of the silent

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<v Speaker 19>singers here even though it won't disquo how much it's paying.

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<v Speaker 19>My question is do you think Australia is responsible for

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<v Speaker 19>all the welfare of these silent seekers.

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<v Speaker 13>Even though they're not in Australia that we're trying to.

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<v Speaker 6>Get to Australia.

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<v Speaker 4>In January, you in you Wite so many published two.

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<v Speaker 19>Decisions uh staged Australia retains responsibility?

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<v Speaker 2>Will there of those in sint off short attention in.

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<v Speaker 7>Naru and man silent?

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<v Speaker 19>So do you believe in Australia attains such responsibility for

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<v Speaker 19>the silent singers?

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<v Speaker 18>Our position about refugees is clear, it comes on from

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<v Speaker 18>international law. I was I Commissioner for Refugees during ten

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<v Speaker 18>years and my appeal to all countries is to respect

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<v Speaker 18>international refugee law, which means all borders must be open

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<v Speaker 18>for those seeking protection and nobody should be sent back

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<v Speaker 18>to where they might suffer persecution, and every country as

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<v Speaker 18>the responsibility to grant protection and assistance to the refugees.

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<v Speaker 3>That cross their borders. In search of protection.

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<v Speaker 14>On and UH.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 18>First of all, our country team is working hard. We

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<v Speaker 18>have no UH you and agenda for pap Guinea. Our

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<v Speaker 18>agendas to support the government in its strategies and policies,

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<v Speaker 18>and all our agencies are doing their best to.

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<v Speaker 3>Fully support the government.

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<v Speaker 18>But on top of that, we remain with our a

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<v Speaker 18>strong advocacy for the reform of international financial institutions. It

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<v Speaker 18>is absolutely essential that developing countries have a stronger participation

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<v Speaker 18>and debt participation being translated into more resources to the

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<v Speaker 18>developing countries that need them to overcome the enormous challenges

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<v Speaker 18>of development.

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<v Speaker 3>If you have heard me I mentioned.

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<v Speaker 18>That we need to have effective debt relief, we need

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<v Speaker 18>to multiply, as it was proposed in the meeting recently

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<v Speaker 18>took place in Sevilla, multiplied by three the volume of

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<v Speaker 18>resources multilateral development banks put at the disposal of developing countries.

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<v Speaker 18>And at the same time we need to have multilateral

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<v Speaker 18>development banks being able to leverage much more private finance

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<v Speaker 18>and private investment in support developing countries, the risking them

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<v Speaker 18>in order to make sure that they.

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<v Speaker 2>See it's worth.

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<v Speaker 18>Investing in developing countries. So on one hands with our

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<v Speaker 18>meager resources, but our total commitments.

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<v Speaker 3>We are ere to.

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<v Speaker 18>Support the government. On the other hand, we will be

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<v Speaker 18>making global advocacy for the creation of justice and less

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<v Speaker 18>inequality in international financial system, to the benefit of countries

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<v Speaker 18>like Papua New Guinea.

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<v Speaker 12>Good afternoon, everybody. I'm Grand Shock, the chairman and co

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<v Speaker 12>CEO of Their Boss. It's a privilege to welcome you

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<v Speaker 12>to our Kitchener facility today. We're especially honored to out

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<v Speaker 12>host two leaders whose commitment to Ontario's economic growth and

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<v Speaker 12>workforce development continues to make a lasting impact, Premier Forward

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<v Speaker 12>and Minister Puccini. We're also to welcome His Worship Barry Vbanovich,

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<v Speaker 12>Mayor of Kitchener, Karen Redman, Regional Chair of Waterloo, and

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<v Speaker 12>our local representatives Minister Harris MPP Dixon MPP Riddell. Thank

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<v Speaker 12>you for joining us and for your continuous support of

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<v Speaker 12>our region and its workforce. Premiere for It. Minister Puccini,

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<v Speaker 12>thank you for being here and for your government's unwavering

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<v Speaker 12>support of the Ontario manufacturing sector. The Skills Development Fund

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<v Speaker 12>is a powerful investment in our province's future, including Air Bosses.

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<v Speaker 12>We are deeply grateful for your leadership and expanding access

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<v Speaker 12>to this vital resource. At air Boss, we believe our

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<v Speaker 12>people are our greatest strength. The funding we received enabled

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<v Speaker 12>us to enhance training programs, attract and retain top talent,

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<v Speaker 12>and ensure our workforce is equipped with the skills needed

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<v Speaker 12>to thrive in a rapidly evolving industry. As an example

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<v Speaker 12>of this, our state of the art VR forklift training simulator.

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<v Speaker 12>This is not just investment in our company, It's an

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<v Speaker 12>investment in the lives and careers of hundreds of Ontarians,

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<v Speaker 12>including many New Canadians, who are proud to call this

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<v Speaker 12>facility their workspace. We are proud to be an Ontario

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<v Speaker 12>made manufacturer with a team of over three hundred and

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<v Speaker 12>fifty skilled worker right here in Kitchener, producing hundreds of

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<v Speaker 12>millions of pounds of rubber annually for critical sectors such

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<v Speaker 12>as automotive, healthcare, infrastructure, and quite importantly defense. As you

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<v Speaker 12>can see from the various products around us, our defense

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<v Speaker 12>division is truly unique as it's focused on equipment that

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<v Speaker 12>will protect our bravest men and women in uniform. Minister Puccini,

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<v Speaker 12>your support through this funding has empowered us to build

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<v Speaker 12>a stronger, more resilient workforce Thank you for recognizing the

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<v Speaker 12>value of our team and for helping us grow Ontario's

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<v Speaker 12>innovation economy. Premiere forward, your vision for a competitive, self

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<v Speaker 12>reliant Ontario inspires us. We are honored to contribute to

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<v Speaker 12>that vision and grateful for your need support. Thank you both,

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<v Speaker 12>and thank you to everyone for being here and being

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<v Speaker 12>part of this exciting journey. Well, I'll pass it over

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<v Speaker 12>to Mayor for Benovich to share a few remarks.

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<v Speaker 20>Well, thank you so much Gren and it is absolutely

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<v Speaker 20>wonderful to be here with you. I know Chris, who's

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<v Speaker 20>part of the team isn't here, but we have all

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<v Speaker 20>these incredible air Box members who are here. And your

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<v Speaker 20>your your company and your leadership has really showed your

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<v Speaker 20>commitment to your employees, to your community, uh and to

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<v Speaker 20>to your company. Premier Minister Pectini, thank you both for

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<v Speaker 20>being here today as well. You have an excellent team

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<v Speaker 20>representing the government here in Kitchener and throughout Waterloo region.

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<v Speaker 20>And I can use your words our local minister Mike Harris,

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<v Speaker 20>he's he's a champ in terms of all of his

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<v Speaker 20>support and of course pH just Dixon and MPP Brand

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<v Speaker 20>do an incredible job of representing your government here in

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<v Speaker 20>our community. Today's announcement falls a day after Labor Day,

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<v Speaker 20>which is appropriate as your government works to invest in

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<v Speaker 20>the workers of tomorrow as we protect Ontario's economy. Today

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<v Speaker 20>marks an important day for our community, the City of Kitchener,

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<v Speaker 20>in all of Waterloo Region. And I'm proud to stand

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<v Speaker 20>here today with my colleagues and Chair Redman, who's here,

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<v Speaker 20>as we celebrate a bold investment in the people, the

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<v Speaker 20>industries and the future of our community by your government.

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<v Speaker 20>Premier Forward and the Government thank you for your investment

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<v Speaker 20>of over twelve point nine million through the Skills Development

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<v Speaker 20>Fund Training Stream, a commitment that will help more than

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<v Speaker 20>fifty thousand residents in our region gain the skills they

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<v Speaker 20>need to thrive in high demand sectors like construction, manufacturing,

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<v Speaker 20>skilled trades, education and health innovation. And I know a

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<v Speaker 20>number of those companies are here in our community. Today

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<v Speaker 20>is really about more than just a funding announcement. It's

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<v Speaker 20>a declaration of confidence in our workforce and a recognition

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<v Speaker 20>of the resilience and ingenuity that define Kitchener and Waterloo Region.

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<v Speaker 20>Whether you're a student just starting out, a worker looking

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<v Speaker 20>to upscale, or an employer seeking talent. This investment opens

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<v Speaker 20>doors to opportunity and stability. We know that global economic

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<v Speaker 20>pressures such as the recent US tariffs can shake local economies,

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<v Speaker 20>but today's announcement sinds a clear message. Ontario is standing

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<v Speaker 20>strong with its workers. The province is ensuring that the

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<v Speaker 20>people of this area have the tools to adapt, grow

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<v Speaker 20>and succeed no matter what challenges come our way. Let

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<v Speaker 20>me be clear, today is not just about jobs. It's

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<v Speaker 20>about dignity, security, and the promise of a better tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 20>It's about building a Kitchener where everyone, regardless of their

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<v Speaker 20>background or circumstances, has the opportunity to contribute, to grow,

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<v Speaker 20>and to succeed. So on behalf of our community. A

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<v Speaker 20>heartfelt thank you to you, Premier and all those who

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<v Speaker 20>made this investment possible. Together we're building a stronger, more

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<v Speaker 20>competitive Ontario and Kitchener's proud to be at the heart

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<v Speaker 20>of that vision. And now I'd like to turn it

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<v Speaker 20>over to another key part of the Premier's team here

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<v Speaker 20>in the region, someone who had just introduced the PA

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<v Speaker 20>to Education.

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<v Speaker 4>And MPP Just Dixon.

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<v Speaker 21>Thank you so much, Maror Berry, and thank you to

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<v Speaker 21>everyone coming on this beautiful day, and to all of

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<v Speaker 21>our wonderful air Boss employees who are making it just

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<v Speaker 21>a absolutely beautiful show of support.

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<v Speaker 8>Right here.

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<v Speaker 21>I was thinking on my way here. I love where

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<v Speaker 21>we are right now. I love that we're outside, not

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<v Speaker 21>just because of the nice weather, because when you look

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<v Speaker 21>at the building behind me, you really can't go anywhere

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<v Speaker 21>in Kitchener or Cambridge, particularly without seeing copious evidence of

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<v Speaker 21>our trade and manufacturing history. From the nineteenth cent throughout

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<v Speaker 21>the early twentieth century, this region, more than many others,

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<v Speaker 21>frankly on Ontario was a center of excellence for manufacturing, design, trades, etc.

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<v Speaker 21>Whether it was textiles, mills, furniture, electronics, breweries. You know,

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<v Speaker 21>we had legions back then of a lot of German

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<v Speaker 21>and Scottish immigrants that brought their skills here, you know,

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<v Speaker 21>trained their descendants, trained others, and made this region what

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<v Speaker 21>it is, which is even to today. I think roughly

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<v Speaker 21>seventeen percent of our local economy is based on manufacturing,

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<v Speaker 21>which is much higher than the provincial average. So when

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<v Speaker 21>you look at this incredibly exciting announcement and what is

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<v Speaker 21>bringing to the region, I view it as carrying on

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<v Speaker 21>what is already our provincial legacy of excellence in this area,

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<v Speaker 21>which I'm proud to say I think for the most

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<v Speaker 21>part we have carried on in a largely unbroken train.

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<v Speaker 21>But with the support of Premier Ford and Minister Paccini,

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<v Speaker 21>we are doing even more now to create that excellence

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<v Speaker 21>in our history of immigration and innovation and teaching and

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<v Speaker 21>learning and expanding is only going to continue. And what

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<v Speaker 21>I think is so exciting about this, in which I

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<v Speaker 21>know that Premier Ford and and Minister Puccinia have been

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<v Speaker 21>so focused on, is how much this also supports this

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<v Speaker 21>idea of sort of patriation and repatriation of what it

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<v Speaker 21>is to be Canadian made, Canadian designed, Ontario made, Ontario designed,

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<v Speaker 21>and that includes our labor force and their excellence. So

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<v Speaker 21>I am so appreciative to the government for, like Mayor

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<v Speaker 21>Barry said, sort of our vote of confidence in this region,

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<v Speaker 21>I have absolute confidence that, after two hundred plus years

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<v Speaker 21>of doing it right and doing it better than many

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<v Speaker 21>other places, that we will continue to do that. So

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<v Speaker 21>thank you all so much for coming, and it is

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<v Speaker 21>my pleasure to induce Minister Harris.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 22>I'm going to keep it quick because it's a little

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<v Speaker 22>warm out here, and for those of us in will suits,

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<v Speaker 22>you can feel bad, but these guys have been standing

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<v Speaker 22>out here waiting for a little while. So I'm going

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<v Speaker 22>to pull a page from the boss and I'm going

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<v Speaker 22>to go a little off script here, if that's all right,

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<v Speaker 22>So listen. Thank you everybody for being here today. It

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<v Speaker 22>is absolutely incredible to have Team Kitchener, Team Waterloo Region

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<v Speaker 22>assembled here and to welcome the Premier and Minister Paccini.

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<v Speaker 22>David has been a huge, huge supporter of Waterloo Region

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<v Speaker 22>since becoming Minister of Labor, Training, Immigration and Skills Development.

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<v Speaker 22>We've brought SDF funding into the region before. I see

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<v Speaker 22>some folks from the IBW who have been recipients of it,

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<v Speaker 22>and it's great to be able to see some more

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<v Speaker 22>homegrown organizations taking advantage of this funding. As Barry said,

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<v Speaker 22>a little over twelve million dollars is going to be

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<v Speaker 22>spread across many different organizations here in the region and

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<v Speaker 22>it's just incredible to be able to use the talent,

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<v Speaker 22>the tools and everything we do here in Waterloo Region.

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<v Speaker 22>As Jess said, we do everything just a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 22>I like to think, and we're such a forward thinking region.

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<v Speaker 22>There's such a rich history of manufacturing here and it's

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<v Speaker 22>just great to be able to celebrate this investment throughout

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<v Speaker 22>the region here today, so I won't take up too

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<v Speaker 22>much more time than that. All I wanted to do

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<v Speaker 22>was just thank you Premier Ford for being here with us,

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<v Speaker 22>of course, and for Grenn for hosting us today and

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<v Speaker 22>the amazing team you have assembled here. I think three

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<v Speaker 22>hundred and fifty some odd employees calling this place home.

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<v Speaker 22>So it's just it's great to be able to be

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<v Speaker 22>here and celebrate with you all. And with that to

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<v Speaker 22>kind of make our official announcement, I'll turn it over

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<v Speaker 22>to Minister Puccini. David please, thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you, thanks very much. Good morning everyone, and thank

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<v Speaker 8>you all for being here today. Thank you Minister Harris

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<v Speaker 8>for that introduction. We've got an incredible team in this

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<v Speaker 8>region who have been such champions of workers and ensuring

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<v Speaker 8>talent pipelines. And of course Minister Harris, MPPs Dixon and

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<v Speaker 8>Riddell have been always on the horn speaking with me,

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<v Speaker 8>sharing stories because this is all about real story of workers.

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, to the Chair and the Mayor, thank

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<v Speaker 8>you for being partners with us in this and to

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<v Speaker 8>air Boss for hosting. This is my second or third

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<v Speaker 8>time here and I really appreciate the incredible job you

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<v Speaker 8>do and your commitment to training your workforce and your

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<v Speaker 8>commitment to excellence. Air Boss is a vital part of

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<v Speaker 8>our manufacturing sector. It's companies like these that help make

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<v Speaker 8>Ontario a leader, powered by a world class workforce we're

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<v Speaker 8>so proud of today, and supporting that workforce means preparing

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<v Speaker 8>them for the future, especially at a time when we're

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<v Speaker 8>facing all sorts of external threats, when one in three

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<v Speaker 8>trades people are set to retire in the next decade,

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<v Speaker 8>We've got to respond to the challenge. And I often

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<v Speaker 8>reflect back, you know, as I visit places like this,

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<v Speaker 8>at my own family story and my own grandfather who

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<v Speaker 8>immigrated here, who was a steel worker. We were down

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<v Speaker 8>with the steel workers last week in Hamilton, and this

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<v Speaker 8>premier gets and has an incredible pride in our country

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<v Speaker 8>and nationalism, and gets that to ensure that we achieve

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<v Speaker 8>that same vision that he had what drew him to

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<v Speaker 8>this country, part of a nation that built things where

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<v Speaker 8>you could stand tall in the world stage with your

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<v Speaker 8>Canadian flag and say we're a country that stands true

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<v Speaker 8>to our international commitments, a country that produces the best talent. Now,

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<v Speaker 8>I can't deal with things at the national level. But

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<v Speaker 8>what Premier Ford can do is ensure provincially we're doing

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<v Speaker 8>our part. And we've seen a nation builder in Premier

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<v Speaker 8>Forward in making sure we can once again achieve that potential,

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<v Speaker 8>that potential that my grandfather saw, and that's ensuring a

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<v Speaker 8>talent pipeline, recognizing that through the pandemic. Premier took us

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<v Speaker 8>through that or the aggressions we see south of the

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<v Speaker 8>border where every day it seems policies are changing on

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<v Speaker 8>the fly.

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<v Speaker 22>But to respond to that, you.

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<v Speaker 8>Need a nimble workforce. You need a workforce that is

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<v Speaker 8>able to meet the moment and to invest in talent

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<v Speaker 8>and in training from K to gray, lifelong learning matters.

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, I was on the radio this morning.

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<v Speaker 8>Reporters said tuck is cheap and they were responding to

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<v Speaker 8>our action on labor mobility. It's this Premier that moved

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<v Speaker 8>as of right legislation so that prioritizing Canadian workers so

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<v Speaker 8>that they can work freely around this country. It's crazy

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<v Speaker 8>to think you'd be stuck at the border, in visible

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<v Speaker 8>provincial border for months for the engineers, the architects and

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<v Speaker 8>so many that we need. And it's this Premier. That's

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<v Speaker 8>refusing to to that's acknowledging, I would say, not refusing,

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<v Speaker 8>but acknowledging that investing in our workers means having their backs,

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<v Speaker 8>means recognizing that despite our global challenges, we can and

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<v Speaker 8>must train our next generation and invest in their training.

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<v Speaker 8>And that's what our Skills Development Fund is doing. It's

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<v Speaker 8>empowering a next generation. And you know, I heard the

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<v Speaker 8>story of Dean from this this morning, and I want

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<v Speaker 8>to mention that because this is coming full circle. This

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<v Speaker 8>Premier brought back skills training in high schools. We've mandated

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<v Speaker 8>a tech class, We've brought back trades into high schools.

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<v Speaker 4>We've invested in.

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<v Speaker 8>Union training like none other in this province. And Dean,

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<v Speaker 8>who's been employed in the Niagara Region, I just reached

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<v Speaker 8>out to let Rob know that that tool and that

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<v Speaker 8>precision tooling that he did on the CNC machine, and

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<v Speaker 8>that incredible work that we've supported them in doing has

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<v Speaker 8>come full circle because now he's employed with a local employer.

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<v Speaker 8>And somewhere along the line, previous liberal governments lost sight

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<v Speaker 8>of that they wanted to train an next generation of

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<v Speaker 8>service workers, turning their backs on manufacturing workers of this province.

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<v Speaker 22>Well, that's not this Premiere.

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<v Speaker 8>We're going to make sure we train a next generation

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<v Speaker 8>of manufacturing workers like Dean who's now proudly employed, gainfully employed.

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<v Speaker 8>And that's what we're going to do here at AirBoss

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<v Speaker 8>that new VR you heard, making sure our workers are

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<v Speaker 8>well trained to thrive, not just succeed, but thrive on

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<v Speaker 8>the global stage, because as the Premier is often said,

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<v Speaker 8>it's a bet in our workers, and that's a bet

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<v Speaker 8>I'll take any day, because we have the best workforce

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<v Speaker 8>in the world and there's nobody that better recognizes that

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<v Speaker 8>than this Premier through his investment with the Skills Development Fund.

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<v Speaker 2>And now for.

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<v Speaker 8>Exciting announcement today as to what that means, twelve million,

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<v Speaker 8>fifty thousand workers, I'm pleased to introduce the Premier, Doug Ford.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 15>First of all, thank you so much, David, and it's

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<v Speaker 15>great to be here and it's wonderful being back in

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<v Speaker 15>the great city of Kitchener alongside as you just heard,

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<v Speaker 15>Minister Paccini and Minister Harris and Brian Roddell and just Dixon.

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<v Speaker 4>And Mayor the Bear or the bear or the Mayor.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it.

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<v Speaker 4>I love him.

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<v Speaker 15>I actually do, we do actually I do text them

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<v Speaker 15>at eleven o'clock and midnight telling them about someone's garbage

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<v Speaker 15>wasn't picked up, and so on and so forth. And

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<v Speaker 15>Chair Redmond, thank you so much for your leadership here

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<v Speaker 15>as well in the Waterloo region. And thank you Gren.

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<v Speaker 15>Thank you for being the commander in chief here. I

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<v Speaker 15>had an opportunity to go through the facility during the

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<v Speaker 15>election and spectacular. And we have to make sure that

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<v Speaker 15>the federal government, the provincial government, inicipal governments buy your products,

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<v Speaker 15>no matter if it's defense or medical or whatever it

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<v Speaker 15>might be. Also want to acknowledge Jack and Frank and

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<v Speaker 15>Chris and the whole team at AirBoss for hosting us today.

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<v Speaker 4>But Gren, my favorite people.

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<v Speaker 15>In the whole world are all these frontline people here

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<v Speaker 15>because without them, we wouldn't even be here. So thank you, folks.

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<v Speaker 15>This is a real serious time for our province in

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<v Speaker 15>our country. President Trump is taking direct aim at our economy,

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<v Speaker 15>targeting workers and businesses. That's why our government is doubling

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<v Speaker 15>down on our plan to protect Ontario so we can

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<v Speaker 15>stand up the President Trump's tariffs and anything else that

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<v Speaker 15>threatens our province for decades to come. Our plan to

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<v Speaker 15>protect Ontario will make our province the most competitive, most resilient,

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<v Speaker 15>most self reliant economy in the G seven, so we

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<v Speaker 15>can attract new jobs and investment and protect our workers.

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<v Speaker 15>You know, I always I always say, you know, people

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<v Speaker 15>need to hear hope, and we're going to give them hope.

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<v Speaker 15>Last year, the foreign direct investment in our country, our province,

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<v Speaker 15>I should say just our province, not including companies that

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<v Speaker 15>are here already. There was over four hundred and nine

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<v Speaker 15>foreign companies from foreign countries came to invest thirty nine

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<v Speaker 15>point eight seven five billions of forty billion dollars and

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<v Speaker 15>created twenty five thousand jobs. But we have to create

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<v Speaker 15>the environment and conditions for companies to come here and

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<v Speaker 15>they thrive and prosper and grow. And when that happens,

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<v Speaker 15>the people a part of their team will thrive, prosper

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<v Speaker 15>and grow. I've been over and over with a federal government.

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<v Speaker 15>Let's create that climate. Let's start putting money back into

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<v Speaker 15>the hardworking people's pocket instead of the government. Put it

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<v Speaker 15>back into companies so they can buy a new equipment

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<v Speaker 15>and build the infrastructure they need and expand their technology.

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<v Speaker 15>We're expanding our plan to build Ontario by investing more

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<v Speaker 15>than two hundred billion dollars to build roads, highways, bridges, schools, hospitals,

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<v Speaker 15>so we can keep workers on the job and get

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<v Speaker 15>shovels in the ground on critical infrastructure projects which is

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<v Speaker 15>going to be happening here, which I'll get to you

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<v Speaker 15>in a minute, that includes some major projects in Waterloo region.

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<v Speaker 15>This summer, we announced an additional investment to support the

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<v Speaker 15>planning and construction of a new Waterloo Regional Health Network hospital,

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<v Speaker 15>which is part of our nearly sixty billion dollar plan

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<v Speaker 15>to build an upgrade more than fifty hospitals. Earlier this year,

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<v Speaker 15>we accelerated or celebrated, i should say, the completion of

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<v Speaker 15>the Cambridge Memorial Hospital redevelopment. It's the largest redevelopment in

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<v Speaker 15>the hospital's history, supported by two hundred and twenty million

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<v Speaker 15>provincial dollars investment, sorry, two hundred and twenty million dollars

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<v Speaker 15>a provincial investment. We're delivering on two way all day

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<v Speaker 15>go service to Kitchener, and we're investing four billion dollars

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<v Speaker 15>in infrastructure to support new housing, including over thirty one

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<v Speaker 15>million in region of Waterloo, to enable over eighteen thousand,

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<v Speaker 15>five hundred new homes. Sorry, folksing got something caught there.

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<v Speaker 15>You know our plan to build more homes and we're

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<v Speaker 15>going to continue to focus on building more homes. I'm

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<v Speaker 15>looking forward to visiting Mayor Berry and Mary McKay got

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<v Speaker 15>their city halls to present them with a check from

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<v Speaker 15>the Building Faster Fund so we can get even more

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<v Speaker 15>homes built in Waterloo Region. By investing in infrastructure and

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<v Speaker 15>getting these contracts out the door faster, We're supporting Ontario

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<v Speaker 15>workers while using Ontario made products in our plan to build,

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<v Speaker 15>and that's just one part of our plan to protect workers.

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<v Speaker 15>Last month, Minister Puccini and I also announced an investment

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<v Speaker 15>of seventy million dollars to support workers who have been

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<v Speaker 15>laid off because the tariff disruptions or whose jobs are

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<v Speaker 15>currently at risk and across the province. We're investing two

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<v Speaker 15>point five billion through the Skills Development Fund to support

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<v Speaker 15>workers with job training to help them find good paying jobs. Today,

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<v Speaker 15>I'm pleased to announce over twelve point four million for

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<v Speaker 15>the Skills Development Fund to help train more than fifty

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<v Speaker 15>thousand workers students for good paying, in demand careers across

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<v Speaker 15>Waterloo Region surrounding areas. This investment will support ten projects

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<v Speaker 15>and key sectors, including a project led by Canadian Tooling

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<v Speaker 15>and Machining Association deliver work placements for eighty participants, another

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<v Speaker 15>project led by Blue Branch to train fifty people in

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<v Speaker 15>the modular housing industry. I'd want to thank all the

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<v Speaker 15>incredible organizations that will be delivering these training programs, including

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<v Speaker 15>Grand Valley Construction Association, Medical Innovation Exchange, Knowledge Huck Delta

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<v Speaker 15>Elevator Company, Advanced Mill Rates, get In Corporation, International Brotherhood

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<v Speaker 15>of Electrical Workers Local eight oh four, which I see

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<v Speaker 15>right over there, and the Christian Labor Association of Canada.

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<v Speaker 15>All of you are helping us protect Ontario workers in

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<v Speaker 15>this critical time.

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<v Speaker 14>We have to.

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<v Speaker 15>Continue using every tool in our toolbox to push back

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<v Speaker 15>against President Trump's tariffs to protect our economy and can

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<v Speaker 15>you can continue building more competitive, more resilient economy. We

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<v Speaker 15>will continue to invest in our province and protect Ontario

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<v Speaker 15>workers and families no matter what comes our way. I

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<v Speaker 15>want to thank everyone here and may God bless the

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<v Speaker 15>people of Ontario.

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