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Speaker 1: I'm your host, Michael cloggs. Okay, so we heard that
Speaker 1: David Suzuki has weth he's more or less tossing in
Speaker 1: the towel. He's saying he's giving up. I find that
Speaker 1: hard to believe that he would actually give up. But
Speaker 1: there are others in our community. They can step up
Speaker 1: into the place and fight for our environment the same
Speaker 1: as he has. Gretchen is still out there talking and
Speaker 1: trying to get people to understand that, hey, we need
Speaker 1: to do something about our environment, and we need to
Speaker 1: do something now. Now is the time to do it
Speaker 1: before our planet decides to do something to the human
Speaker 1: race where we are grossly overpopulated. That needs to needs
Speaker 1: to be dealt with. We are using way more land
Speaker 1: than any other species on the planet, and we are
Speaker 1: doing things that may not be in alignment with stewardship
Speaker 1: of the land that we are actually using, so a
Speaker 1: lot it has to be dealt with with.
Speaker 2: That.
Speaker 1: One of the biggest things that we can do as
Speaker 1: an individual stop buying their stuff. You don't need to
Speaker 1: go out and buy the latest greatest cell phone. You
Speaker 1: can make the one that you have work for years
Speaker 1: to come. You're telling you that that's not true, but
Speaker 1: it is actually true that we don't need to always
Speaker 1: be buying the latest greatest. We can by not buying it,
Speaker 1: we can actually force them to make things last longer
Speaker 1: on their networks. I mean, we have everybody walking around
Speaker 1: with their tablets, and it's kind of crazy that there
Speaker 1: was a social media report that hey, if your kids
Speaker 1: are at such and such day day camp, that their
Speaker 1: advisor is walking around with earphones on and not paying
Speaker 1: any attention to what the children are doing. There is
Speaker 1: no structure there there and their kids are allowed to
Speaker 1: run rampant, not exactly the kind of environment that I
Speaker 1: would want for my children. And hey, you know what,
Speaker 1: so there's that disconnect every now again. We don't need
Speaker 1: to always be part of the network. Take a break.
Speaker 1: There are lots of things that we can do outside
Speaker 1: of watching and watching social media and trying desperately to
Speaker 1: get more likes. Give up on this idea of having
Speaker 1: a large bank account in order to be successful. Find
Speaker 1: a way to make an impact on your community and
Speaker 1: that there you will find a far greater success, something
Speaker 1: that the corporations don't want you to think about. They
Speaker 1: want you to think about, Oh, I have to have
Speaker 1: this device, I have to have this car, I have
Speaker 1: to have this computer, I have to have this I
Speaker 1: have to have that, according to what they're saying, but
Speaker 1: making a greater impact on your fellow human being, showing
Speaker 1: kindness to those who live around you, standing up to
Speaker 1: tyranny when it happens in your neighborhood. That is the
Speaker 1: better way to find success than a bank account. If
Speaker 1: we do these things, we are showing our planet. We're
Speaker 1: showing the energy that that grand energy that controls our
Speaker 1: entire universe, that we are worthy as a species. All right,
Speaker 1: So let's move forward, and we're going to talk about
Speaker 1: Canada and trade, and we're also going to hear from
Speaker 1: the Prime Minister of Denmark as she talks about some
Speaker 1: of the great things that Denmark is actually doing. You
Speaker 1: talk about a country that puts more spirit into their citizens.
Speaker 1: Denmark is a place shorter work days, shorter work weeks,
Speaker 1: more time off to spend with family, and the government
Speaker 1: takes up the tab to make sure that you have
Speaker 1: a safe and happy existence. Okay, we are gonna hear
Speaker 1: from Melanie Jolie as she's talking about international trade and
Speaker 1: how Canada can step into being one of the great
Speaker 1: powers as far as trade is concerned. Canada itself is
Speaker 1: a resource country, which means that there's plenty of resources
Speaker 1: for us to sell mining fossil fuels. I know that
Speaker 1: mean and nasty thing, fossil fuels, but the fossil fuel
Speaker 1: industry also all those computers that you want, they need
Speaker 1: the plastic, and that plastic is gonna come from the
Speaker 1: fossil fuels. It has to be mined in brought out
Speaker 1: of the ground. So much for the dead dinosaurs. We're
Speaker 1: also going to hear from Danielle Smith and also dug
Speaker 1: Ford as hey, Alberta and Ontario are deciding to combine
Speaker 1: forces for energy, infrastructure and interprovincial trade. Now, for those
Speaker 1: of us who live in Canada, one of the things
Speaker 1: that actually is going to make Canada a stronger force
Speaker 1: is going to be interprovincial trade. If all the territories
Speaker 1: and provinces work together, that don't need as much trade
Speaker 1: from our neighbors to the south. So why don't we
Speaker 1: get started and we're going to hear from Meloni, Joe,
Speaker 1: and then we'll hear from uh Danielle and Doug and
Speaker 1: then we move on to the Prime Minister of Denmark.
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Speaker 5: At MIGUIL right now designing the world first treaty printed
Speaker 5: ready to use blood test for diagnosis Tbrooke tuberculosis infections,
Speaker 5: and her work has the potential to revolutionize the detection
Speaker 5: of infectious disease.
Speaker 3: Are you doing that zoo every day?
Speaker 5: So you know we're proud of food up so and
Speaker 5: right here NBC, Anna Isabelle Sarcus Fernandez is developing frameworks
Speaker 5: for energy dissipation technologies and buildings. Her work will make
Speaker 5: our structures more resilient and cost effective.
Speaker 3: So great work, Ana, Isabelle.
Speaker 5: Yeah, So these projects go beyond research, they'll building blocks
Speaker 5: for a stronger, better future. And our funding supports every
Speaker 5: discipline in every stage of the journey. And my final
Speaker 5: point to all of you is Canada is the place
Speaker 5: to do research in the world because Canada holds the
Speaker 5: world what the world needs to all the researchers of
Speaker 5: the world watching us right now, I want you to
Speaker 5: think about Canada being the premier destination for your work.
Speaker 3: We want you to choose Canada because you know.
Speaker 5: What, We're a stable and trustworthy environment, a very democratic country.
Speaker 5: We have cutting it infrastructure, we have strong financial support,
Speaker 5: and we also invest in excellence. My message to you
Speaker 5: is Canada is not for sale. We're open for business
Speaker 5: and we're open for science. So thank you all for today,
Speaker 5: and let's make sure that we make Canadians crowd yes sibukum,
Speaker 5: thank you so much, thank you, thank.
Speaker 3: You all, thank you all.
Speaker 6: Wow, thank you very much for this announcement. Essentially, the
Speaker 6: research enabled by this announcement's coming and then the money
Speaker 6: to the researcher we greatly benefit and thrive science and
Speaker 6: research landscape here in Canada. So it's now my pleasure
Speaker 6: to introduce Ole ex speak up. Said you it, President
Speaker 6: of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, and thank
Speaker 6: you for coming okay.
Speaker 7: Thank you doctor Caster for your kind introduction.
Speaker 8: Madame Laministe, Madame Roye, Madame Monsieur Grant, Madame uh oh See,
Speaker 8: Madame Amy Parent who is a co chair of our
Speaker 8: Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research and one of Canada's newest
Speaker 8: UNSCO chairs.
Speaker 7: So welcome.
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Speaker 8: as the Minister emphasized, we are investing in new knowledge
Speaker 8: nearly six hundred million dollars is being awarded through NCERCS
Speaker 8: Discovery Grants, which gave researchers the means to explore, experiment
Speaker 8: and develop the next great idea. The these are the
Speaker 8: same grants I want to point out.
Speaker 9: That help lay the foundation for breakthroughs in Canada in
Speaker 9: areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum cryptography, and.
Speaker 7: Batteries for electric vehicles. Let's forget that.
Speaker 9: If these are what have come before, just imagine what
Speaker 9: today's researchers will uncover next. Today, the government is investing
Speaker 9: in new talent more than three hundred and sixty five
Speaker 9: million dollars for scholarships and fellowships, supporting more than four thousand,
Speaker 9: seven hundred students and emerging researchers. These are innovators and
Speaker 9: problem solvers whose ambitious ideas will generate the next era
Speaker 9: of research breakthroughs right here in Canada. Folks, this is
Speaker 9: a matter of national sovereignty. This investment is also in
Speaker 9: a better society and a greater understanding about people. More
Speaker 9: than two hundred and forty million dollars is going to
Speaker 9: social sciences and humanities recas Search to Shirk Insight grants,
Speaker 9: Insight Development Grants, partnership grants and Partnership development grants. These grants,
Speaker 9: as many of you know, play a crucial role in
Speaker 9: advancing knowledge, driving social change, and promoting a deeper understanding
Speaker 9: of the world around us. Today's investment is also in
Speaker 9: high risk, higher reward research. More than twenty five million
Speaker 9: dollars going to innovative interdisciplinary research to the New Frontiers
Speaker 9: and Research Funds Exploration Stream, which supports research that brings
Speaker 9: various disciplines together in new ways from bold innovative perspectives.
Speaker 9: The government is further investing in communities with nearly thirty
Speaker 9: million dollars to support colleges and polytechnics working hand in
Speaker 9: hand with local businesses to bring ideas to life in
Speaker 9: small towns and big cities from coast to coast. And
Speaker 9: in addition, the government is investing in a highly skilled workforce.
Speaker 9: Over twenty five million dollars is going to support unique
Speaker 9: in depth training experiences that play students alongside academic and
Speaker 9: industry experts to work on cutting edge research.
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Speaker 8: I'm going to turn the podium over to Madame Baill.
Speaker 3: Yes, okay, yeah, thank you.
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Speaker 5: we'll proceed to questions formatage one, Question one follow up.
Speaker 10: First question to Global.
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Speaker 12: This is neat the Gutcha with Global National News. We
Speaker 12: heard that this announcement made today is a matter of
Speaker 12: national sovereignty. You also said Canada is not for sale
Speaker 12: comments perhaps that may not take on such meaning or
Speaker 12: maybe not even have been mentioned had it not been
Speaker 12: for threats from the US president. So that's what I
Speaker 12: want to ask you about. Donald Trump says he wants
Speaker 12: to put new fifty percent tariffs on copper. Does your
Speaker 12: government still believe that Canada can get a deal without
Speaker 12: tariffs on Canadian industries by July twenty first, and will
Speaker 12: you agree to a deal with the US that maintains
Speaker 12: any tariffs on Canada.
Speaker 5: Okay, so first and foremost, when it comes to the
Speaker 5: latest declaration from the President in the United States, we
Speaker 5: have not yet seen an executive order. Of course I'm misseeing.
Speaker 5: Washington is following very closely, as well as the entire
Speaker 5: team back in Ottawa. That being said, every single journalist
Speaker 5: and the country wants to have more information about the negotiations,
Speaker 5: and my answer is always the same.
Speaker 3: We will let the Prime Minister do.
Speaker 5: The negotiation, supported of course by our negotiator in chief
Speaker 5: back in Washington, Kerston Hollman, and we will not negotiate
Speaker 5: in public. That being said, Being the Minister of Industry,
Speaker 5: my job right now is to make sure that in
Speaker 5: the context of this trade war, I'm supporting the frontlines
Speaker 5: of this trade war, which are the workers and the
Speaker 5: companies affected by the unjustifiable and unjustified tariffs against aluminum workers,
Speaker 5: against against also steel workers, and of course against.
Speaker 3: The auto workers. And that's what I'm working every single day.
Speaker 12: I maintain my job is to still ask the questions,
Speaker 12: so I want to zero in on one specific industry.
Speaker 12: Will your government agree to any level of tariffs on
Speaker 12: Canada's auto industry to make a deal with the US.
Speaker 5: Our goal has always been to make make sure that
Speaker 5: we protect the jobs, and right now my job is
Speaker 5: to support the industry.
Speaker 3: So we are working on.
Speaker 5: An auto two billion dollar fund to support the workers
Speaker 5: and the industries. Again, this morning, I was in contact
Speaker 5: with auto CEOs back in Ontario, and I've been in
Speaker 5: contact also with the Minister of Industry Vic Fidelli last
Speaker 5: night again on this issue.
Speaker 3: Thank you, good question him.
Speaker 13: Minister Thomas sil from Bloomberg, sorry to also ask about
Speaker 13: auto makers and tariffs. They have production in Ontario in
Speaker 13: response to tariff's already Toyota yesterday was saying they may
Speaker 13: have to adjust production in response to that if they
Speaker 13: don't change. So Canada's penalizing companies for such moves, When
Speaker 13: do those penalties kick in and do they retroactively apply
Speaker 13: to companies who have already adjusted their production down.
Speaker 5: So first and foremost, we're always open for discussion with
Speaker 5: the auto sector, maybe with the D three that the
Speaker 5: third tree, so basically Ford, Stealentis and GM, but also
Speaker 5: with the Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota. We're having a
Speaker 5: broad range of conversations with them, maybe on ZEV mandates,
Speaker 5: may be also on the remission system. Our goal is
Speaker 5: to make sure that ultimately we can.
Speaker 3: Protect jobs because we know the auto sector.
Speaker 5: Is fundamental to Canada's manufacturing sector and tour national sovereignty.
Speaker 5: What I'm having conversations with them about is how also
Speaker 5: they can use more of our steel and aluminum, because
Speaker 5: I want.
Speaker 3: To make sure as we look at the trade.
Speaker 5: War going on, that we're supporting all three industries affective, still,
Speaker 5: aluminum and auto, and that we can work together.
Speaker 3: To help each other.
Speaker 13: Just to follow up and are those two things linked?
Speaker 13: Could they sort of get relief in return for using
Speaker 13: more Canadian steel and aluminum.
Speaker 5: So I won't answer directly your question BECA is of
Speaker 5: course I don't negotiate in public, like I said, But
Speaker 5: of course we're in solution mode and we're in contact
Speaker 5: with all the different CEOs and union leaders in the sector.
Speaker 3: These are difficult times.
Speaker 5: You know, when we talk about a trade war, it's
Speaker 5: a term that we don't take likely. We know that
Speaker 5: a lot of people are anxious in these sectors.
Speaker 14: We know that.
Speaker 5: Livelihoods are at stake, and so that's why we're really
Speaker 5: really looking at the core of the issue while at
Speaker 5: the same time negotiating, so we can do both reinforce
Speaker 5: the sector, make sure that there are still investments in
Speaker 5: these three sectors, and meanwhile negotiate and that's what we'll do.
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Speaker 11: All right, well, good morning everyone, and thank you so
Speaker 11: much for joining us. It is my pleasure to welcome
Speaker 11: Premier doug Ford to Alberta for an announcement that is
Speaker 11: in every way as historic as the Calvarie Stampede that
Speaker 11: he's been attending over the last couple of days, and
Speaker 11: is every bit as exciting. I'd like to acknowledge that
Speaker 11: both of us have ministers and members of our teams
Speaker 11: in the room as well, and i'd like to welcome
Speaker 11: the Honorable Stephen Lacci, who is Ontario's Minister of Energy
Speaker 11: and Mind, the Honorable KINGA Surma, Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure,
Speaker 11: and MPP Wilboma, the Parliamentary secret Assistant to the Premier,
Speaker 11: Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, Minister
Speaker 11: of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Northern Economic Development and
Speaker 11: Growth to Alberta. He's got a very long title. And
Speaker 11: Minister Thompson is all right, and Minister Thompson, who I
Speaker 11: will let the Premier tell you a little bit more
Speaker 11: about about his portfolios. Oh gosh, okay, it's a couple
Speaker 11: he's going to go. I I'd also like to acknowledge.
Speaker 11: Alberta's Minister of Energy and Minerals, the Honorable Brian Jean.
Speaker 11: We've got Alberta's Minister of John's, Economy, Trade and Immigration,
Speaker 11: the Honorable Joseph Scal, Alberta's Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors,
Speaker 11: the Honorable Devindreation, and Alberta's Minister of Infrastructure, the Honorable
Speaker 11: Martin Longer here as well. Did I miss any of
Speaker 11: my people? All right? I think we've got a few
Speaker 11: more that are outside as well. We're also joined by
Speaker 11: guests from energy companies that have strong ties in both
Speaker 11: Alberta and Ontario, and today mark's an important step forward
Speaker 11: in uniting our country as Alberta joins forces with Ontario
Speaker 11: to pursue our shared goals of economic growth, tunity and prosperity.
Speaker 11: We're signing two memorandums of understanding that will see us
Speaker 11: advance pipelines and pathways to boost expores of homegrown energy
Speaker 11: and critical minerals to markets across Canada and across the world,
Speaker 11: and work collaboratively to support both Ontario's automotive industry as
Speaker 11: well as Alberta's liquor manufacturing industry. Industries that contribute substantially
Speaker 11: to our provincial economies. The first of these agreements formalizes
Speaker 11: our commitment to working together to maximize the economic value
Speaker 11: of Canada's energy resources and enhance Canada's energy security and
Speaker 11: global competitiveness. We're uniting with Ontario to amplify our voices
Speaker 11: and double down on our efforts to carve a path
Speaker 11: forward together for Alberta, for Ontario, and for Canada. Through
Speaker 11: this agreement, we'll work together to explore ways to improve
Speaker 11: networks and corridors that better connect our energy and critical
Speaker 11: minerals to markets here at home, as well as international
Speaker 11: markets around the globe. We'll focus on supporting industry efforts
Speaker 11: to build oil and gas pipelines and re finding processing
Speaker 11: and supply chains for energy and critical minerals between Alberta
Speaker 11: and Ontario. Will work towards accelerating our exports across industries,
Speaker 11: and that means we're seeking to add more rail lines
Speaker 11: to increased capacity and enhance access to ports, including to
Speaker 11: sites in James Bay and southern Ontario. And we will
Speaker 11: share expertise to advanced development of nuclear energy solutions so
Speaker 11: our provinces can keep up with the ever growing demand
Speaker 11: on Alberta and Ontario's electricity grids. We know there's strength
Speaker 11: in taking a united front, but we cannot achieve our
Speaker 11: shared provincial goals without cooperation from the federal government. It's
Speaker 11: vital that the federal government gets fully on board with
Speaker 11: creating the conditions necessary to strengthen Canada's economy and competitiveness,
Speaker 11: improve investor confidence, and grow productivity. Ottawa must answer our
Speaker 11: calls and remove all federal barriers that have harmed Canada's
Speaker 11: ability to grow the energy sector and other industries such
Speaker 11: as mining and manufacturing. And this includes, but is not
Speaker 11: to repealing or amending the Impact Assessment Act and the
Speaker 11: oil tanker ban. We're also working to repeal the net
Speaker 11: zero power regulations and the proposed oil and gas production cap.
Speaker 11: We also call on the federal government to repeal their
Speaker 11: electric vehicle mandate that comes into effect next year. Last year,
Speaker 11: only four point two percent of the cars sold in
Speaker 11: Alberta were zero emission vehicles, and the federal government's EVY
Speaker 11: mandate says that twenty percent of cars sold in twenty
Speaker 11: twenty six must be zero emissions vehicles. We buy about
Speaker 11: two hundred thousand cars, so that would be about forty
Speaker 11: thousand cars, so we would have to buy nearly every
Speaker 11: single zero emission vehicle manufactured in Ontario last year to
Speaker 11: hit the twenty percent target. And we're just one province.
Speaker 11: So moving federal barriers will allow Alberta and Ontario to
Speaker 11: attract investment, project and project partners. We need to get
Speaker 11: shovels in the ground, grow industries and create jobs. I'm
Speaker 11: excited to continue collaborating with Ontarios so we can reach
Speaker 11: our shared goals, including to advance pipelines and responsible energy development.
Speaker 11: I am also pleased to partner with Premier Forward to
Speaker 11: support the growth of two other major industries of significance
Speaker 11: to Alberta and Ontario. The second Memorandum of Understanding outline
Speaker 11: Alberta's commitment to explore ways to prioritize the purchase of
Speaker 11: made in Canada vehicles for our government fleets in a
Speaker 11: show of support for Ontario's automotive industry, and it sets
Speaker 11: the stage for Ontario's government to work with Alberta to
Speaker 11: explore ways to find additional opportunities to improve the interprovincial
Speaker 11: trade of liquor products to create even more opportunity for
Speaker 11: our producers. Today's signing Marks and Historic Partnership founded in
Speaker 11: a mutual ambition to reach the full potential of our provinces,
Speaker 11: to grow our list of global customers for our energy resources,
Speaker 11: and to achieve long term prosperity for all Canadians. I'll
Speaker 11: now turn it over to Premier Forward to speak more
Speaker 11: about today's mouse.
Speaker 15: Well.
Speaker 16: Good morning everyone, and boy, I've had a great time
Speaker 16: here in Alberta, and I love Calgary and the people here.
Speaker 16: There's amazing group of folks that live here. It's my
Speaker 16: pleasure to be here with so many members of our government.
Speaker 15: I know you run through them. I'm going to run
Speaker 15: through them one more time.
Speaker 16: Minister letcha, Minister Serma, Minister Thompson, Ministers off MPa Wiboma.
Speaker 16: I want to start by thanking my friend Danielle, Premier Smith,
Speaker 16: thank you for hosting us with this great city of
Speaker 16: Calgary and my You know, I got to tell my
Speaker 16: friends in Ontario you want to come to a happening place,
Speaker 16: Come to Alberta, come to the Stampede. You're gonna have
Speaker 16: a great time in this beautiful province of Alberta. It's
Speaker 16: absolutely stunning here. Nothing showcases the wild Rose spirit like
Speaker 16: the Calgary stampede. The people of Alberta have been such
Speaker 16: gracious hosts. Thank you for your hospitality. Friends. I'm here
Speaker 16: with Premier Smith today because it's never been more important
Speaker 16: for Canadians to stand united. From coast to coast to coast,
Speaker 16: President Trump's tariffs and the economic uncertainty they've created, their
Speaker 16: hurting workers and businesses in every part of our great country.
Speaker 16: Steelmakers and aluminum workers in Ontario and Quebec, fishermen and
Speaker 16: women in British Columbia and Atlantic Canada. Farmers across the Perrys,
Speaker 16: including right here in Alberta. Miners across Canada's beautiful North.
Speaker 16: No region has been spared in the face of uncertainty.
Speaker 16: Canadians are coming together to stand up for our country
Speaker 16: and build a stronger, more united Canada. That's why just
Speaker 16: a few weeks ago, Premier Smith and I were in
Speaker 16: Saskatoon to sign a historic agreement dunlocked free trade between
Speaker 16: Alberta and Ontario. Over the last few months, Ontario has
Speaker 16: signed agreements with a total of six provinces to support
Speaker 16: free trade across Canada. We're doing this because we need
Speaker 16: to unlock the full potential of our economy. We need
Speaker 16: to tear down the barriers in red tape that have
Speaker 16: held us back for far, far too long. We need
Speaker 16: to make Canada more competitive, more resilient, and more self reliant.
Speaker 16: We need to build the future for Canada where we
Speaker 16: can proudly stand tall, strong, united and independent, so we
Speaker 16: can stand up to President Trump's tariffs in anything else
Speaker 16: that comes our way. That's what brings us here today
Speaker 16: to sign two new agreements between Alberta and Ontario that
Speaker 16: will open access to new markets and create thousands of
Speaker 16: new jobs across Canada. These agreements are transformational. Ontario and
Speaker 16: Alberta are working together to build new energy and trade infrastructure,
Speaker 16: including pipelinees and rail lines, so we get unlocked the
Speaker 16: full potential of Kanada's economy by diversifying our trading partners
Speaker 16: and bringing our natural resources to new customers and new markets.
Speaker 16: Built using Ontario steel, new pipelines would connect Western Canadian
Speaker 16: oil and gas to existing in potential new refineries in
Speaker 16: southern Ontario. They will also expand export opportunities, bringing Western
Speaker 16: oil and gas to new tide waters right across the world,
Speaker 16: including by way of a potential new James Bay deep
Speaker 16: sea port in northern Ontario. New rail lines would connect
Speaker 16: Ontario's Ring of Fire region, critical mineral mining projects and
Speaker 16: processing facility to Western Canadian ports. As we build an
Speaker 16: end to end critical mineral supply chain. This is how
Speaker 16: we diversify our trading partners. This is how we make
Speaker 16: ourselves less reliant on the United State dates. This is
Speaker 16: how we secure the future of Canada. To move these
Speaker 16: ambitious projects forward, Ontario and Alberta will soon launch a
Speaker 16: joint feasibility study to determine the best route for economic
Speaker 16: and energy corridors, make recommendations on what's financing and commercial
Speaker 16: tools might be needed to de risk and learn how
Speaker 16: we can best support home grown supply chains, including Ontario's
Speaker 16: steel sector in our great steel makers. As we build
Speaker 16: the future of Canada, we will always meet our duty
Speaker 16: to consult with Indigenous partners and support their involvement with
Speaker 16: historic funding to help First nations become equity partners in
Speaker 16: these nation building projects.
Speaker 15: This agreement is a big step forward to.
Speaker 16: Succeed to build a more competitive, resilient, and self reliant future,
Speaker 16: we need the federal government to do its part. We
Speaker 16: need the federal government the cut red tape and bring
Speaker 16: regulatory certainty so Canada can attract the kind of private
Speaker 16: sector investments that will be critical to build this energy
Speaker 16: in trade infrastructure. No one will build a pipeline to
Speaker 16: tide waters if there's a ban on tankers.
Speaker 15: This is the craziest thing I've ever heard of. Ban
Speaker 15: on tankers.
Speaker 16: No one will invest in opening you mine if it
Speaker 16: takes fifteen years to get to Yes, it's time to
Speaker 16: end excuses and it's time to start building, and we
Speaker 16: need to start building now. As part of our agreements today,
Speaker 16: we've also agreed that Alberta will prioritize Canadian made vehicles
Speaker 16: for its government's fleets. For our part, Ontario will support
Speaker 16: the increase availability of Alberta beer, wine and spirits. And
Speaker 16: they have some great wine and spirits and beer coming.
Speaker 16: You could just see it outside. Everyone have a few
Speaker 16: cold ones on Ontario ourselves.
Speaker 15: Friends.
Speaker 16: This is how we protect Canada. We need to protect
Speaker 16: to get together, to unlock the country's full potential. We
Speaker 16: need to build infrastructure that will bind Canada together and
Speaker 16: support workers in every part of the country. We need
Speaker 16: to respect and celebrate every province, every territory and do
Speaker 16: everything in our power to help workers, businesses, and communities thrive.
Speaker 16: I'm honored to do my part to help the amazing
Speaker 16: people of Alberta. And I thank my friend Premier Smith
Speaker 16: for helping the people of Ontario. We're going to keep
Speaker 16: working to build Canada. We're going to stand united. We're
Speaker 16: going to protect the true North, strong and free. Thank you,
Speaker 16: and make God bless the people of Canada.
Speaker 15: Thank you.
Speaker 17: I think I'm going to borrow.
Speaker 18: The first.
Speaker 15: Yeah, you can both.
Speaker 13: M and then yes, and what the moms?
Speaker 15: And then what the used to turn GM evers or excise?
Speaker 19: Okay?
Speaker 11: You three?
Speaker 15: Usually one?
Speaker 1: Sure?
Speaker 19: Yeah?
Speaker 9: Is there the thing I usually sorts?
Speaker 18: Your dad.
Speaker 14: Agree?
Speaker 17: One more?
Speaker 15: That's perfect?
Speaker 13: They give the great perfect did you number two?
Speaker 9: Okay?
Speaker 8: That kind of years?
Speaker 15: I don't know, can.
Speaker 20: Years?
Speaker 5: Have you?
Speaker 17: Please right over here?
Speaker 7: That's perfect?
Speaker 15: Thank you, that's great.
Speaker 9: Think you're really respond.
Speaker 10: Sorr says of you.
Speaker 15: That's great.
Speaker 5: You know.
Speaker 15: I see a lot of four nation people here. So
Speaker 15: I'm taking this here, taking my golf bump.
Speaker 10: How do you get this?
Speaker 15: Okay, there, I'll put the Alberta. That's a great job.
Speaker 21: Let me tell you a funny story. Yesterdaye Okay, so
Speaker 21: we're sitting at the table and.
Speaker 13: I just got this buff up.
Speaker 15: You know, it's only has two little.
Speaker 21: Pints and a picked up like money puppies. And as
Speaker 21: soon as they said previere woard come up day.
Speaker 15: And that was it. He was good U.
Speaker 5: Or it just whipped felt right off?
Speaker 11: Well you whipped the off and this is this pants fall.
Speaker 2: That would not be good.
Speaker 1: Arnold sports later.
Speaker 15: Crazy all right, and let's get that off feel pretty.
Speaker 17: So we'll start the media Q Q and A here
Speaker 17: in a minute. We are on a tight schedule, so
Speaker 17: if we can keep the questions short, we'll try to
Speaker 17: have the premieres keep their answer short as well, so
Speaker 17: we can take as many questions as possible. We'll start
Speaker 17: off with questions here in the room. First, one question
Speaker 17: on full up state your name and outlet for the record,
Speaker 17: and we'll start off with our first at the mic. Well,
Speaker 17: this is why for him to get his belt sorted out?
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh.
Speaker 22: All right, emmigranny with the globe and mail on the
Speaker 22: pipeline's front. I'm curious what your actual plan is there.
Speaker 22: There's not necessarily a whole lot of love for oil
Speaker 22: pipelines necessarily heading east.
Speaker 3: So what do we what can we expect?
Speaker 22: Intern of concrete, where it might start, where it might go.
Speaker 11: Well, first of all, I'd say we have done lots
Speaker 11: of polling on the attitude towards pipelines, and in every
Speaker 11: single province it's a majority, and in some cases well
Speaker 11: above seventy percent. I don't think any Ontario is any different. Ontario,
Speaker 11: I think knows that with Line five right now, it
Speaker 11: goes through Michigan to feed Sarnia, and that puts them
Speaker 11: in a precarious position. The governor of Michigan has been
Speaker 11: trying to shut that pipeline down for years, and so
Speaker 11: we have always felt that having a made in Canada
Speaker 11: solution with a pipeline option going to not only Ontario
Speaker 11: and get back, it just makes sense from an energy
Speaker 11: security point of view. And the world changed in November,
Speaker 11: and I think Canadians understand that that we've got to
Speaker 11: start acting like a country. We've got to start supporting
Speaker 11: each other. And I think that that is the prevailing
Speaker 11: sentiment in the country. But all love Premier sport Forward
Speaker 11: speak for his own people.
Speaker 16: Well, thank you, Premier Smith. Premier Smith was bang on.
Speaker 16: We have the governor of Michigan constantly threatening to close
Speaker 16: down the pipeline. Do you know the disaster that would
Speaker 16: create in Ontario would basically shut down Pearson International Airport,
Speaker 16: largest airport in the country. Prices would go through the roof.
Speaker 16: I'm tired of relying on the United States, and let's
Speaker 16: make no mistake about it. I love the US, I
Speaker 16: love the American people, but there's one person that's causing
Speaker 16: a problem right now. And as President Trump, we want
Speaker 16: to move forward. We want to build the amcan Fortress.
Speaker 16: But the days of relying on the United States one
Speaker 16: hundred percent, they're done.
Speaker 15: They're gone.
Speaker 16: We're going to start being reliant and self reliant on
Speaker 16: each other. We have the strongest We're an economic powerhouse
Speaker 16: in Canada. We're going to continue growing free trade being
Speaker 16: one within all the provinces. That will add over two
Speaker 16: hundred billion dollars to our economy, anywhere up to six
Speaker 16: percent of our GDP. We have to start diversifying our
Speaker 16: trade right across the world. People would love great Alberta oil,
Speaker 16: that love products critical minerals from Ontario. That's what we
Speaker 16: start doing and stopping reliant on our neighbors to the south.
Speaker 16: Because there's uncertainty right now and it's hurting our country
Speaker 16: and the.
Speaker 22: Fact these are MOUs I mean sometimes maus don't get
Speaker 22: a whole of attraction. What makes us one different?
Speaker 15: Well, what makes a difference. We're doers.
Speaker 16: There's a lot of politicians that are talkers in the
Speaker 16: federal government, not the present one, because we're hoping we're
Speaker 16: going to be able to work with the president federal government,
Speaker 16: but for far too long, for ten years under Prime
Speaker 16: Minister Trudeau, they were treated terribly. The West was treated terribly,
Speaker 16: Saskatchewan and Alberta. And as I said in our meeting
Speaker 16: and you heard it, Premier Smith, we got to start
Speaker 16: showing respect. Ottawa has starts showing respect to the great
Speaker 16: folks in the West, especially Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Speaker 14: Over Michael Scott Strasser post Media question for Premier Smith.
Speaker 14: Prime Minister Carne was in Calgary over the weekend. Did
Speaker 14: you speak to him or any other members of the
Speaker 14: Liberal government.
Speaker 11: I kept running into ministers. I feel like we're getting
Speaker 11: love bombed right now. Everywhere I look there's a new
Speaker 11: either a prime minister or a federal Liberal minister. And
Speaker 11: you know that's positive. I think they're out here there
Speaker 11: hearing direct feedback about how frustrated the energy industry has
Speaker 11: been from the last ten years of bad laws. No
Speaker 11: one's sugarcoating it. That's what the feedback that I'm getting
Speaker 11: as well. So they're getting it pretty straight and I'm
Speaker 11: glad they're hearing it. And so I did happen to
Speaker 11: have a crossover with the Prime Minister at the Carpenters
Speaker 11: Union event, and he and I chat a little bit
Speaker 11: about his pancake clipping technique, which needs a little work,
Speaker 11: and that's fine, he can come back and do some
Speaker 11: more practice. But I understand that he told the media
Speaker 11: there that he thinks a bitchumin pipeline to the northwest
Speaker 11: BC coast is very likely to be on the large
Speaker 11: project's list, and I think that that is a very
Speaker 11: positive sentiment. We've got a little bit of work to
Speaker 11: do to see what that will look like, but we've
Speaker 11: been very actively engaged with the pipeline companies, asking them
Speaker 11: what they think the best projects are. And notwithstanding the
Speaker 11: project that we hope to work on today to James Bay,
Speaker 11: having an access to the northwest PC coast is essential
Speaker 11: to being able to get to Asian markets, and that's
Speaker 11: the one that we hear the most enthusiasm for so
Speaker 11: we'll work with the Prime Minister on that and hope
Speaker 11: to have some good news in that regarding a few months.
Speaker 23: To you all, it's great to have Prime Minister Fredrickson
Speaker 23: with us in the European Parliament. D META, thank you
Speaker 23: for your clear presentation and plenary this morning and for
Speaker 23: your commitment and leadership at this critical time.
Speaker 18: For those of you who followed, there were numerous.
Speaker 23: Members who took the floor and it has just been
Speaker 23: concluded together with the Commissioner Zeftovic, and I think the
Speaker 23: message from this session has been that Europe really must
Speaker 23: meet this moment. We must be able to overcome the
Speaker 23: challenges that we face, and the Danish presidency comes at
Speaker 23: the right time to deliver the strong Europe in a
Speaker 23: changing world that we want to see. This Parliament will
Speaker 23: be a partner as we work towards a safer, smarter
Speaker 23: and stronger union. We are already acting on defense, addressing
Speaker 23: migration challenges, we are simplifying legislation, and we are investing
Speaker 23: in Europe's competitiveness. A couple of points. First, on security.
Speaker 23: Investment is one element. However, this must be coupled and
Speaker 23: we heard this in the Chamber with a drive to
Speaker 23: avoid fragmentation to increase production, and in this regard we
Speaker 23: are doing our part. We adopted very quickly our position
Speaker 23: on the European Defense Industry Program, the Act and Support
Speaker 23: of Ammunition Production and the Common Procurement Act, and it
Speaker 23: is with the same sense of urgency that we will
Speaker 23: work towards a conclusion of the latest defense Omnipus package
Speaker 23: by the end of the year, and we will work
Speaker 23: with your Minister's matter in hoping to deliver that second.
Speaker 23: Security almost also means effective migration management, also highly dominant
Speaker 23: in today's debates. Migration must be firm, it must be fair,
Speaker 23: and it must be fast, fair with those who are
Speaker 23: genuinely in need of protection, firm with those who are
Speaker 23: not eligible, and fast in returning those who must do so.
Speaker 23: The Parliament in fact is committing to advancing the return
Speaker 23: regulation swiftly.
Speaker 18: So this will help help ensure that return decisions are.
Speaker 23: Enforced in a harmonized way and that our asylum systems
Speaker 23: remain credible and sustainable. And I'm convinced that in the
Speaker 23: next six months, with the team that we have, we
Speaker 23: can see results. Secure Europ also depends on a strong
Speaker 23: and competitive economy. This will also be the focus of
Speaker 23: the next six months this Parliament and the Danish presidency.
Speaker 23: We understand that if we want Europe to be competitive,
Speaker 23: we need to cut unnecessary bureaucracy. Parliament in this regard
Speaker 23: is very much pushing the simplification agenda. We have voted
Speaker 23: to postpone certain reporting obligations and for EU companies and
Speaker 23: potential penalties for car manufacturers. We're moving ahead with changes
Speaker 23: to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability
Speaker 23: Due Diligence Directive and also SEABAM corbon carbon border adjustment
Speaker 23: to adapt them to current reality. Last, but not least,
Speaker 23: and the number of members mentioned this together with the Commission,
Speaker 23: A word on the long term budget the MFF. A
Speaker 23: stronger Europe needs a strategic, flexible and a responsible budget
Speaker 23: where funds match objectives.
Speaker 18: For us, the clearest of messages that we are ready.
Speaker 23: We have the Commission President in the Conference of Presidents
Speaker 23: in a few hours from now in this building where
Speaker 23: we will set out once again our priorities as we
Speaker 23: define them in May and our expectations from the Commission
Speaker 23: proposal next week. So last word with Denmark taking the
Speaker 23: reins in the Council. I very much know that together
Speaker 23: we can build a more secure, competitive and resilient Europe.
Speaker 2: Thank you.
Speaker 10: Premi Minister for days, thank you Roberta, thank you for
Speaker 10: inviting me to Strashpoort today. And as you said, Denmark
Speaker 10: is taking over the presidents at a very defining moment
Speaker 10: for Europe. We got a lot of support today, not
Speaker 10: on all topics from all groups, but if I put
Speaker 10: it all together, then we have support from the European
Speaker 10: Parliament to do what is necessary during the.
Speaker 18: Next six months.
Speaker 10: I think we had quite a good discussion today For
Speaker 10: the majority of the politicians in European Parliament. We have
Speaker 10: agreed that the task is clear. We have to ensure
Speaker 10: that Europe will.
Speaker 18: Be able to.
Speaker 10: Handle all the different challenges in front of us, that
Speaker 10: we have to act quickly, and that we have to
Speaker 10: work together in the Council and the European Parliament.
Speaker 18: For me, there is only one.
Speaker 10: Answer to all the challenges that we are facing right.
Speaker 18: Now, and it is Europe.
Speaker 1: Europe.
Speaker 10: Europe, a strong, saved Europe is absolute a main goal
Speaker 10: for the Danish presidency and it has been at the
Speaker 10: forefront of our discussions today, with all the uncertainty in
Speaker 10: the world, and with all the uncertainty in daily life
Speaker 10: for many Europeans, we have to create a stronger and
Speaker 10: save Europe for our citizens.
Speaker 2: To achieve this.
Speaker 18: Goal, our main.
Speaker 10: Topic, our main goal is to re arm Europe not
Speaker 10: later than two thousand and thirty, and we have a
Speaker 10: lot of measures that has to be taken to ensure this.
Speaker 10: Develop capability projects together, scale up of course our defense industry,
Speaker 10: procure together, and break down all the barriers and obstacles
Speaker 10: that are on our way. We have, of course to
Speaker 10: continue our support to Ukraine. We have to put them
Speaker 10: in the best possible position on the battlefield, but also
Speaker 10: on the negotiation table.
Speaker 18: So, as I said to.
Speaker 10: The Parliament, I think we have to look at our
Speaker 10: support for Ukraine in a different way. This is not
Speaker 10: only a question about Ukraine, it's a question about Europe.
Speaker 10: They are now defending Europe, our continent. A strong Europe
Speaker 10: means also a safe Europe. We talked a lot about
Speaker 10: migration today. It's a dividing question for the European Parliament,
Speaker 10: but we have to continue finding the right measures.
Speaker 18: I think a lot of good proposals.
Speaker 10: Are now on the table from the Commission, and we
Speaker 10: will do what we can to ensure that we will
Speaker 10: have the necessary results. We have to lower the influx,
Speaker 10: we have to increase the number of returns, and we
Speaker 10: have to protect our external borders. And as you said,
Speaker 10: we also have to build a competitive and green Europe,
Speaker 10: so east barriers and burdens, reduce energy prices and promote
Speaker 10: the needed investments. There are a lot of different tasks
Speaker 10: in front of us. They're all interlinked and none of
Speaker 10: them are easy. But if we are able to work
Speaker 10: together the Council and the Parliament the way the two
Speaker 10: of us are working together, then I'm pretty sure that
Speaker 10: we will manage and I look forward in taking over
Speaker 10: the presidency.
Speaker 18: Thank you. We know have the time for a few questions.
Speaker 18: And if you take a question, can you stay to
Speaker 18: a name media and who do you as a question to.
Speaker 2: Message from datias, national radio and television. Judging from the
Speaker 2: different rounds of applause that you got in the hemicycle,
Speaker 2: Denmark has put climate change and twenty forty goal on
Speaker 2: the attender already for environmental ministers meeting in your hometown.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister aill board later this week, and they've convened
Speaker 2: an Extraordinary Council for the eighteenth of September to get
Speaker 2: a goal from from the Council on the twenty forty message.
Speaker 2: Judging from the applause and you experience today, are you
Speaker 2: sure and have you assured that you can get Parliament
Speaker 2: on board for this? And to President Metzilla, I know
Speaker 2: you're the President of the Parliament, but you also are
Speaker 2: very experienced MEP, so you know this chamber better than most.
Speaker 2: Are you going to put the twenty forty targets in
Speaker 2: Parliament on a fast track for handling this? And what
Speaker 2: is your estimation on the new composition of the Parliament
Speaker 2: in order to get Ambitsius goal some climate change through
Speaker 2: the parliament.
Speaker 18: Thank you for that question.
Speaker 10: Unfortunately, I think all green decisions are going to be
Speaker 10: difficult in the next half a year. And I say
Speaker 10: unfortunately because I really believe that we have to fight
Speaker 10: climate change, and I think we have shown in Denmark
Speaker 10: that it is possible to have very high ambitions and
Speaker 10: to ensure the green transition without destroying the social balance
Speaker 10: in your country. In fact, thousands of people are now
Speaker 10: going to job every day in Denmark because of the
Speaker 10: green transition, not the other way around.
Speaker 18: So of course a.
Speaker 10: New target when it comes to two thousand and forty
Speaker 10: is important, but it is also important that we get
Speaker 10: rid of Russian oil and gas. For me, these two
Speaker 10: things are interlinked, and when we're talking about security in Europe,
Speaker 10: it is interlinked to energy. So I want you to
Speaker 10: be independent in all from all angles, including energy. So
Speaker 10: we will, we will, we will do our best. But
Speaker 10: as you said, it looks difficult, and it seems to
Speaker 10: me that because there are so many other things on
Speaker 10: the table and so many challenges, that that some of
Speaker 10: some colleagues are starting to forget that fighting climate change
Speaker 10: should be one of our top priorities.
Speaker 18: But we will try. So how I know this parliament
Speaker 18: or what I can predict. I mentioned the reference.
Speaker 23: I mentioned specific references to climate legislation that we've already
Speaker 23: passed and found majorities for for a reason, because I
Speaker 23: want to prove that Europe and this Parliament remains resolute
Speaker 23: on that direction of tackling climate change.
Speaker 18: What we also have to recognize is.
Speaker 23: That this Parliament is different to the previous one, and
Speaker 23: perhaps there is an increasing number of members who when
Speaker 23: they look back at what has been decided by the Chamber.
Speaker 18: Is a symbol of having gone too far, too fast.
Speaker 23: That is why also coupling any environmental legislation and next
Speaker 23: steps with the simplification agenda, with securing jobs, which securing growth,
Speaker 23: will help us in creating an overall sense that we
Speaker 23: can find majorities in this house. If we look only
Speaker 23: to one side, or we'll look to the other side,
Speaker 23: we will not find those majorities. So my job is
Speaker 23: also to make sure that the center works together in
Speaker 23: this regard. On twenty forty specifically, there was just a
Speaker 23: request for urgency withdrawn a couple of minutes ago.
Speaker 18: From the plenary, so we will see how that develops.
Speaker 23: It has been referred to the relevant committees, which is
Speaker 23: Environment and Industry, and we will see reporters are identified.
Speaker 18: But in terms of finding negotiations and.
Speaker 23: Moving what we will try to do, at least what
Speaker 23: I hope to do is that when you have a
Speaker 23: partner in the Council that you can move lockstep together,
Speaker 23: then we will manage. That's my, let's say, optimistic hope.
Speaker 23: As of today seventh July eighth July, we will speak
Speaker 23: again in December at the end of the Danish presidency.
Speaker 17: Thank you.
Speaker 9: We have financial times.
Speaker 18: Open at the ft.
Speaker 19: Prime Minister, I would like to ask you. In the past,
Speaker 19: you have dropped opposition to more joint debt and European
Speaker 19: level funding for defense. What I'm asking you today is
Speaker 19: would you be open to more joint debt for any
Speaker 19: other reason than boosting defense funding.
Speaker 24: Thanks well.
Speaker 10: My take on this question about financing some of the
Speaker 10: needed measures are totally into linked with the question about
Speaker 10: security in Europe, and for me, number one priority is
Speaker 10: rearming Europe. I am, as you probably know, one of
Speaker 10: the European leaders that unfortunately, I believe that Russia are
Speaker 10: willing to continue the war not only in Ukraine but
Speaker 10: also in other parts of Europe, and therefore we have
Speaker 10: to rearm ourself. And of course, when you look at
Speaker 10: the world with my eyes and putting security as number
Speaker 10: one and the need for rearming Europe is number one priority,
Speaker 10: then you have to be pragmatic on how to reach
Speaker 10: that goal. And I am aware of course that our
Speaker 10: starting point in the Member States are different when it
Speaker 10: comes to financing five percent, as we agreed on in
Speaker 10: Hark only a few weeks ago, and therefore we are
Speaker 10: now being more flexible and pragmatic in the discussions about
Speaker 10: the next budget. But for me it's linked with the
Speaker 10: rearming of Europe and not any other questions.
Speaker 18: Next question we will dig Lisa.
Speaker 24: Hi Lisa Haslon from TV two Denmark. My question is
Speaker 24: a more geopolitical one, a more political one for you, missus, Mittla,
Speaker 24: I wonder you represent the European citizens, and I wonder
Speaker 24: how you see the European interests that are at stake
Speaker 24: here in our relations with the US, specifically with the
Speaker 24: Trump administration. How would you like to see European interests
Speaker 24: asserted towards Trump, who's also pressuring us the Europeans on trade,
Speaker 24: on defense, geobilitically towards the Kingdom of Denmark, and of
Speaker 24: course also again on the citizens who might have to
Speaker 24: pay the price in terms of tariffs on European goods.
Speaker 24: How would you like to assert European interest And for you,
Speaker 24: Prime Minister, more specific questions relating to the trade negotiations
Speaker 24: that are taking place at the moment with the Americans.
Speaker 24: What kind of a trade deal would you be willing
Speaker 24: to accept and would you accept in the European Council
Speaker 24: a trade deal that would leave ten percent or more
Speaker 24: percent tariffs on European goods thanks, so.
Speaker 23: I will answer in a way I would answer any
Speaker 23: question in terms of what Europe needs to be best
Speaker 23: at is coherence. And if I look back in the past,
Speaker 23: where perhaps we didn't get things right is when we
Speaker 23: were not coherent, where we didn't speak with one voice,
Speaker 23: where there was an expectation that we would say things
Speaker 23: and we did another, where unpredictability led more than predictability
Speaker 23: that our citizens, our businesses, our industries need so much
Speaker 23: more of.
Speaker 18: Last year, when all European citizens.
Speaker 23: Went to vote for this Parliament, they asked for clarity
Speaker 23: on making sure they're more secure, their life is easier,
Speaker 23: and that their job is guaranteed. That is what we
Speaker 23: need to keep at the back of everything, because otherwise
Speaker 23: we cannot go in twenty twenty nine and ask those
Speaker 23: citizens to once again trust us with five years of
Speaker 23: decision making in this House that should impact their everyday lives.
Speaker 23: And it is against this background that we also ask
Speaker 23: that the messaging with the United States takes place. We
Speaker 23: are firm and we continue to be firm in our
Speaker 23: belief that tariffs benefit nobody. We do not want a protractive,
Speaker 23: protracted trade war. We do not want a slippery, slow,
Speaker 23: broad to the bottom race of protectionism. We're also realistic
Speaker 23: in that what coherence will bring is what we can
Speaker 23: tell our businesses and our citizens to expect. So the
Speaker 23: next few days, and we have full faith in Commission
Speaker 23: as Sehovich and his team is that we need to
Speaker 23: come out of this summer with that kind of certainty
Speaker 23: that our citizens will feel. If we don't have that,
Speaker 23: I predict that we will have a more let's say, unpredictability,
Speaker 23: which we don't want. And in this case from our
Speaker 23: end as a Parliament, we will have a role to
Speaker 23: play on the actual trade agreement, and therefore our International
Speaker 23: Trade Committee is very much on the ball in disregard
Speaker 23: and from a bilateral perspective, we have always had excellent
Speaker 23: cooperation with Congress. Different countries have relations with their counterparts
Speaker 23: on which they've worked with on similar issues. Where on
Speaker 23: international issues, whether on human rights, whether on geopolitical causes
Speaker 23: on Ukraine, we find communalities. When it comes to our
Speaker 23: positions on Iran, we find communalities. We can help in
Speaker 23: that debate because we also want as an understanding from
Speaker 23: the US when they see what we are doing that
Speaker 23: we essentially remain their biggest and best partner if I
Speaker 23: could say.
Speaker 18: And on trade, I don't have a lot to add.
Speaker 18: I totally agree and.
Speaker 10: War on trade and terrors will not only be a
Speaker 10: burden to Europe, to our companies and our citizens, but
Speaker 10: also to US companies and therefore US citizens.
Speaker 18: So I think we should do what we can to
Speaker 18: avoid it.
Speaker 10: The negotiations are at a critical state right now because
Speaker 10: deadline is just in front of us. So I don't
Speaker 10: have any more to add.
Speaker 14: Thank you.
Speaker 18: We will take a last question and I had first.
Speaker 15: Thank you so much.
Speaker 20: Irina Needeva Strasbourg Calling is the name of the Bulgarian
Speaker 20: public radio program I'm working with Madam President. After the
Speaker 20: vote on Bulgaria adaption of the euro So this is
Speaker 20: this historic URU moment for Bulgaria and before the first
Speaker 20: of January, how should the EU institutions address the concerns
Speaker 20: of some citizens that the price will rise up? Having
Speaker 20: in mind that the uru's skeptical sentiments are amplified by
Speaker 20: anti EU this information campaign also run by political actors
Speaker 20: or on a high level. And I have a question
Speaker 20: also to the Danish Prime Minister. How does the Danish
Speaker 20: presidency see the latest on large bridgement of the Eurozone
Speaker 20: being at the same time, outside the Eurozone.
Speaker 18: My part is easier, I think. So I think we have.
Speaker 23: An excellent result in the Plenary just a few moments ago,
Speaker 23: when five hundred and thirty one members voted for Bulgaria
Speaker 23: to join the Eurozone and paving I would say, the
Speaker 23: last steps of what we have been saying for a
Speaker 23: long time, that ev estabilnost, you know, the euroman security
Speaker 23: and stability. There was an attempt to block this vote
Speaker 23: today it failed. So the message for any concerns in
Speaker 23: that regard is quite resounding and clear. On the on
Speaker 23: let's say, the difficulties and the questions. So we have
Speaker 23: a lot of Bulgarian citizens who asked us those questions,
Speaker 23: and we need to answer them. We need to answer
Speaker 23: them by saying that Bulgaria has shown incredible commitment by
Speaker 23: seeing the resounding success after so many years of being
Speaker 23: outside that Bulgaria shows inside the Shanngan Area decision that
Speaker 23: was taken last year, by having achieved already substantial progress
Speaker 23: towards full economic convergence, by saying the truth that the
Speaker 23: lev has been linked to the Euro for over twenty
Speaker 23: five years, so Bulgaria is not starting from zero. I believe,
Speaker 23: and I know because I went through this debate in
Speaker 23: my country when the euro was introduced and the concerns
Speaker 23: were similar, that we need to counter them with facts,
Speaker 23: honest debates as to what is true and what is not.
Speaker 10: You said it yourself, thank you for your question that Denmark,
Speaker 10: as a member state, we haven't opt out when it
Speaker 10: comes to euro so I don't think it's up to
Speaker 10: me to give any advices or to engage in specific questions.
Speaker 10: As a member of the European Council, we support the
Speaker 10: work that has been done from Bulgaria and from the
Speaker 10: Commission when it comes to this question.
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