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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 show. Gosh, welcome to Policy

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<v Speaker 2>that Human joys. Alright, welcome back to Policy and Rights

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<v Speaker 2>here in Depictions to Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>in this next episode, we're going to hear from Elizabeth

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<v Speaker 2>May and we're also gonna hear from the automotive sector,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're gonna be talking about some suggestions to the

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<v Speaker 2>new federal government as as they come into office and

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<v Speaker 2>how to protect the automotive sector from one tariff and

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<v Speaker 2>two in increasing UH prices to directly to to the

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<v Speaker 2>consumer because of some of the things that that are

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<v Speaker 2>actually happening. Well, I'm gonna focus on one and and

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<v Speaker 2>and then you can listen later on to hear one

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<v Speaker 2>of they have five suggestions, especially five suggestions, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to focus on the electric vehicle mandate that they

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<v Speaker 2>are asking the federal government to repeal that. Well, one,

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<v Speaker 2>it should be a consideration to repeal it because well,

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<v Speaker 2>the electric vehicle isn't as affordable as what it seems upfront,

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<v Speaker 2>that there is a delay factor in how it actually

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<v Speaker 2>uses of fossil fuel or its impact on the on

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<v Speaker 2>the environment. Well, while we can actually see and measure

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<v Speaker 2>the impact of the environment into with the with a

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<v Speaker 2>carbon fueled vehicle, with the with the carbon release. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>what isn't actually talked about is the carbon footprint of

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<v Speaker 2>an electric vehicle through its lifetime is almost exactly the

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<v Speaker 2>same as the carbon fueled or fossil fueled car.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, there's there's.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot more to happen with electric vehicles. There's more

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<v Speaker 2>and more UH innovations and things like that that need

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<v Speaker 2>they actually need to be putt into place. And this

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<v Speaker 2>isn't about attacking Tesla or anything like that. This is

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<v Speaker 2>this this what I'm talking about applies to all that

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<v Speaker 2>vehicles and with their traditional manufacturers that because of some

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<v Speaker 2>of the impacts such as dams and things like that,

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<v Speaker 2>to build more electric infrastructure, which, as it turns out,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to hear in the discussion of from the

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<v Speaker 2>automotive sector that the if electric infrastructure isn't isn't really

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<v Speaker 2>going to at this point, isn't really keeping up with

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<v Speaker 2>the demand for electric vehicles. And what a surprise that

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<v Speaker 2>because of the price of a new car, that the

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<v Speaker 2>economic impact there people are choosing to buy use vehicles

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<v Speaker 2>and the average you're not going to find too many

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<v Speaker 2>electric vehicles on a used lot. You're gonna find gas

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<v Speaker 2>powered or fossil fuel powered vehicles on the used car

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<v Speaker 2>lot because of some of the impacts of economic impacts

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<v Speaker 2>that are happening to consumers.

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<v Speaker 3>So it may.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually make sense to reduce that or take away that

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<v Speaker 2>electric vehicle mandate. Well, I really want to focus on that,

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<v Speaker 2>because it may not have made as much sense to

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<v Speaker 2>put in place a electric vehicle mandate to begin with.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot a lot of pros and cons between

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<v Speaker 2>the two. I'm going to focus on this on this pro.

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<v Speaker 2>The pro is that it actually gave a a jump

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<v Speaker 2>start to the electric vehicles to get up a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of electric vehicles out on the street, which is actually

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<v Speaker 2>not such a bad thing that it's probably a good

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<v Speaker 2>thing to start moving that way. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>when we were being hit with with the with the

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<v Speaker 2>carbon tax on the fuel if you had a gas

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<v Speaker 2>powered vehicle, that it caused some economic instability, and well

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<v Speaker 2>here we are now, maybe it's time to relax that

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<v Speaker 2>electric vehicle mandate and relax the carbon tax so that

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<v Speaker 2>we we can actually live. Part of the reason for

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<v Speaker 2>pushing back against climate change is so that we can

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<v Speaker 2>live comfortably as human beings. Well, if we're where about

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<v Speaker 2>how we're going to pay our bills, get to work,

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<v Speaker 2>all that sort of stuff, are we living comfortably as

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<v Speaker 2>human beings here in Canada? Something to think about. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So let's move on to Elizabeth May because the Green

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<v Speaker 2>Party has released her platform, and one of the big

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<v Speaker 2>things that I want to want to talk about in

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<v Speaker 2>her platform is not the reduction of personal income taxes

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<v Speaker 2>for those who have an income of less than forty

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<v Speaker 2>thousand dollars a year. It is she's asking for the

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<v Speaker 2>elimination of personal income taxes for those who make less

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<v Speaker 2>than forty thousand dollars a year. Okay, why would I

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<v Speaker 2>be focused on eliminating the personal income taxes for that

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<v Speaker 2>particular income group. Well, that particular income group is right

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<v Speaker 2>now struggling to oh, do I pay rent?

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<v Speaker 3>Do?

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<v Speaker 2>Or do I by medication? Because some of these people

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<v Speaker 2>are on disability. Do I pay rent? Do I buy medication?

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<v Speaker 2>Do for those who still need to go to work

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<v Speaker 2>and everything? Do I put gas in my car or

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<v Speaker 2>plug my car in so that I can get to work? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of choices that are made by these folks,

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<v Speaker 2>and that needs to be addressed. Eliminating the income tax

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<v Speaker 2>and releases them to be able to put more money

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<v Speaker 2>back into the Canadian economy to begin with, which is

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<v Speaker 2>the whole point. If we relax something so people can

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<v Speaker 2>spend more in their community, can do more things in

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<v Speaker 2>their community without worry, then ultimately we've met the goal

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<v Speaker 2>of fixing things in the Canadian community. So what a

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<v Speaker 2>great idea. Other ideas that she had, of course, she's

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<v Speaker 2>still pushing for Pharmacare, which is a Green Party idea.

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<v Speaker 2>I know jag Feed always kind of beats it out there,

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<v Speaker 2>but he got the idea from the Green Party. It

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<v Speaker 2>is one of their global mandates and one of their

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<v Speaker 2>pushes in the United States is for some sort of

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<v Speaker 2>universal healthcare system for those who otherwise may not be

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<v Speaker 2>able to afford healthcare. The Green Party isn't just in Canada.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a global movement and Elizabeth May is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the biggest representatives of that movement here in Canada.

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<v Speaker 2>So something to think about. While the Green Party may

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<v Speaker 2>not be able to muster up enough to get a

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<v Speaker 2>large number of seats to form its own parliamentary government,

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<v Speaker 2>as the levels or the Conservatives can, but they have

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<v Speaker 2>a direct impact on what we see in our everyday lives.

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<v Speaker 2>In policy, they have an influence in it. So something

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<v Speaker 2>to think about with the Green Party. So we are

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<v Speaker 2>actually going to listen to Elizabeth May as she delivers

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<v Speaker 2>the Green Party platform. And keep in mind, Okay, we

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<v Speaker 2>all have this civic duty coming up April twenty eighth.

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<v Speaker 2>If you haven't voted early, then you need to get

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<v Speaker 2>to the polls April twenty twenty eighth and cast your vote.

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<v Speaker 2>For those of you who have actually already casted your

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<v Speaker 2>vote and you voted early, thank you so much. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a wonderful thing that you did. And from what I

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<v Speaker 2>seen in British Columbia that across the Lower Mainland in

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<v Speaker 2>British Columbia Vancouver area, that a lot of people have

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<v Speaker 2>gone out and voted early. And it's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>One you've voted, you've done that civic duty thing. Two,

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<v Speaker 2>you have put your voice into motion. And that is

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<v Speaker 2>the whole point of having a democratic society. There's the

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<v Speaker 2>whole point to having human rights, is that we all

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<v Speaker 2>have a equal say in what happens in our government.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's get started, and let's listen to what the

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<v Speaker 2>automotive sector has to say about, Hey, buying a car

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<v Speaker 2>also more than that, it's more than buying a car.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's protect our ability to move freely across our country.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we'll listen to Elizabeth May with all the

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<v Speaker 2>wonderful green ideas that she is laying out there publicly

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<v Speaker 2>for the other bigger parties to also pick up on

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<v Speaker 2>it and secretly call their own. All right, so let's

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<v Speaker 2>get structed.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 4>My name is Hugh Williams and I am the national

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<v Speaker 4>spokesperson for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association.

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<v Speaker 5>Hugh Williams is for Le consistin Adultmobile sementin on a

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<v Speaker 5>Notre peege Dakada, President Tim Royce, a notre economist, Donald

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<v Speaker 5>Chef Monsieur Charles Bernard.

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<v Speaker 4>So this morning we're going to be making some remarks

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<v Speaker 4>on the Canadian Competitiveness Automotive Competitiveness Framework and will be

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<v Speaker 4>let off by mister Royce, followed by mister Bernard in French,

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<v Speaker 4>and then we'll be able to take some questions from

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<v Speaker 4>there and do interviews later.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, mister Rice.

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<v Speaker 3>When jour good morning. My name is Tim Royce. Thank

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<v Speaker 3>you for joining us. Today we are launching Caada's.

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<v Speaker 7>Automotive Competitiveness Framework, which outlines concrete regulatory reactions we urge

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<v Speaker 7>the next Canadian federal government to take in order to

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<v Speaker 7>protect consumers, small business, auto dealers, and the economy. The

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<v Speaker 7>Canadian automotive sector is in turmoil as a result of

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<v Speaker 7>the US terrorfs, and while we applaud their current Canadian

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<v Speaker 7>government on its measured response to not make the situation worse,

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<v Speaker 7>it is clear that we are fast approaching a consumer

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<v Speaker 7>affordability crisis as the attic costs of the terrorfs work

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<v Speaker 7>their way through the different supply chains of all the

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<v Speaker 7>manufacturers and will soon be reflected in the higher prices

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<v Speaker 7>in the marketplace.

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<v Speaker 3>Face with this, our.

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<v Speaker 7>Automotive Competitiveness Framework outlines five concrete actions that the next

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<v Speaker 7>federal government can take on behalf of the consumers in

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<v Speaker 7>industry first.

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<v Speaker 3>End Canada's ev mandate.

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<v Speaker 7>Canada has been very successful in increasing the number of

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<v Speaker 7>electric vehicles on the road over the last years as

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<v Speaker 7>consumer demand, charging infrastructure, and purchase incentives were aligned. Most recently, however,

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<v Speaker 7>the build up of charging infrastructure has not kept pace,

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<v Speaker 7>especially in multifamily homes and downtown condominiums. Both federal and

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<v Speaker 7>provincial purchase incentives have been curtailed and partially eliminated. Consumer demand,

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<v Speaker 7>while still growing, is nowhere near where it needs to

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<v Speaker 7>be in order to support the numbers contemplated by the

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<v Speaker 7>federal and provincial ev mandates, despite the tremendous investments made

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<v Speaker 7>into new products by almost all manufacturers. When recently discussing

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<v Speaker 7>the decision to end BC's consumer carbon tax, VC Premier

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<v Speaker 7>David Abby said that he does not want people to

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<v Speaker 7>choose to have to choose between affordability and climate action,

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<v Speaker 7>and we wholeheartedly agree. However, if Canada's federal and provincial

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<v Speaker 7>ev mandates remain in place in their current form, exactly

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<v Speaker 7>that will happen very soon. We urge the next federal

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<v Speaker 7>government to adjust, update, and recalibrate the original plans to

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<v Speaker 7>take into account the changed market realities. Second, expand Canada's

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<v Speaker 7>automotive regulatory frame. For far too long, Canada has been

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<v Speaker 7>beholden to the US find environmental and safety standards for

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<v Speaker 7>vehicles at the exclusion of all others. This means that

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<v Speaker 7>Canadians only get those vehicles and brands that Americans consider

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<v Speaker 7>attractive and affordable because Canada's volume alone doesn't justify the

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<v Speaker 7>cost involved in making the vehicles compliant.

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<v Speaker 3>To North American standards.

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<v Speaker 7>Almost all manufacturers, including American ones, currently produce attractive and affordive,

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<v Speaker 7>affordable vehicles in the.

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<v Speaker 3>European Union, Korea, and Japan.

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<v Speaker 7>The Canadian consumers would be very interested in, and there

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<v Speaker 7>are also quite a few brands that would like to

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<v Speaker 7>do business in Canada. Those vehicles and brands comply with

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<v Speaker 7>a stringent environmental and safety standards in those jurisdictions. After all,

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<v Speaker 7>do you really believe a vehicle that has been environmentally

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<v Speaker 7>certified and deemed safe enough to be driven on a

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<v Speaker 7>German autobon of over two hundred kilometers in is not

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<v Speaker 7>sative enough to be driven in Canada. We are proposing.

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<v Speaker 7>What we're proposing is for the Canadian government to accept

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<v Speaker 7>the vehicle compliance certificates of Japan, Korea, and the European Union,

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<v Speaker 7>with whom, by the way, we have free trade agreements.

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<v Speaker 7>This measure would represent an expansion of Canada's trade horizons,

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<v Speaker 7>is supported by almost all manufacturers, including American ones, and

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<v Speaker 7>would not be seen as a retaliation for any US activity.

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<v Speaker 7>It is something we can do. Additionally, third, do not

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<v Speaker 7>allow big banks to compete with the small businesses that

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<v Speaker 7>they finance. Canada's Bank Act is up for regular review

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<v Speaker 7>and the big banks are once again trying to muscle

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<v Speaker 7>their way into being able to lease vehicles to consumers.

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<v Speaker 7>What this was mean is that the same banks that

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<v Speaker 7>for our small business dealers to compete fairly in the marketplace,

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<v Speaker 7>especially if their competitor is the one holding their hands

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<v Speaker 3>We should also not.

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<v Speaker 7>Forget that during the financial crisis of two thousand and eight,

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<v Speaker 7>Canada's banks panicked and pulled out of the retail finance market.

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<v Speaker 7>In some cases, banks pulled long established financing from successful,

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<v Speaker 3>Two things saved the retail car industry at that time.

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<v Speaker 7>First, the strengthened resilience, the strength and resilience of the

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<v Speaker 7>Secured credit facility purchase up to twelve billion of term

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<v Speaker 7>and equipment. If the banks had also controlled leasing during

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<v Speaker 7>the crisis, it would have been even more catastrophic. We

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<v Speaker 7>therefore urged the Canadian government not to expand the business

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<v Speaker 7>power of big banks into leasing. Fourth, scrap the inefficient

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<v Speaker 7>luxury tax on vehicles. Since its inception a few years ago,

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<v Speaker 7>pay affair share, but in reality was mere populist virtue

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<v Speaker 7>signaling has ended hurting hard working Canadians such as lotted

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<v Speaker 7>tendance sale consultants, service advisors and technicians that have been

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<v Speaker 7>as consumers adjusted their purchases. In addition, the administration of

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<v Speaker 7>this tax through a completely new system and process instead

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<v Speaker 7>to the government, manufacturers and dealers, and is so fraught

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<v Speaker 3>It is time for this inefficient tax to go and finally.

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<v Speaker 7>Pay the debt ode to car dealers for the isf incentives.

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<v Speaker 7>As I'm sure many of you have seen reported in

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<v Speaker 7>a Friday that the federal ev incentive program might be

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<v Speaker 7>allowed one US company that hardly has any investments in Canada,

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<v Speaker 7>be they manufacturing or dealerships, to submit claims for over

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<v Speaker 7>eight thousand vehicles totaling over forty eight million dollars over

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<v Speaker 7>that weekend, which led to the program having to shut

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<v Speaker 7>down on Monday. While there's still a number of unanswered

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<v Speaker 7>questions in this matter, one thing is clear. Once left

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<v Speaker 7>holding the bag were our members to the tune of

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<v Speaker 7>eight to eleven million dollars that they had fronted on

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<v Speaker 3>At the time they bought an EV.

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<v Speaker 7>This is unacceptable and undermines the entire EV support system

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<v Speaker 7>by which our members agreed to front the money on

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<v Speaker 7>at the point of sale under the assumption and trusting

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<v Speaker 7>that they would be reimbursed accordingly irregultaibly, breaking that trust

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<v Speaker 7>by not paying the debt currently owed to dealers would

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<v Speaker 7>undermine our member's ability to continue transacting with EV customers in.

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<v Speaker 3>The way it is currently designed.

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<v Speaker 7>While we have received some political assurances that this will

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<v Speaker 7>be done, nothing has happened yet. On the contrary, we

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<v Speaker 7>have recently received the written communication from Transfer Canada that

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<v Speaker 7>in their opinion, they did everything right and buy the book,

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<v Speaker 7>which is quite interesting and in of itself, since we

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<v Speaker 7>have yet to see the results of the thorough.

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<v Speaker 3>Internal investigation announced by the Ministry.

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<v Speaker 7>In closing this automotive Competitiveness Framework will go a long

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<v Speaker 7>way in ensuring the continued competitiveness of the automotive retail

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<v Speaker 7>business in Canada and will enable our members to continue

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<v Speaker 7>to deliver exceptional products and services at afford oil prices

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<v Speaker 7>to Canadian consumers.

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<v Speaker 3>Despite the tumultuous situation we find ourselves in thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for your attention.

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<v Speaker 4>from the press gallery. Please, I know we have journalists online,

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, we will start with questions online. Please use the

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<v Speaker 1>raise and function now to ask a question. Is I

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<v Speaker 2>Pull them on there, but kiss you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Our first question comes from Todd Phillips Universe Media.

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<v Speaker 4>Please go ahead, yes, a little more come morning, Todd.

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<v Speaker 3>We can hear you. Okay, great, So.

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<v Speaker 6>Tom Phillips, the editor Canadian Honor Dealer. So the first

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<v Speaker 6>question I have is on lead environmental stuck regulations, just

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<v Speaker 6>opening up of standards, imports from other countries, beaned for

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<v Speaker 6>vehicle choices and pricing for Canadians and MAEDI. You can

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<v Speaker 6>answer it in the short term and maybe what that

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<v Speaker 6>longer term out look would look like perfectly.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for that question, Todd.

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<v Speaker 7>It is currently the fact that pretty much all manufacturers

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<v Speaker 7>in Canada are producing vehicles in other jurisdictions that Canadians

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<v Speaker 3>In Europe and Japan and Korea, for example, hatchbacks.

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<v Speaker 7>Canadians would love hatchbacks, smaller vehicles, very affordable and by

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<v Speaker 7>the way, also very environmentally friendly. But calling anything a hashbag,

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<v Speaker 7>as you might well know, is almost a kiss of

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<v Speaker 7>that for a vehicle in the US and with consumers

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<v Speaker 7>that consumers don't like it. So Canadian volume alone is

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<v Speaker 7>not enough for these companies. So we've had concrete discussions

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<v Speaker 7>with manufacturers that are looking at bringing Vehicle X into

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<v Speaker 7>Canada that they could sell anywhere between eight to ten

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<v Speaker 7>or twelve thousand vehicles of those in Canada would be

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<v Speaker 7>perfect for Canadians, but they're saying.

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<v Speaker 3>That volume alone of Canada is not enough to.

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<v Speaker 7>A pencil if you will, the investments that have to

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<v Speaker 7>be made to comply with the North American standards. And

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<v Speaker 7>it's not that the standards are more stringent, they're just

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<v Speaker 7>different in its execution because again these jurisdictions European Union,

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<v Speaker 7>Korea and Japan are already very very stringent in their

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<v Speaker 7>regulations and how they apply them. So if this would

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<v Speaker 7>be implemented short term, we would foresee a lot more

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<v Speaker 7>vehicle offering somewhat different than the US being available for

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<v Speaker 7>Canadian consumers. Again, very attractive products for the marketplace and

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<v Speaker 7>actually environmentally even better than.

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<v Speaker 3>Some other problems.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a follow up, Todd, Yes, if I could.

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<v Speaker 6>Another comment would just be tim on this year in

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<v Speaker 6>contact a lot of dealers across the country.

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<v Speaker 3>What are you hearing from them about.

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<v Speaker 6>What they're seeing in the showrooms now with you know,

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<v Speaker 6>the ca use over terras. Are they looking to buy

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<v Speaker 6>Canadian made vehicles? Are they looking to you know, buy

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<v Speaker 6>now before the full impact of the terrorists hits. What's

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<v Speaker 6>going on if you will, on the on the showroom

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<v Speaker 6>floor right now as a result of the terrorff of even.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's there continues to be a lot of confusion.

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<v Speaker 7>Obviously that has now a transition to more of a

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, what does this really mean for the next months.

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<v Speaker 7>What we are actually currently seeing in the marketplace is

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<v Speaker 7>dealers being able to advise consumers very closely on listen,

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<v Speaker 7>this is what I know currently, this is what I

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<v Speaker 7>don't know, this is what my brand has told me

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<v Speaker 7>might happen, or this is where we currently are, and

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<v Speaker 7>advise them if they're close to or around their purchase decision.

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<v Speaker 7>And they still have inventory on ground and coming in

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<v Speaker 7>from from the manufacturer. So the dealers are are are

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<v Speaker 7>not necessarily worried for right now, but they are looking

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<v Speaker 7>for because they already see what's coming, the affordability prices

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<v Speaker 7>that we were talking about, and how will they be

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<v Speaker 7>able to handle that. Will they still have vehicles available

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<v Speaker 7>at a price point that Canadians want to buy, what's

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<v Speaker 7>going to happen to use car evaluations, All of those

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<v Speaker 7>things are still open a question. So there's yes, confusion,

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<v Speaker 7>but that's turning into action that dealerships across the country,

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<v Speaker 7>as you know, our three four hundred members are very

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<v Speaker 7>good entrepreneurs and are able to adjust to very tumultuous environments.

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<v Speaker 7>And by large, most manufacturers are doing actually a pretty

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<v Speaker 7>good job and keeping dealers informed about also what they.

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<v Speaker 3>Know and what they don't know in this rapidly changing environment. Yeah, Todd,

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<v Speaker 3>Hugh Williams.

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<v Speaker 4>One thing I would add to that is that we

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<v Speaker 4>haven't seen the second shoe drop in all of this.

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<v Speaker 4>The US Administration's automotive task includes automotive parts, and the

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<v Speaker 4>knock on effect to that to the supply chain remains

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<v Speaker 4>a concern. But I think one of the key things

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<v Speaker 4>that we've noticed in dealing with federal effec on this

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<v Speaker 4>is that this government has taken a smart, strategic approach

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<v Speaker 4>to retaliation. You put a number of measures in the

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<v Speaker 4>mix to lessen the impact on the competitive structure here,

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<v Speaker 4>but again we remain concerned going forward. The other thing

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<v Speaker 4>I would highlight as well is that it's clear from

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<v Speaker 4>dealers meeting with their individual line manufacturers that not every

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<v Speaker 4>showroom in Canada and the US will look identical as

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<v Speaker 4>they have over the last ten years. So as we

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<v Speaker 4>manage this crisis, they'll certainly be changes on both sides

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<v Speaker 1>We will now take another question online. I have David

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy with Auto News.

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<v Speaker 9>Please go ahead, Hi, thanks for taking questions. Just to

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<v Speaker 9>quick one, Kim, you pointed out the bats to a

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<v Speaker 9>consumer affordability crisis, and obviously this plan from c Ada

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<v Speaker 9>is designed to help that. Could you just give me

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<v Speaker 9>a little bit on what if implemented by the government.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, we'll see these plan called prices steady during

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<v Speaker 9>the terriff fight, Will it, you know, mitigate some of

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<v Speaker 9>the price pikes that we expect to see. I can

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<v Speaker 9>you just expand a.

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<v Speaker 3>Bit on that for me. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>Obviously we have not necessarily done a calculation overall, because

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<v Speaker 7>it's very difficult to do because different manufacturers are affected

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<v Speaker 7>in different ways, right and in different in different amounts,

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<v Speaker 7>obviously depending on where they're currently producing, where they get

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<v Speaker 7>their products, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 3>But what is clear is that the measures that we

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<v Speaker 3>are proposing, especially.

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<v Speaker 7>The EV mandates, the expansion getting rid of the EV

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<v Speaker 7>mandate and expansion of the regulatory framework, that would have

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<v Speaker 7>a fairly almost immediate effect in the marketplace because on

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<v Speaker 7>EV mands, Let's not forget that we're getting very close

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<v Speaker 7>in the provinces of BC and Quebec next year where

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<v Speaker 7>manufacturers will be constraints to restrict the numbers of internal

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<v Speaker 7>combustion engines that they sell to those provinces because they're

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<v Speaker 7>not able to meet and consumer demand is not as high,

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<v Speaker 7>plus charging infrastructure is not there and incentives are not

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<v Speaker 7>there to reach the prescribed volumes in certain provinces. So

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<v Speaker 7>restricting supply into a province obviously is going to drive

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<v Speaker 7>up prices. Right, So this is what would be a

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<v Speaker 7>measure that that prevents something from from from happening in

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<v Speaker 7>the marketplace as well as we deal with all of

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<v Speaker 7>the turmodel from terraff. So will it will all of

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<v Speaker 7>these measures be able to dampen all of the teriff

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<v Speaker 7>effects to your question, will remain to be seen, and

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<v Speaker 7>it's also dependent on different and individual manufacturers what top

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<v Speaker 7>of decisions they take, because so manufufacturers might decide to

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<v Speaker 7>take different decisions as well long term on their production

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<v Speaker 7>facilities and their arrangement of supply. Where they might be

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<v Speaker 7>getting a vehicle currently out of the US, they might

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<v Speaker 7>change that supply chain for those vehicles to be now

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<v Speaker 7>coming from an the country.

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<v Speaker 3>Right to avoid some of the costs. So that will

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<v Speaker 3>have to be considered as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, David Hugh Williams, I would just add to that

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<v Speaker 4>that it's important to remember, as you certainly know that

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<v Speaker 4>there's more people working for dealerships in the new car

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<v Speaker 4>supply chain than any other sector. We have over one

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<v Speaker 4>hundred and seventy thousand individuals working in communities across Canada

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<v Speaker 4>to serve millions of customers you know, close to two

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<v Speaker 4>million new transactions and certainly five million or more used

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<v Speaker 4>in parts transactions. So these are these these measures have

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<v Speaker 4>impact on that, and I think when you look at

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<v Speaker 4>all of the governments, the premiers have come together with

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<v Speaker 4>Prime Minister Carney and talked about eliminating barriers to trade.

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<v Speaker 4>If you look at the Quebec vehicle mandate and the

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<v Speaker 4>BC vehicle mandate, these are really intervinmential trade barriers. Canada

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<v Speaker 4>and those two jurisdictions in particular is known among auto

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<v Speaker 4>manufacturers as being a very expensive jurisdiction to do business in.

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<v Speaker 4>And one of the things we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 4>do to be more competitive and recognized across the board

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<v Speaker 4>by all political leaders is clean up our own house

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<v Speaker 4>and getting rid of these mandates could certainly be part

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<v Speaker 4>of that. And I'll just invite Charles Bernard to say

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a follow up table?

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<v Speaker 3>Did we lose you, David? I do have another question?

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<v Speaker 1>Please yes, So we have a question from Grace Auto

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<v Speaker 1>News Please go ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>Good morning, Grace, Thanks.

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<v Speaker 11>Good morning. Thank you particuling my question. When you talk

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<v Speaker 11>about bringing in vehicles, uh, you know that are popular

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<v Speaker 11>with consumers from other parts of the world, and you

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<v Speaker 11>say a Germany an example of you know, the Canada

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<v Speaker 11>adopting safety standards for some of these vehicles. Are you

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<v Speaker 11>thinking about or do you have in mind vehicles that

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<v Speaker 11>are that would be more affordable for Canading consumers and

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<v Speaker 11>do you have any name plates in mind?

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<v Speaker 4>I always Trinke to the name nameplates, but I'll let

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<v Speaker 4>Tim Tim handle it.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, Grace, I would encourage you to to have those

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<v Speaker 7>discussions with individual manufacturers. Pretty much all of them from

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<v Speaker 7>the three jurisdictions that we mentioned European Union, Japan, and Korea.

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<v Speaker 7>They already all have in their potential product plans for

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<v Speaker 7>Canada quite a few ideas of what they would like

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<v Speaker 7>to bring into Canada. But as I mentioned as well,

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<v Speaker 7>and this is maybe different than what it was ten

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<v Speaker 7>or fifteen years ago, there's also.

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<v Speaker 3>American manufacturers. The industry has changed.

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<v Speaker 7>Has globalized over the last fifteen years, and they also

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<v Speaker 7>find themselves in a situation where they're currently producing in

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<v Speaker 7>those jurisdictions certain vehicles that would be perfect for Canadians.

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<v Speaker 7>I mentioned a couple of types of vehicles, so I'm

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<v Speaker 7>not at liberty to discuss brands or models. If you will,

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<v Speaker 7>I'm fairly certain you will be hearing in the coming

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<v Speaker 7>days from all of the manufacturers on their specific examples

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<v Speaker 7>of what they would like to bring to Canada. And

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<v Speaker 7>again we're only talking about those three jurisdictions Japan, Korea

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<v Speaker 7>and European Union, with which Canada already has free traded

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<v Speaker 7>remons and with and jurisdictions that have a very stringent

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<v Speaker 7>also environmental and safety standards.

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<v Speaker 11>Right, yeah, because I think that that's quite frankly, that

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<v Speaker 11>would be an idea that would be popular with a

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<v Speaker 11>lot of canad and consumers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, and you might see name plates that you currently

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<v Speaker 7>don't have in Canada. They might be part of a

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<v Speaker 7>larger conglomerate that already does business in Canada, but brands

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<v Speaker 7>that are currently not represented. You're an expert in the

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<v Speaker 7>industry race, so you know exactly what brands I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 7>That farm part of you know, in Europe and Japan

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<v Speaker 7>and Korea, part of larger conglomerates where certain brands that

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<v Speaker 7>are currently not doing business in Canada would like to

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<v Speaker 7>come to Canada and with this framework that they could

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<v Speaker 7>do so. And by the way, our members would be

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<v Speaker 7>very very willing to take on the business and work

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<v Speaker 7>with those brands.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Grace.

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<v Speaker 4>I would just say as well that that opens off

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<v Speaker 4>opportunities for reciprocal benefits for those that are manufacturing Canada

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<v Speaker 4>as well. Any other questions, Grace or others.

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<v Speaker 11>None, good, Thank you, Thank you, Grace.

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<v Speaker 1>We have time for one question with no follow up

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<v Speaker 1>I have, David Kennedy, please go ahead.

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<v Speaker 9>I think just do one more while we're here, just wondering, Hugh,

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<v Speaker 9>you mentioned off a few minutes ago talking about, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>expected changes of dealerships in Canada versus what they look.

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<v Speaker 2>Like in the US.

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<v Speaker 9>So I'm just hoping you can give me a little

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<v Speaker 9>bit more on that. Obviously, we know you know MAS

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<v Speaker 9>is one example to see. It's fifty's going to get

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<v Speaker 9>dropped at least for the time being based on US production.

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<v Speaker 4>It sounds like you, David, we lost you there temporarily,

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<v Speaker 4>So I can answer the base question if if you're

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<v Speaker 4>like I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think you know.

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<v Speaker 4>One of the things that's become clear as we go

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<v Speaker 4>through this tariff war. For certainly there's the unpredictability of

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<v Speaker 4>the US administration and how they're handling tariffs. I mentioned

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<v Speaker 4>the auto parts element, which where the US is teriffing

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<v Speaker 4>auto parts, but the Canadian government, in my opinion, our opinion,

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<v Speaker 4>has been very smart in terms of not tariffing auto parts,

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<v Speaker 4>and we hope the US administration takes that lead as well, which.

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<v Speaker 3>Helps protect the supply chain.

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<v Speaker 4>And of course, our overall goal is to get rid

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<v Speaker 4>of any automotive tariffs at all. The industry has thrived

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<v Speaker 4>in Canada, both on the manufacturing side and on the

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<v Speaker 4>dealer side, by having a unified, harmonized North American market.

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<v Speaker 4>That market is better for the economies in both countries,

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<v Speaker 4>it's better for the dealers in both countries, and most importantly,

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<v Speaker 4>it's better for the consumers in both countries.

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<v Speaker 3>We need to live in an auto.

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<v Speaker 4>Teriff free environment here in North America until that time comes.

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<v Speaker 3>However, to the.

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<v Speaker 4>Essence of your question, David, you've got manufacturers looking at

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<v Speaker 4>their product line and making inordinately difficult calculations as to

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<v Speaker 4>what content is coming from which side of the border,

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<v Speaker 4>and what is compliant under the current trade agreements, and

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<v Speaker 4>how that will be treated. And we know that the

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<v Speaker 4>manufacturers are meeting proactively with their dealers to talk about

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<v Speaker 4>the potential implications if you don't get this solved over

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<v Speaker 4>the next little little while. We know, of course, that

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<v Speaker 4>there's a lot of product that's already landed before the

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<v Speaker 4>tariffs have taken place, and for those consumers that we've

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<v Speaker 4>certainly been talking to consumers and consumer groups if they're

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<v Speaker 4>nervous about the tariff situation, The most important thing is

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<v Speaker 4>to go visit your dealer and to purchase a vehicle.

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<v Speaker 3>Before we see the effect.

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<v Speaker 4>Of this, and with it restricted demand, presumably we'll see

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<v Speaker 4>prices increase. So that is a certainty, and it's also

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<v Speaker 4>a certainty that the manufacturers will be calibrating to figure

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<v Speaker 4>out which cars they can bring in traf free to

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<v Speaker 4>the US market and the Canadian market, and therefore you

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<v Speaker 4>just won't have that compatibility. And I've been privy to

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<v Speaker 4>numerous conversations that dealers have made on this with their manufacturers,

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<v Speaker 4>but of course we can't share that between manufacturers to

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<v Speaker 4>manufacturers because of those are enormously important competitive decisions. But

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<v Speaker 4>we know those discussions are going on. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 4>the question, David. Thank you to the Press Galery, you

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<v Speaker 4>want to go to them, Yeah, I think we're good.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you very much for being here, and of course

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<v Speaker 4>to the Press Galley for hosting us here.

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<v Speaker 12>Thank you very much, Thanks a lot for coming.

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<v Speaker 10>First of all, the Happy Earthday everyone, April twenty second,

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<v Speaker 10>before I start diving in to budgetary details and comparing

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<v Speaker 10>the Green Party of Canada platform and budget to those

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<v Speaker 10>of the Liberals, New Democrats, and today Last Minute has

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<v Speaker 10>released his platform and budget numbers. I wanted to review

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<v Speaker 10>something that's I think quite significant, and that is that

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<v Speaker 10>over the decades, the Green Party of Canada has been

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<v Speaker 10>the first to promote and propose some really transformative changes,

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<v Speaker 10>some important ideas, and we have never minded when other

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<v Speaker 10>parties take our ideas. So the purpose of today's press

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<v Speaker 10>conference is to address mister Karney in particular Prime Minister Karney,

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<v Speaker 10>I'm mister Pradiev, Leader of Visual Opposition, mister Singh, mister

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<v Speaker 10>Blonchet and all Canadians to say it's time again for

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<v Speaker 10>some of the other parties to take our ideas. We're

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<v Speaker 10>offering them to you on a silver plate. Now, just

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<v Speaker 10>to review some of the things that we have said

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<v Speaker 10>in the past that you'll find in the platforms of

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<v Speaker 10>the other parties. Now, we were the first party to

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<v Speaker 10>call for the significance of an east west electricity grid

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<v Speaker 10>that actually functions. You find now that mister Carney is

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<v Speaker 10>saying we need this really important energy corridor. You could

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<v Speaker 10>also have founded in our twenty nineteen climate plants that

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<v Speaker 10>without a functioning east West North South electricity grid, you

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<v Speaker 10>really can't get to the carbon neutrality that Canada has

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<v Speaker 10>committed to over the years, and it's a fantastic idea

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<v Speaker 10>and it goes back to that fundamental point that underscorts

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<v Speaker 10>and underlines our platforms since twenty fifteen that Canada has

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<v Speaker 10>to act like a country and to do that, we

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<v Speaker 10>have to think like a country. We've never before seen

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<v Speaker 10>such a focus on the problem of the non collaborative

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<v Speaker 10>nature between the different orders of government as we have

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<v Speaker 10>since the Trump cariiff threats.

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<v Speaker 12>We're now seeing.

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<v Speaker 10>Everybody, regardless of where they are on the political spectrum,

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<v Speaker 10>saying it's time to have an to end into provincial

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<v Speaker 10>trade barriers, it's time to get into provincial cooperation. Nowhere

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<v Speaker 10>is that more critical than in our electricity grade. So again,

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<v Speaker 10>that's been Green Party platform from at least twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 10>six years, and we're glad other parties are catching up

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<v Speaker 10>with us. Another one that was in our twenty fifteen

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<v Speaker 10>platform when we were the first party to promote this

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<v Speaker 10>is national Pharmacare, universal single payer pharmacare. We're the only

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<v Speaker 10>country that has a universal healthcare program that doesn't have pharmacare.

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<v Speaker 10>Now I know the due people say, well, that was

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<v Speaker 10>Tommy Douglas's idea, and yes, Tommy Douglas is a hero

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<v Speaker 10>and much revered by I think most Canadians for what

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<v Speaker 10>he did for this country. But it had been a

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<v Speaker 10>very long time, and in fact, we were the first

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<v Speaker 10>party to put universal pharmacare in our platform back in

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<v Speaker 10>twenty fifteen, based on the study done by a number

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<v Speaker 10>of academics across Canada, including Steve Morgan at UBC called

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<v Speaker 10>Pharmacare twenty twenty. That's how long ago it was, when

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<v Speaker 10>twenty twenty was still ahead of us. We also were

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<v Speaker 10>the first party to call for a wealth tax. It

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<v Speaker 10>was in our twenty nineteen platform, and again we were

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<v Speaker 10>the first party in this election to have the studies

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<v Speaker 10>about our costings placed on the PBO website. Now, once

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<v Speaker 10>something is posted on the Parliamentary Budget Office website, it's

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<v Speaker 10>in the public domain and anyone can use it. So

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<v Speaker 10>our wealth tax numbers were published on April ninth. The

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<v Speaker 10>NDP platform came out after that, and in debates locally

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<v Speaker 10>where my NDP opponent says we're the only party calling

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<v Speaker 10>for a wealth to actuvay, yeah, well no. And also

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<v Speaker 10>we posted it publicly first. When we're looking at other

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<v Speaker 10>issues over time where we'd have been the first and

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<v Speaker 10>now it's accepted as normal Canadian policy. We were the

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<v Speaker 10>first party to call for equal marriage. We were the

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<v Speaker 10>first party to call for legalizing cannabis. We remain, as

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<v Speaker 10>far as I know, the only party calling for a

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<v Speaker 10>guaranteed liverable income. We are the first party to call

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<v Speaker 10>for a green tax shift, taking taxes off things we want,

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<v Speaker 10>like income and putting it on pollution. As I said

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<v Speaker 10>to Stefan dion Over at the time, if you're going

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<v Speaker 10>to take our ideas, that's okay, but please don't mess

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<v Speaker 10>them up.

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<v Speaker 12>Please know how to communicate them.

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<v Speaker 10>So we've now seen all the efforts to include carbon

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<v Speaker 10>pricing in climate policy essentially renounced by all parties in

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<v Speaker 10>this election other than the Greens. Now when we look

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<v Speaker 10>at the things we've advocated in the past that are

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<v Speaker 10>now accepted within Canada, again, please look at our platform.

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<v Speaker 10>Please look at our budget and look at it carefully.

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<v Speaker 10>I want to highlight a few of the things that

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<v Speaker 10>would really help Mark Carney's budget balance sooner and without

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<v Speaker 10>taking shots, because it's really important. I think we're still

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<v Speaker 10>team Canada. I don't want to take any unfair shots

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<v Speaker 10>at anyone. I do want to highlight that the Parliamentary

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<v Speaker 10>Budget Office does extraordinary work. Today for the first time,

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<v Speaker 10>a number of studies from PBO asked for by the

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<v Speaker 10>Conservatives have been posted. As far as I can see,

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<v Speaker 10>none of them justify the effort the Conservatives have made

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<v Speaker 10>in today to say that their cuts in spending and

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<v Speaker 10>various tax changes will result in twenty one billion dollars

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<v Speaker 10>of new tax revenue by twenty twenty eight twenty twenty nine.

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<v Speaker 10>That's reported by the Globe and Mail. As the Consertis

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<v Speaker 10>are betting on increased tax revenue of twenty one billion

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<v Speaker 10>a year by twenty twenty eight twenty twenty nine, isn't

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<v Speaker 10>There are a number of changes that they've made, Yes,

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<v Speaker 10>and the number of changes were reviewed by PBO. But

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<v Speaker 10>at least at this point, looking at the PBO website,

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<v Speaker 10>we can't find that that conclusion of the Conservatives is

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<v Speaker 10>other than their internal hunch that that will create that

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<v Speaker 10>kind of benefit. I also want to be very clear

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<v Speaker 10>of what the Parliamentary Budget Office does and what it doesn't.

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<v Speaker 10>It's an extraordinary thing, and many Canadians may not know

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<v Speaker 10>that all federal political parties have access to Parliamentary Budget

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<v Speaker 10>Office analysis. Top notch tax advice and fiscal advice, and

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<v Speaker 10>it has to be nonpartisan, so they seek the party's

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<v Speaker 10>permissions to publish. What they publish, they're in the public domain.

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<v Speaker 10>So that's when we put forward what a wealth tax

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<v Speaker 10>would generate in the public domain with all the details

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<v Speaker 10>on April ninth. It's worth knowing that that public domain

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<v Speaker 10>money would generate wealth taxes excuse me, only on net

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<v Speaker 10>household worth of over ten million dollars going up to

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<v Speaker 10>a higher tax bracket of three percent for those in

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<v Speaker 10>the fifty million to one hundred million dollar range, we'll

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<v Speaker 10>generate one hundred and twenty one billion dollars by twenty thirty.

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<v Speaker 10>That's in the public domain. Other parties can use that number.

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<v Speaker 10>The wealth tax is an important part of new revenue

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<v Speaker 10>for the Government of Canada, extraordinarily something that has been

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<v Speaker 10>in the public domain as a discussion item for decades.

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<v Speaker 12>Were the first party to actually look at it and

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<v Speaker 12>what would it generate.

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<v Speaker 10>And this is particularly important again for other party leaders

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<v Speaker 10>who have increased spending. Mister Carney has one hundred and

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<v Speaker 10>thirty billion dollars a year in increased spending. We of

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<v Speaker 10>course have to cover the things that we're proposing so

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<v Speaker 10>again to the question of social equity. We announced this

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<v Speaker 10>weeks ago to help the lowest income wage earners in Canada.

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<v Speaker 10>The Green Party of Canada will eliminate income tax for

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<v Speaker 10>those who are earning forty thousand dollars a year or less.

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<v Speaker 10>Not a tax cut, eliminate personal income tax if you're

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<v Speaker 10>earning less than forty thousand dollars a year. Now, we're

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<v Speaker 10>able to cover that entirely with what I'm going to

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<v Speaker 10>talk about next, which is a really big idea, really

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<v Speaker 10>significant for Canadians to know. The Green Party is paying

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<v Speaker 10>attention to affordability issues. We don't want people who are

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<v Speaker 10>just scraping by to have to pay personal income tax.

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<v Speaker 10>Corporations need to pay their fair share. But this next item,

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<v Speaker 10>financial transaction tax, is a sure fire winner. Canadians won't

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<v Speaker 10>feel it at all. It won't even pinch the pocketbook

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<v Speaker 10>at all. It's called a financial transaction tax. It was

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<v Speaker 10>first proposed decades ago by Nobel Prize winning economist the

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<v Speaker 10>late James Tobin. The idea is the money's clicking through

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<v Speaker 10>financial markets. You change in the value of the making

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<v Speaker 10>billions on what the end is worth in the morning.

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<v Speaker 10>With the dollar is worth at night, every transaction to

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<v Speaker 10>every time you're changing currency or bond traders, we would

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<v Speaker 10>put a tax on every transaction of zero point three

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<v Speaker 10>five percent. Now, what that comes to, and numbers people

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<v Speaker 10>can identify quickly, is that for every transaction of one

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<v Speaker 10>hundred dollars, there'd be a thirty five cent tax. Even

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<v Speaker 10>the bond traders won't really feel it. You'd have to

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<v Speaker 10>be someone like George Sorrow's trading hundreds of billions of

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<v Speaker 10>dollars a day to even notice it, and then he'd

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<v Speaker 10>hardly go broke. The reality is that by shifting some

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<v Speaker 10>of the taxation off personal income and on to speculative

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<v Speaker 10>financial transactions of the high rollers at thirty five cents

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<v Speaker 10>for every hundred dollars of transaction, the financial transaction tax

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<v Speaker 10>generates by twenty twenty nine to twenty thirty per year

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<v Speaker 10>ninety billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 12>Imagine that thirty.

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<v Speaker 10>Five cents on every hundred dollars into financial transaction, and

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<v Speaker 10>this again over a five year period cumulatively two hundred

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<v Speaker 10>and seventy nine billion dollars. That's why we're able to

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<v Speaker 10>project a one point four billion dollar deficit. We don't

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<v Speaker 10>get to a balanced budget. Within five years, but we

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<v Speaker 10>get closer even than the Conservatives, and these are based

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<v Speaker 10>on studies done by the Parliamentary Budget Office, they're all public.

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<v Speaker 10>Are really urge the other party leaders to have a

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<v Speaker 10>look and take it seriously. People don't expect the Green

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<v Speaker 10>Party of Canada to be the party that comes up

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<v Speaker 10>with the most practical, innovative solutions for how to grow

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<v Speaker 10>an economy and fight Donald Trump. Now on the fight

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<v Speaker 10>Donald Trump front, I just want to review the Green

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<v Speaker 10>Party again has some very exciting ideas. We announced them

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<v Speaker 10>in Nanaimo back on March twenty ninth, creating strategic reserves

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<v Speaker 10>for Canadian raw resources.

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<v Speaker 12>But I specifically want to mention.

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<v Speaker 10>One idea in particular that we mentioned that day and

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<v Speaker 10>got very little attention. We used to all of you

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<v Speaker 10>buy Canada savings bonds. We call them Saving Canada bonds,

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<v Speaker 10>where every Canadian can buy a bond and for instance,

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<v Speaker 10>by help the Government of Canada buy up the potash.

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<v Speaker 12>Why potash.

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<v Speaker 10>It's not going to be enough to take on a

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<v Speaker 10>bully like Trump, to go into a ring and say

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<v Speaker 10>for every punch you deliver us, we're going to punch

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<v Speaker 10>you right back equally hard. The bully in the ring

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<v Speaker 10>with us is ten times bigger than we are. That's

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<v Speaker 10>not a fight we can win. Retaliatory tariffs are good

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<v Speaker 10>in making it clear the United States that we're not

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<v Speaker 10>going to be pushed around. But if you take on

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<v Speaker 10>a bully ten times your size, you've got to be

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<v Speaker 10>prepared to well, I don't know it sounds mean, do

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<v Speaker 10>the equivalent of sticking fingers in his eyes.

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<v Speaker 12>You have to make it hurt.

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<v Speaker 10>Canadian Saving Canada bonds in holding Canadian potash here north

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<v Speaker 10>of the border for the growing season of twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 10>US farmers have already bought up the potash they need.

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<v Speaker 12>But if we buy up the potash for their next

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<v Speaker 12>going season.

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<v Speaker 10>And say, well, you know, it's not something we're selling

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<v Speaker 10>this year, it's tied up in our Saving Canada bonds,

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<v Speaker 10>every Canadian could buy Saving Canada bonds. Help us buy

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<v Speaker 10>up the potash and have a solid, committed five percent

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<v Speaker 10>rate of return. It's a good investment. It's an investment

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<v Speaker 10>in saving Canada. That's just one of the ways the

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<v Speaker 10>strategic reserves of Canadian resources cannot only help us take

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<v Speaker 10>on Donald Trump, can help us make sure he runs

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<v Speaker 10>away screaming. I know that sounds mean, but it's a

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<v Speaker 10>nice image. We also underpin all of this with a

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<v Speaker 10>transformative approach to how our various orders of government should

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<v Speaker 10>work together. Now this has been in our platforms since

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<v Speaker 10>twenty fifteen. I just want to say how much how

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<v Speaker 10>important it is for us to get accountability right. The provinces,

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<v Speaker 10>for instance, have had a fourfold increase in transfers from

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<v Speaker 10>the federal government for health care, but healthcare from the

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<v Speaker 10>provinces has not gone up fourfold since twenty twenty. We

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<v Speaker 10>know that the trance and interprovincial non tarff trade barriers

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<v Speaker 10>reduce the size of our economy by two hundred to

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<v Speaker 10>three hundred billion dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 12>We've kind of got unanimity on that.

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<v Speaker 10>Now within Team Canada, all party leaders are talking about,

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<v Speaker 10>let's get rid of interprovincial trade barriers.

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<v Speaker 12>That's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 10>Why are they there?

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<v Speaker 12>Because we don't coordinate well at all.

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<v Speaker 10>We need to bring in a Council of Canadian Governments

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<v Speaker 10>where the federal government is at the table working with

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<v Speaker 10>provincial and territorial governments and the left outside of decision making.

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<v Speaker 10>Most responsible order of government, local governments, mayors and councils

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<v Speaker 10>that have to really deliver for the people who live

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<v Speaker 10>in their communities but don't have access of the tax

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<v Speaker 10>dollars they need for the investments they need to make,

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<v Speaker 10>and indigenous governments. So picture a circle for quadrants and

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<v Speaker 10>this is what they do in Australia. They bring to

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<v Speaker 10>one table the people who make the decisions and say

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<v Speaker 10>we need to buy consensus. All of us agree what

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<v Speaker 10>is our national goal for energy? What's our national goal

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00:58:23.719 --> 00:58:29.760
<v Speaker 10>for transportation? What's our national goal on climate? Healthcare? Now

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<v Speaker 10>that four quadrant circle would come together frequently and as

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<v Speaker 10>they do in Australia, one big table for national goals

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<v Speaker 10>and subtables when you're dealing sector bisector, healthcare, education and

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<v Speaker 10>so on. I will just close by saying again we

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<v Speaker 10>believe that accountability and revised ethic codes are also essential

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<v Speaker 10>so that the Canadian public can again feel trust in

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<v Speaker 10>their government and in their public institutions. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 10>to cover here because we have a very long platform.

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00:59:02.599 --> 00:59:06.360
<v Speaker 10>Canadians can find it on our website. Our platform has

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<v Speaker 10>the costing items from the Parliamentary Budget Office that relate

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<v Speaker 10>to where we find the revenue. The individual platform items

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<v Speaker 10>are our own estimates not costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

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<v Speaker 10>To be clear, in the background documents, you'll see highlighted

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<v Speaker 10>in different colors what's been costed by the Parmatary Budget

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<v Speaker 10>Office and what hasn't. Not as easy to do that

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<v Speaker 10>when you look at the other party platforms, but we

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<v Speaker 10>believe in full transparency and our own accountability as we

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<v Speaker 10>put forward these really solid, good exciting ideas to revitalize

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<v Speaker 10>the Canadian economy, to create economic sovereignty for Canada. So

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<v Speaker 10>we're no longer hewers of wood and drawers of water

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<v Speaker 10>for foreign transnational corporations.

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<v Speaker 12>But we protect our workers, we protect our.

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<v Speaker 10>Communities, we protect our economy, and we spend more where

893
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<v Speaker 10>Trump spends less. We spend more where pre puli of

894
01:00:00.599 --> 01:00:03.519
<v Speaker 10>what's to cut. We spend more for the CBC, we

895
01:00:03.639 --> 01:00:08.360
<v Speaker 10>spend more for overseas development assistance because now that Donald

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<v Speaker 10>Trump has killed the US AID program, and Pierre Pualief

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<v Speaker 10>thinks there are savings to be had in taking programs

898
01:00:16.639 --> 01:00:20.079
<v Speaker 10>that help educate women and girls, fight malaria around the world,

899
01:00:20.280 --> 01:00:23.440
<v Speaker 10>fight HIV AIDS. That's where Pierre Qualia thinks we've got

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01:00:23.519 --> 01:00:28.519
<v Speaker 10>to cut any place Trump is cutting Canadians pull together.

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<v Speaker 10>We've got to step up. The US used to be

902
01:00:31.480 --> 01:00:33.400
<v Speaker 10>the cop of the world. Now it's the bully of

903
01:00:33.440 --> 01:00:36.440
<v Speaker 10>the world. We've got to do more than protect ourselves.

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<v Speaker 10>We've got to step up for all the countries on

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<v Speaker 10>Earth that are in Donald Trump's crosshairs, for the poorest

906
01:00:45.920 --> 01:00:48.159
<v Speaker 10>of the poor that he is targeting. We have to

907
01:00:48.280 --> 01:00:53.039
<v Speaker 10>do more for international development assistance. That's why we needed

908
01:00:53.280 --> 01:00:58.239
<v Speaker 10>to bring in financial transaction taxes, wealth taxes, increase corporate

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01:00:58.320 --> 01:01:02.119
<v Speaker 10>tax rates and ensure that the government of Canada has

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<v Speaker 10>more public money while each individual Canadian has more personal money.

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<v Speaker 10>It's doable, but you've got to really think outside the box,

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01:01:12.320 --> 01:01:13.760
<v Speaker 10>and the Green Party is really good at that.

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<v Speaker 12>Open for any questions you might have.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember any.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I hear a lot of very deep anxiety, and

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<v Speaker 10>I'd have to say the anxiety and the fear is

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01:01:46.320 --> 01:01:49.719
<v Speaker 10>almost amorphous. So people don't They say, oh my god,

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01:01:49.880 --> 01:01:52.079
<v Speaker 10>south of the border and they say, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 10>pure pliant. But then they also say, why is no

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<v Speaker 10>one talking about climate? So there's a mix of things

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<v Speaker 10>of the doorstone. Ye, So more than issues, what I

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<v Speaker 10>feel at the doorstep is emotion. People come out to

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01:02:06.480 --> 01:02:08.119
<v Speaker 10>talk to me. Quite often they just come up to

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01:02:08.159 --> 01:02:10.360
<v Speaker 10>say thank you, thank you, thank you. When I'm depressed,

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01:02:10.360 --> 01:02:12.719
<v Speaker 10>all I do is I go watch that video of

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<v Speaker 10>you telling Donald Trump California it could be the eleventh province.

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<v Speaker 10>I also have never had a time when I've gone

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<v Speaker 10>door to door where people are so emotional that after

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01:02:21.719 --> 01:02:23.079
<v Speaker 10>talking to me for a while, I realize it's not

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01:02:23.159 --> 01:02:25.639
<v Speaker 10>making them feel better. They look like they're closer to

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01:02:26.639 --> 01:02:31.360
<v Speaker 10>breaking down in tears. It's very unusual. I've never canvas

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<v Speaker 10>before before where I leave the doorstep. Instead of saying

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01:02:34.039 --> 01:02:36.000
<v Speaker 10>would you like a lawn sign? I say would you

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<v Speaker 10>like a hug? So I end up feeling a lot

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<v Speaker 10>of a lot of love and a lot of hugs,

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<v Speaker 10>and you know, hang on, We're going to be okay.

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<v Speaker 10>There's no point being afraid. There's no point voting out

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01:02:47.840 --> 01:02:51.599
<v Speaker 10>of fear. Really, we are so lucky to be Canadians

939
01:02:51.760 --> 01:02:54.960
<v Speaker 10>remind us all of that every day. Imagine being a

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01:02:55.039 --> 01:02:57.679
<v Speaker 10>trans youth in the United States, or a person of

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01:02:57.800 --> 01:03:00.440
<v Speaker 10>color going off to worship your house of work and

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01:03:00.559 --> 01:03:03.000
<v Speaker 10>not knowing if the immigration rate is going to grab

943
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<v Speaker 10>you that day and send you to a prison in

944
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<v Speaker 10>El Salvador, where it doesn't seem to even matter if

945
01:03:08.000 --> 01:03:10.719
<v Speaker 10>the US Supreme Court says that's against the law. I'm

946
01:03:10.800 --> 01:03:13.960
<v Speaker 10>much more concerned for people living south of the border.

947
01:03:14.599 --> 01:03:15.800
<v Speaker 10>Living north of the border.

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<v Speaker 12>We're in the promised plant and we can get through this.

949
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<v Speaker 2>Yet it is.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, yeah, Well, I'd say one thing when you're when

951
01:03:42.360 --> 01:03:45.800
<v Speaker 10>you're and an election campaign is a very long job interview.

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<v Speaker 10>So I think it's really quite shameful that Kathy Unska

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<v Speaker 10>doesn't show up for any of the interviews. She ditched

954
01:03:52.920 --> 01:03:56.119
<v Speaker 10>the interview the well she has, she's only been to one.

955
01:03:56.360 --> 01:03:59.119
<v Speaker 10>She hasn't been to any of the public all candidate

956
01:03:59.199 --> 01:04:02.159
<v Speaker 10>meetings went to one that was at a private residence

957
01:04:02.199 --> 01:04:04.039
<v Speaker 10>of Berwick at Royal Oak, and we haven't seen her

958
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<v Speaker 10>since she's you know, it's either it's neck and neck

959
01:04:08.679 --> 01:04:12.039
<v Speaker 10>between me and Kathy instead, so she's not showing up.

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<v Speaker 12>What does that say?

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<v Speaker 10>The sanate Jenalt Protection Society debate that we had on

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<v Speaker 10>what wasn't really a debate, It was all candidate meetings

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<v Speaker 10>at the Sanitch Fairgrounds hosted by the sanate Jenlet Protection Society.

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<v Speaker 10>The excuse that was offered by the moderator was that

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<v Speaker 10>the conservative candidate had gotten back from it said she

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<v Speaker 10>had a prior commitment on Pender Island. She had a

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01:04:34.280 --> 01:04:37.719
<v Speaker 10>meet and greet on Pandor Island and it was at

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<v Speaker 10>a local pub where she charged thirty five dollars a

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<v Speaker 10>person to come in and meet and greet her. So

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<v Speaker 10>I think in this race because in the all candidate meetings,

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<v Speaker 10>all candidate debate meetings, it's me, the Liberal candidate, and

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<v Speaker 10>the NDP candidate, and they can say whatever they want

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<v Speaker 10>about it being a three way race or whatever we

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01:04:55.119 --> 01:04:57.079
<v Speaker 10>say to them. Will if you have internal polling that

975
01:04:57.159 --> 01:04:59.880
<v Speaker 10>says anything different, please show us. But everything we see

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<v Speaker 10>this is a neck and neck race between the Conservative

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<v Speaker 10>candidate who isn't showing up for the job interviews and me,

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01:05:06.480 --> 01:05:09.599
<v Speaker 10>and as I think most of my constituents know, if

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01:05:09.639 --> 01:05:14.079
<v Speaker 10>there's work to be done, I show up. I keep

980
01:05:14.119 --> 01:05:20.199
<v Speaker 10>being elected pat Parliament's hardest working MP, and that's something

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01:05:20.239 --> 01:05:23.360
<v Speaker 10>I embrace. I'm very, very very proud of my record

982
01:05:23.719 --> 01:05:25.760
<v Speaker 10>that I show up and I do the work, and

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<v Speaker 10>I want to keep doing the work, and I am.

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<v Speaker 10>I sometimes tell my team I'm not really superstitious, but

985
01:05:32.199 --> 01:05:35.280
<v Speaker 10>I'm sort of stitious. So I'm sort of stitious enough

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01:05:35.360 --> 01:05:36.760
<v Speaker 10>not to say what I think is going to happen

987
01:05:36.840 --> 01:05:39.719
<v Speaker 10>on Monday, but I do hope Paul Manley and Nanaimo

988
01:05:39.800 --> 01:05:43.119
<v Speaker 10>Ladysmith is in a race quite like mine. Nanaimo Ladysmith

989
01:05:43.280 --> 01:05:46.519
<v Speaker 10>is either the Conservative candidate or Paul Manley, and he's

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01:05:46.559 --> 01:05:49.440
<v Speaker 10>got the momentum. He was, of course the MP from

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01:05:49.679 --> 01:05:52.880
<v Speaker 10>twenty nineteen to twenty twenty one and got the highest

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01:05:52.960 --> 01:05:55.880
<v Speaker 10>vote of any of the people running for Nanaimo City Council.

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<v Speaker 10>He's an extraordinary parliamentarian and I so want to be

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01:06:01.239 --> 01:06:03.920
<v Speaker 10>back in parment with him, with Mike Morris, with a

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01:06:04.039 --> 01:06:07.960
<v Speaker 10>number of other candidates. So I think April twenty eighth

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<v Speaker 10>is as I said, I'm sort of stitious, we're having

997
01:06:12.079 --> 01:06:15.480
<v Speaker 10>a gathering. I hope you'll all come and details are available.

998
01:06:15.480 --> 01:06:18.760
<v Speaker 10>Shouldn't probably broadcast where the gathering is, but it's going

999
01:06:18.840 --> 01:06:20.760
<v Speaker 10>to be fun and you can find out easily that

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01:06:20.880 --> 01:06:22.920
<v Speaker 10>we're going to be and oh, I'm really happy. Bill

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01:06:22.960 --> 01:06:24.840
<v Speaker 10>Henderson from Chillo actually going to come and play a

1002
01:06:24.880 --> 01:06:29.360
<v Speaker 10>few tunes, and Laurna Crozier, one of Canada's most loved poets,

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<v Speaker 10>will also be there, and a few other surprises. So

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<v Speaker 10>we plan to have a good time. Win loser, draw

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01:06:35.320 --> 01:06:40.199
<v Speaker 10>green stow have a good time. So yeah, and I'm

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<v Speaker 10>really so proud of the work we've done. This is

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01:06:42.679 --> 01:06:47.440
<v Speaker 10>the work of volunteers across Canada. Our platform is the

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01:06:47.559 --> 01:06:52.519
<v Speaker 10>work of the Shadow Cabinet, the people who wrote this platform. First,

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01:06:52.599 --> 01:06:55.760
<v Speaker 10>we have to only follow Green Party policy as passed by.

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01:06:55.719 --> 01:06:58.559
<v Speaker 12>All our members. And then the people who are on

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01:06:58.639 --> 01:07:01.519
<v Speaker 12>Shadow Cabinet are running for office, so.

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<v Speaker 10>It's an amazing group and they're all out there, like

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01:07:05.599 --> 01:07:10.039
<v Speaker 10>annree zedluc A, who's our candidate in gwelf thirty five

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<v Speaker 10>year family doctor in Gwealth and one of the first

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<v Speaker 10>people in Canada for doctors to offer an open HIV

1016
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<v Speaker 10>AIDS clinics back in the horrible day when it was

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<v Speaker 10>still a stigmatized disease of HIV being HIV positive. Annree

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<v Speaker 10>Zedlock is our health critic. We launched our Health Plank

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<v Speaker 10>together in Gwelth a few weeks ago to say that

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<v Speaker 10>every Canadian has a guarantee for a primary health care practitioner,

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<v Speaker 10>family doctor, nurse practitioner and team medicine options. And as

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<v Speaker 10>she pulls out of her own practice to become a

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<v Speaker 10>member of Parliament, she's creating a health hub in Gwealth

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<v Speaker 10>and when we announced it, reporters said, well, that would

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<v Speaker 10>take I guess some years for government politicians.

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<v Speaker 12>No, no, I'm doing it.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm opening a health hub in Gwealth because I've got

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<v Speaker 10>to take care of my own patients as i move

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<v Speaker 10>into being a federal Member of Parliament for Gwealth. These

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<v Speaker 10>are amazing people. It's a lot of hard work and

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01:08:09.280 --> 01:08:12.000
<v Speaker 10>it's it's difficult because we know and I'm not going

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<v Speaker 10>to you know, you're here, Thank you for being here.

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<v Speaker 10>But our platform hasn't gotten nearly the coverage of the

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<v Speaker 10>status quo, very similar platforms offered by everybody else. So

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<v Speaker 10>I do hope in the last few days when people

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<v Speaker 10>are making up their minds, but go to our website,

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<v Speaker 10>read our twenty twenty five election platform and know that

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<v Speaker 10>to the extent we could. By the way, guaranteed libal

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<v Speaker 10>income is not yet costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office,

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<v Speaker 10>it's in our platform. And our disability benefit not yet costed,

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01:08:41.000 --> 01:08:44.079
<v Speaker 10>but it's in our platform. But the Parliamentary Budget Office

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<v Speaker 10>is still number crunching to give us the answers we want,

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<v Speaker 10>so that we have an authoritative source for our platform

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<v Speaker 10>numbers for disability benefit and guaranteed libable income. It's amazing

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<v Speaker 10>to me how hard the Parliamentary Budget Office works at

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<v Speaker 10>the Service for Parties. We've been having daily meetings with

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<v Speaker 10>our analyst at PBO, including Saturdays and Sundays. It's a

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<v Speaker 10>hard working bunch of policy experts available to political parties.

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<v Speaker 10>So I'm real proud of the work that everybody's done

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<v Speaker 10>on this platform.

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