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

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<v Speaker 1>policy and rights shows. Welcome to policy that human joys.

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<v Speaker 2>They have to spit in the face of the police

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<v Speaker 2>as the police are standing up there in uniform. They're

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<v Speaker 2>standing and they're screaming at them an inch away from

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<v Speaker 2>their face, and then they start spitting in their face.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said, you tell them you spit and we

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<v Speaker 2>hit and they can hit real hard. It's a disgusting thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I've watched that for years, for three or four years,

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<v Speaker 2>I've watched them. The police are staying and they're told

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<v Speaker 2>don't do anything under any such of this, and you can.

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<v Speaker 3>See they want to get at it.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're standing there and people are spitting in their

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<v Speaker 2>face and they're not allowed to do anything. But now

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<v Speaker 2>they are allowed to do whatever the hell they want.

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<v Speaker 1>They welcome back to policy and rates. Here in Depictions

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<v Speaker 1>Media Radio, I'm your host. Michael cloggs. Okay, we just

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<v Speaker 1>heard a disturbing thing from Dinald Trump telling cops to

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<v Speaker 1>do their worst or attack citizens. That, Okay, I really

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<v Speaker 1>do believe this that mister Trump has forgotten something or

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<v Speaker 1>he never grasps the idea that being a politician and

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<v Speaker 1>being President of the United States is a state of

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<v Speaker 1>service to the people of the United States of America,

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<v Speaker 1>that he is there to serve them, not to rule them.

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<v Speaker 1>It was one of the purposes of democracy and one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that was put into put into the Constitution,

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<v Speaker 1>according to Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, the

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<v Speaker 1>writers of that Constitution, and the reason why they allowed

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<v Speaker 1>for amendments later on to ensure that the Constitution itself

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<v Speaker 1>would be a living document so that the people could

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<v Speaker 1>live freely according to the time that they're in, according

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<v Speaker 1>to the issues and the problems that exist within the

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<v Speaker 1>society of the day that this document is existing in.

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<v Speaker 1>The police should not be attacking people. The President of

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<v Speaker 1>the United States should not be trying to take over

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<v Speaker 1>the metropolice for the District of Columbia so that he

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<v Speaker 1>can quote unquote protect the people. No, it is to

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<v Speaker 1>protect himself.

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<v Speaker 4>His whole.

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<v Speaker 1>Administration is wrapped around his own greed. The first chance

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<v Speaker 1>that we get to get rid of this monster, we

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<v Speaker 1>should okay, moving on to other things, and we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk a little bit about the the tariffs from

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<v Speaker 1>Canada to China, and of course Asian markets are are

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<v Speaker 1>are a big thing. British Columbia actually exports a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of goods back and forth, has had significant trade trade

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<v Speaker 1>agreements with China and other Asian countries and it helps

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different industries, creates jobs, and but we

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<v Speaker 1>do need to ensure that the limitations are put to

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<v Speaker 1>it so that we're not we're creating jobs, we're creating

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<v Speaker 1>balance and and moving forward. So we're gonna hear from

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<v Speaker 1>Pierre Povier as he is going to talk about this

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of interesting part about and being the leader

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<v Speaker 1>of the Conservative Party. He has yet to find a

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<v Speaker 1>seat back on Parliament and from what I understand back

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<v Speaker 1>to Alberta again that even with an elongated ballad, he's

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<v Speaker 1>still not going to do so well that the Conservative

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<v Speaker 1>people they just aren't. They keep prop some keep propping

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<v Speaker 1>him back up. But he needs to do what Justin

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<v Speaker 1>Trudeau did with the Liberals. Step down, find a new

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<v Speaker 1>person to guide them, because new times are coming. The

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<v Speaker 1>pandemics are over there, there are new things to be

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<v Speaker 1>dealt with and it needs fresh eyes. The NDP party

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<v Speaker 1>has Jack Mead Singh has stepped away so that they

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<v Speaker 1>can find new leadership and new guidance, so that Hm,

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<v Speaker 1>I hate to hate to say this, so that Canada

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<v Speaker 1>can remain great. Don't take read too much into that,

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<v Speaker 1>because Canada, while it is probably one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>countries to live in, isn't isn't really great. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>up and coming. It's doing things for human rights, it's

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<v Speaker 1>doing things for the people, and we need to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that it keeps doing things for the people, keeps

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<v Speaker 1>working with the people. And there's got to be a

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<v Speaker 1>balance and there's gotta be new eyes on new issues.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think Peter Polviier is so engrossed with wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to be in power that he has lost track of

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<v Speaker 1>the site of Again, his job is to serve the people,

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<v Speaker 1>not to control the people. That his job isn't about

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<v Speaker 1>what he can get out of it is what he

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<v Speaker 1>can offer the people. So with that, we're actually gonna

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<v Speaker 1>hear from him in this particular podcast episode as he

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<v Speaker 1>talks about taris in China. But I want to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to human rights because really that that is what

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<v Speaker 1>depictions media is about. This is what this show is about.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're gonna talk about Haiti because Haiti, we're literally

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<v Speaker 1>talking about human rights being interrupted by gang violence and

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<v Speaker 1>it has been continued to be This has been an

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing issue ever since a series of earthquakes and storms

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<v Speaker 1>of two of two countries on the same island. The

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<v Speaker 1>Dominican Republic has thrived through this, where Haiti has faltered

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<v Speaker 1>due to gang violence. And with that gang violence in Mayhem,

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<v Speaker 1>they have failed the people to come back online again

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<v Speaker 1>with clean water and food and meeting of basic needs.

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<v Speaker 1>Things are being interrupted to the average person and where

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<v Speaker 1>humanitarian efforts aren't able to even get off the docks

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<v Speaker 1>because of the level of gang violence. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>based on a United Nations report heavily armed gang members

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<v Speaker 1>killing police officers. The National Police stated officers were killed

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<v Speaker 1>while trying to escape from their armed vehicle which have

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<v Speaker 1>been struck in a gang constructed ditch. Of my apologies

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<v Speaker 1>that would be stuck in a gang constructed ditch. The

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<v Speaker 1>Humanitarian efforts coordinator from the United Nations, Eureka Richardson, indicated

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<v Speaker 1>to one point three million people are displaced due to

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<v Speaker 1>gang violence and humanitarian response plan is only nine percent funded.

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<v Speaker 1>Again because of the gang violence, the government itself is

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<v Speaker 1>having a very difficult time quelling the gangs and curbing

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<v Speaker 1>what is happening in that country. We hope that things

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<v Speaker 1>do actually turn around and that Haiti finds its way too,

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<v Speaker 1>and the government finds its way to actually helping the

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<v Speaker 1>people at hand. It is the average citizen that the

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<v Speaker 1>government is supposed to serve, and we need to remember

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<v Speaker 1>that government is supposed to serve, not control, so that

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<v Speaker 1>we can live better and live enriched lives, enlightened lives.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're also going to hear from the United Nations

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<v Speaker 1>Press Center as they talk about ongoing issues with sexual

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<v Speaker 1>violence as it is being perpetrated in war torn areas,

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<v Speaker 1>battle zones, and how it is affecting the women in

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<v Speaker 1>these battle zones, the non combatant women especially. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>move forward and we'll start off with hearing from Pierre

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<v Speaker 1>Polvier as he talks about the tarifs and other issues

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<v Speaker 1>that he sees with going on with Canada and working

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<v Speaker 1>with the Liberal Party.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks everyone for being here. I'm afraid I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 5>a very bad hair day, so get ready. This is

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<v Speaker 5>quite a.

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<v Speaker 3>Prairie wind we have.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you very much to sixteen Grains for hosting us

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<v Speaker 5>today in their incredible farm.

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<v Speaker 4>They had some great rain. Now they need some heat.

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<v Speaker 5>Units to finish off these crops and have a great year.

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<v Speaker 5>I want to thank our incredible team of MPs. We

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<v Speaker 5>have Brad Retakopp who's been working very hard on getting

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<v Speaker 5>foreign credentials recognized so that our immigrant doctors and nurses

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<v Speaker 5>can get working. Kevin Waugh, a legendary broadcaster and someone

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<v Speaker 5>who's been championing Canadian heritage and our common identity. Corey Tucker,

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<v Speaker 5>a master in the matter of nuclear power, which will

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<v Speaker 5>be very important. Rosemary Falk a champion of the farming communities,

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<v Speaker 5>of family values and of the West.

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<v Speaker 4>We have Michael.

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<v Speaker 5>Kram, a hard working, young, very young member of Parliament

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<v Speaker 5>who of course was the Giant Slayer and is doing

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<v Speaker 5>great work championing the people of Regina.

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<v Speaker 3>From was Canta.

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<v Speaker 5>And my personal favorite, my cousin, my own cousin, Kelly Block,

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<v Speaker 5>who's hosting us in her riding today on Kelly. This

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<v Speaker 5>visit brings back many memories of coming to visit both

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<v Speaker 5>my mother and my father's side of the family, coming

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<v Speaker 5>out to our cousin's farms across the Saskatchewan but general

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<v Speaker 5>in the vicinity of Saskatoon.

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<v Speaker 4>My parents are both Saskatchewanians.

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<v Speaker 5>And so as we were driving here from Alberta yesterday,

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<v Speaker 5>I was attempted to say to our team, are we

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<v Speaker 4>Which is what we used to say again and again

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<v Speaker 4>as kids.

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<v Speaker 5>But before we get started, I speak on behalf of

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<v Speaker 5>all Canadians when we lock arms in solidarity with all

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<v Speaker 5>of our fellow Canadians who are facing evacuations as a

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<v Speaker 5>result of while fires that are striking so many communities

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<v Speaker 5>across this country. I want to thank the first responders,

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<v Speaker 5>the military members and all others who are chipping in

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<v Speaker 5>to help out to protect property and people and to

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<v Speaker 5>fight these fires, and conservatives that call on the federal

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<v Speaker 5>government to offer any support that either local communities or

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<v Speaker 5>provinces are seeking in order to combat this continued menace.

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<v Speaker 5>People across the country are suffering with this, but here

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<v Speaker 5>in the Prairies, of course, in the last forty eight hours,

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<v Speaker 5>people have had a new problem, and that is that

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<v Speaker 5>the Chinese government has announced yet another unfair round of tariffs,

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<v Speaker 5>this time charging a canola seed. They've already gone after

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<v Speaker 5>oil and meal, and this is of course another unfair

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<v Speaker 5>attack on our Western producers who many of whom were

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<v Speaker 5>having a fantastic growing season and looking forward to a

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<v Speaker 3>That crop is.

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<v Speaker 5>Now facing tariffs from one of our our biggest customers.

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<v Speaker 5>That these tariffs are unfair and unjustified, and we lament

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<v Speaker 5>the fact that Mark Karney has been so silent and

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<v Speaker 5>so weak, failing to stand up for our farmers against

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<v Speaker 5>these tariffs. Meanwhile, he Carney continues to provide a billion

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<v Speaker 5>dollar taxpayer backed loan for BC Ferries to buy Chinese

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<v Speaker 5>made vessels. Can you imagine that the sign of weakness

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<v Speaker 5>that Carney is sending to the dictatorship in Beijing. You

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<v Speaker 5>tax and tariff our farmers and we'll give you a

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<v Speaker 5>billion dollar loan to create jobs in your country. That

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<v Speaker 5>kind of weakness has led to failure after failure. Remember

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<v Speaker 5>Mark Karney promised that he was an international man of

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<v Speaker 5>mystery who is going to negotiate deals and end tariffs. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>what's the result been so far? Let's start south of

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<v Speaker 5>the border. Since my Prime Minister Carney took office, the

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<v Speaker 5>America have doubled tariffs on Canada while they signed deals

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<v Speaker 5>with Europe, Japan and other countries. They have increased penalties

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<v Speaker 5>and increased the number of tariffs. Meanwhile, Mark Karney has

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<v Speaker 5>made concession after concession, removing the digital services tack and

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<v Speaker 5>counter tariffs while getting absolutely nothing in return. He sent

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<v Speaker 5>his ministers to Mexico to try and get a bilateral

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<v Speaker 5>deal with them. The Mexican send the liberals packing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>he's done photo ops in Europe, but he hasn't got

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<v Speaker 5>any deals. While the Americans have signed the deal to

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<v Speaker 5>sell seven hundred and fifty billion dollars of their energy

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<v Speaker 5>products to the Europeans, not a single dollar of European

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<v Speaker 5>commitment to buy Canadian energy. It seems like since Prime

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<v Speaker 5>Minister Carney took office it has been American tariffs up

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<v Speaker 5>and Liberal elbows down. We are seeing a back down

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<v Speaker 5>and a failure. But we take no delight in this

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<v Speaker 5>because as Carnie fails abroad, Canadians.

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<v Speaker 3>Pay the price at home.

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<v Speaker 5>Here in Canada, things are not changing as he promised

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<v Speaker 5>they would. In fact, they are actually getting worse. In

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<v Speaker 5>replacing Justin Trudeau, he claimed that things would be different. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>they're different only in that they continue to worsen. There

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<v Speaker 5>have been many grand announcements, high profiled meetings, and grand statements,

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<v Speaker 5>but none of the results promised. Government spending is growing

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<v Speaker 5>Inflation and the cost of living continue to rise. Housing costs,

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<v Speaker 5>which had already doubled, are now rising faster than before,

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<v Speaker 5>today even after Connie promised that he would double them.

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<v Speaker 5>Crime rages in our streets as catch and release laws

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<v Speaker 5>The Liberal government has lost track of six hundred foreign

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<v Speaker 5>criminals with records of committing crime in Canada who should

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<v Speaker 5>have been deported but are now wandering our streets. God

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<v Speaker 5>knows where doing, God knows what low wage temporary foreign

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<v Speaker 5>No major projects such as pipelines have been proposed, approved

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<v Speaker 5>So much for you know, he said it was going

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<v Speaker 5>talk and no action. Things are not different, They are

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<v Speaker 5>getting worse, and there's more trouble ahead. Mark Carney's promised

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<v Speaker 5>to ban your gas truck and car, which a ban

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<v Speaker 5>that begins phasing in in just.

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<v Speaker 3>Months from today.

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<v Speaker 5>It will kill jobs, balloon cost and grind rural communities

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<v Speaker 5>many small towns from the map. Now a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>people will say that is hyperbole, but I asked the

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<v Speaker 5>farmers here today, could the rural communities across the prairies

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<v Speaker 5>actually continue to go on if they had to drive

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<v Speaker 5>exclusively electric vehicles? Could that run on an electric battery?

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<v Speaker 5>How could you move your grain to markets? How could

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<v Speaker 5>you do the regular work that's required. I'd have a

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<v Speaker 3>It is simply not possible.

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<v Speaker 5>What Mark Carney was doing by banning gas vehicles is

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<v Speaker 5>he is banning the rural way of life communities across

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<v Speaker 5>then the rural Atlantic would be gone. And forget about

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<v Speaker 5>the north northern territories of our country where this pipe

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<v Speaker 5>It would cost three hundred billion dollars to put in

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<v Speaker 5>in higher taxes and prices for consumers, for every single family.

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<v Speaker 5>And not only would it eliminate rural communities, it would

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<v Speaker 3>And don't take my word for it.

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<v Speaker 5>is no lot longer a pathway to achieving The government's

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<v Speaker 5>If the mandate is not urgently repealed, it will inflict

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<v Speaker 5>serious damage on automakers, the.

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<v Speaker 6>Dealership network, and the hundreds of thousands of Canadians Canadians

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<v Speaker 6>employed in the sector. The result of this regulation is

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<v Speaker 3>For Canadians at less jobs for the sector.

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<v Speaker 7>The heads of the measure manufacturers are not the only

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<v Speaker 7>ones sound to be along. Year fifty untilled mayors have

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<v Speaker 7>written mister Varney telling him to scrap this ban, warning

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<v Speaker 2>Inflicted arm in quote will.

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<v Speaker 5>Damage jobs and include investment in their communities. Yet, starting

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<v Speaker 5>in just a few months, on January first, the Carnei

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<v Speaker 5>mandate the carnivan on your gas vehicle will begin to

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<v Speaker 5>be phased in. It will require twenty percent of dealership

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<v Speaker 5>sales to be electric, and any car sold above that

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<v Speaker 5>quota will pay a twenty thousand dollars tax. I call

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<v Speaker 5>it the Carnie tax. The Liberals mandate would continue to

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<v Speaker 5>worsen as years go by until twenty thirty five, when gas.

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<v Speaker 3>Vehicles would be banned altogether.

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<v Speaker 5>The autoestra industry is already under enormous stress after Mark

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<v Speaker 5>Carney broke his promise to get a July twenty first,

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<v Speaker 5>twenty twenty five deal with to end the tariffs imposed

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<v Speaker 5>by the United States. The last thing they need is

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<v Speaker 5>a job killing, price hiking gas vehicle banned.

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<v Speaker 3>The CIA found that all.

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<v Speaker 5>Electric vehicles can lose forty percent of their power during

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<v Speaker 5>cold winters. Evs that are comparable in utility and function

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<v Speaker 5>to their gas powered vehicles, on average, cost about twenty

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<v Speaker 5>thousand dollars more. Consumers should be free to choose the

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<v Speaker 5>car or truck that they drive. They should be able

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<v Speaker 5>to decide for themselves what they buy and how they

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<v Speaker 5>get around. And yet we know that Mark Carney's plan

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<v Speaker 5>will punish them for making those choices and, according to

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<v Speaker 5>the Canadian Journal of Economics, kill thirty eight thousand jobs

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<v Speaker 5>across this country. That is why, that is why I

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<v Speaker 5>am announcing today the Conservatives are launching a massive nationwide

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<v Speaker 5>campaign to stop Mark Carney's ban on gas powered vehicles.

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<v Speaker 5>This campaign will include motions in Parliament, pressure campaigns in

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<v Speaker 5>local Liberal MP ridings, press conferences and events at car

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<v Speaker 5>dealerships across Canada, petitions and other activities that will mobilize

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<v Speaker 5>Canadians to maintain their right to decide what car they

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<v Speaker 3>What car works for them. It's time to put.

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<v Speaker 5>It's time to put Canadians back in the driver's seat.

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<v Speaker 5>It's time to put Canadians back in the driver's seats.

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<v Speaker 5>So that they can decide what life they want to live.

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<v Speaker 5>it's time to put Canadians back in charge of their lives.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, it brings back a lot of not

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<v Speaker 5>and it was possible here in Canada. That's the country

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<v Speaker 5>that we've lost over the last ten years. But the

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<v Speaker 5>to restore that great Canadian promise so that anyone from

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<v Speaker 3>The hard work pays off.

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<v Speaker 5>And whether you come from a farm in the Prairies

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<v Speaker 5>for your family. That's what conservatives are working to build

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<v Speaker 5>and that's what we'll be fighting for. We get back

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you not to take quentage homerful.

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<v Speaker 8>Our premier has been calling to live the electric vehicle

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<v Speaker 8>levies since before the election. If that's something that doesn't

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<v Speaker 8>go through, and what is your stance on it, and

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<v Speaker 8>would you want to call for anything else if that

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<v Speaker 8>doesn't happen, like say revoking or reducing access to Earth

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 5>The electric vehicle mandate is that that the Liberals are

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<v Speaker 5>would cripple Saskatchewan and most of the per Prairie Province's

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<v Speaker 5>rural communities, and much of Canada would simply cease to

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<v Speaker 5>use gas and diesel powered vehicles. And it is not

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<v Speaker 5>an exaggeration to say that Liberals are effectively banning rural

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<v Speaker 5>life when they ban gas and diesel powered trucks. That

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<v Speaker 5>affordable and most effective.

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<v Speaker 3>For their lives, and to put Canadians back in the

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<v Speaker 3>driver's seat. Thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 8>Of Aidan Jagger Sasagen start makes do you support encouraging

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<v Speaker 3>Can that?

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<v Speaker 10>Given our mineral resources in the goalal shift to renew

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<v Speaker 5>I believe that we should buy the energy that is

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<v Speaker 5>tell anyone about. And those sources of energy are Canadian

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<v Speaker 5>made they are affordable. My purpose when it comes to energy,

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<v Speaker 3>Of resources we have beneath our feet.

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<v Speaker 5>But unfortunately, Mark Carty is keeping in place Trudeau's anti

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<v Speaker 5>going to get the critical minerals and the uranium to

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<v Speaker 3>He is worse.

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<v Speaker 5>We conservatives are calling for as a sovereignty act which

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<v Speaker 5>will allow us to become energy independent. Let's repeal Let's

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get rid of the energy cap to produce.

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<v Speaker 5>More Canadian petroleum in Western Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's get rid of the industrial carbon tax to produce

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<v Speaker 5>more at a lower cost. And of course, let's get

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<v Speaker 5>rid of the Carni tax and let people drive any

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<v Speaker 5>car or truck that they choose. That's what we're saying,

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<v Speaker 5>cheap energy, a powerful economy, a sovereign Canada.

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<v Speaker 11>Thank you. Next question, Oh, hi, Jeremy Warren from CBC Saskatchewan.

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<v Speaker 10>Here my questions about canola tariffs.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, should Canada reduce or repeal list tariffs on Chinese

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<v Speaker 11>electric vehicles if it would help reduce Chinese tears on canola?

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<v Speaker 11>And what kind of support should the federal government be

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<v Speaker 11>providing conola producers.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, first of all, let's recognize that China's tariffs on

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<v Speaker 5>our canola producers are totally unjustified. They had already targeted

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<v Speaker 5>our both beef producers before there were any electric vehicle

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00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:08.759
<v Speaker 5>tariffs imposed on them, So the Chinese government has mistreated

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00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:12.640
<v Speaker 5>our economy for many years. I believe the first thing

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<v Speaker 5>we should do is cancel the billion dollar federal loan

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00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:24.920
<v Speaker 5>that Mark Karney is extending to BC Ferries to have

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00:32:25.119 --> 00:32:27.119
<v Speaker 5>them buy Chinese ships were given.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark Karney is giving a billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 5>Of shipbuilding contracts through a taxpayer funded loan to the

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<v Speaker 5>Chinese government and the Chinese economy. That is crazy at

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<v Speaker 5>a time when they're targeting our farmers. I think we

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<v Speaker 5>should look at ways we can penalize the regime in

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<v Speaker 5>Beijing for targeting our farmers. And so far Mark Carty

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<v Speaker 5>has said nothing about the canola producers, like he doesn't

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<v Speaker 5>care about Western Canadian producers. Well, I had my team

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<v Speaker 5>check his Twitter account. He hasn't tweeted a single thing

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<v Speaker 5>about canola yet He's been able to tweet about International

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<v Speaker 5>Cat Day though, Isn't that nice?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we need a prime.

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<v Speaker 5>Minister who will actually stand up for all Canadians, including

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<v Speaker 5>and especially our prairie producers.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 12>Well, thank you very much everyone for joining us here

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<v Speaker 12>this morning. Just by a way of starting, I will

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<v Speaker 12>offer a few comments, and I would say I am

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<v Speaker 12>extremely disappointed with respect to the decision that the country

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<v Speaker 12>of China has made in further increasing their temporary tariffs

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<v Speaker 12>on our canola seeds, which will add to the existing

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<v Speaker 12>tariffs on canola oil and meal. This is a response

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<v Speaker 12>to the government's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles largely, and

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<v Speaker 12>in China's decision to impose preliminary anti dumping duties or

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<v Speaker 12>what we will call temporary tariffs is set at seventy

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<v Speaker 12>five point eight percent. That's on Canadian canola seed as

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<v Speaker 12>of August the fourteenth, this Thursday. That will have a

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<v Speaker 12>devastating impact on the price points for Saskatchewan's canola industry

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<v Speaker 12>and I would say ultimately Saskatchewan's egg producers. So let

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<v Speaker 12>me be clear that this hit will stop a significant

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<v Speaker 12>amount of trade that is flowing into China today. This

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<v Speaker 12>comes on top of the decision that China made in

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<v Speaker 12>March this year to impose one hundred percent tariffs on

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<v Speaker 12>Canadian canola oil, canola meal, as well as p imports,

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<v Speaker 12>and added to that some pork and seafood exports as well.

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<v Speaker 12>Beijing is also announced an an anti dumping probe for

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<v Speaker 12>Canadian imports of pea starts, of which they will be

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<v Speaker 12>working on in the weeks and months into the future.

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<v Speaker 12>That is another potential impact for Western Canadian egg producers

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<v Speaker 12>that we just simply can't withstand at this moment this announcement,

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<v Speaker 12>and I would say that the timing of this announcement

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<v Speaker 12>is in particularly hard on our egg producers in this

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<v Speaker 12>province and across Canada as air hard at work starting

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<v Speaker 12>to starting their harvest procedures and getting their harvest underweight.

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<v Speaker 12>We've estimated about twelve million acres of canola is seated

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<v Speaker 12>in Saskatchewan just this year, and the Canadian canole industry

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<v Speaker 12>is about forty three to forty five billion dollars each

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<v Speaker 12>and every year. That is responsible that industry for over

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<v Speaker 12>two hundred thousand jobs Canadian jobs. And with China accounting

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<v Speaker 12>for about a third of our exports, the United States

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<v Speaker 12>of America would be about forty percent of said exports,

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<v Speaker 12>the total about.

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<v Speaker 10>Five billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 12>China's exports total about five billion dollars annually, much of

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<v Speaker 12>that coming from our province of Saskatchewan. To put this

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<v Speaker 12>in context, is forty three to forty five billion dollar

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<v Speaker 12>conole industry. The Canadian canole industry that we have employing

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<v Speaker 12>just over two hundred thousand people. That is significantly larger

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<v Speaker 12>than the steel industry, the aluminum industry, and the car

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00:35:53.679 --> 00:35:57.159
<v Speaker 12>manufacturing industry combined, it's about the same size as the

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<v Speaker 12>Canadian forestry industry, of which we saw significant support for

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<v Speaker 12>just this past week. Each of those industries, the steel,

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00:36:04.519 --> 00:36:07.079
<v Speaker 12>the aluminum, and the ev industry have also been hit

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<v Speaker 12>hard by US teriffs, as has our forestry industry been

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<v Speaker 12>hit hard by US terrors. But Canola producers hit with

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<v Speaker 12>these Chinese terraffs, I would say that they deserve the

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<v Speaker 12>same attention by our federal government, our Prime Minister as

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<v Speaker 12>we are seeing in other industries, and we are asking

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<v Speaker 12>that to be dealt with immediately. And I've reached out

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<v Speaker 12>to the Prime Minister this morning and I expect I'll

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<v Speaker 12>be speaking with him at some point later today, as

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<v Speaker 12>has our agriculture minister reached out to his counterpart, and

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<v Speaker 12>our trade minister talking to his counterpart. We've been asking

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<v Speaker 12>our federal government and Prime Minister Carney to engage at

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<v Speaker 12>the highest level since the federal election, and for over

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<v Speaker 12>a year now, we've been asking about a year we've

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<v Speaker 12>been asking the federal government to engage with China and

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<v Speaker 12>start the advancement of those conversations to find our way

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<v Speaker 12>to a solid and secure trade environment work moving forward.

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<v Speaker 12>The Prime Minister in fairness start those conversations meeting with

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<v Speaker 12>the Prime Minister of China, and I would say most

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<v Speaker 12>certainly now that the next step is for the private

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<v Speaker 12>Prime Minister to meet with the President of China, and

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<v Speaker 12>I will be expressing the urgency and the need for

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<v Speaker 12>that meeting to happen when we talk at the next opportunity.

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<v Speaker 12>We need immediate action on this file. This is a

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<v Speaker 12>significant Canadian industry, as I say, about comparable in size

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<v Speaker 12>to the Canadian forest industry and much larger than the steel,

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00:37:27.960 --> 00:37:32.840
<v Speaker 12>aluminum and ev industry combined. We are engaging with every

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00:37:33.519 --> 00:37:36.400
<v Speaker 12>opportunity that we have. We are engaging at all levels,

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<v Speaker 12>with ministers, engaging with their counterparts, not only in the

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<v Speaker 12>federal government but in provinces across across Canada. We have

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<v Speaker 12>meetings planned with Chinese representatives for later this week, and

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<v Speaker 12>we've been actively engaged on this issue since before even

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<v Speaker 12>these tariffs were announced, and even prior to the tariffs

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<v Speaker 12>on Connol oil and meal which were announced this spring.

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<v Speaker 12>I would say this, we are faced not only in Saskatchewan,

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<v Speaker 12>but in Canada and many countries around the world in

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<v Speaker 12>an ever changing geopolitical environment. Our trade relationships around the

547
00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:16.840
<v Speaker 12>world are very very fluid, and they're changing rapidly, changing

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<v Speaker 12>by the day in some cases.

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<v Speaker 10>And so collectively, I would.

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<v Speaker 12>Say that we as Canadians, we need to very much

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<v Speaker 12>focus on taking care of Canadians at every level of government.

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<v Speaker 12>We as Canadians also, and I would say that our

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<v Speaker 12>federal government cannot sacrifice a forty three billion dollar cannoli industry,

554
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<v Speaker 12>two hundred thousand jobs in that industry that is largely

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<v Speaker 12>based in Farness and Western Canada, to protect the fledgingly

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<v Speaker 12>electric fledging electric vehicle industry largely based in Eastern Canada.

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<v Speaker 12>So I would I would close there, and I would

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<v Speaker 12>offer an opportunity for any.

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<v Speaker 3>Questions you mentioned.

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<v Speaker 5>Previously.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, I've met with the ambassador a couple of times,

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<v Speaker 12>a number of meetings happening between ministers and consul generals

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<v Speaker 12>as well also reaching out. I've spoken with I've reached

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<v Speaker 12>out to the Prime Minister, our ministers have reached out

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<v Speaker 12>to their counterpart. I've spoken to a couple other premiers

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<v Speaker 12>as well this morning, as well as some industry representatives,

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<v Speaker 12>some exporters as well. And I think you know, as

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<v Speaker 12>I said, I'll be speaking to the Prime Minister, I

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<v Speaker 12>expect in the next number of hours or day for sure,

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<v Speaker 12>and I think we need to bring the industry together,

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<v Speaker 12>production exporters as well as the levels of government so

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<v Speaker 12>that we can collaborate on what our next steps are,

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<v Speaker 12>whether it be a trade deal with the United States

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<v Speaker 12>of America or whether it be a trade deal with China,

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<v Speaker 12>and we need both in this industry. I think is

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<v Speaker 12>very indicative of the fact that we need both moving forward.

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<v Speaker 12>That is going to have to happen and be agreed

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<v Speaker 12>upon between Prime Minister Carney and in the case of

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00:39:54.280 --> 00:39:57.800
<v Speaker 12>the United States President Trump when it comes to China,

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<v Speaker 12>that agreement and our path forward is going to have

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<v Speaker 12>to be agreed upon by Prime Minister Carney and President

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<v Speaker 12>g and so we are going to support the advancement

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<v Speaker 12>of that conversation to happen, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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<v Speaker 12>I would say that it is it would be for

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<v Speaker 12>China to say the one hundred percent tariff on Conol

586
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<v Speaker 12>oil and meal previously was a response to the steel

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<v Speaker 12>aluminum EV tariffs that we have. I would suspect that

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<v Speaker 12>this is a similar response to the EV tariffs that

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<v Speaker 12>we have, and I would say that we as Canadians

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<v Speaker 12>and certainly as a federal government, need to have a

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<v Speaker 12>very serious look at whether we're ready to sacrifice an

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<v Speaker 12>industry that's larger than all three of those industries, employing

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<v Speaker 12>over two hundred thousand Canadians at this point in time. However,

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<v Speaker 12>as we move through the next number of days and weeks,

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<v Speaker 12>there is an opportunity here for us to further expand

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<v Speaker 12>not only our trade relationship with the United States of America,

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<v Speaker 12>but also with countries like China. And if we want

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<v Speaker 12>to in any way diversify at least future trade away

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<v Speaker 12>from the United States of America, China is going to

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<v Speaker 12>have to be one of those options. That's what Canada

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<v Speaker 12>has been doing for over a decade now, and we

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<v Speaker 12>intend to continue to do it into the future. And

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<v Speaker 12>so we're reaching out, as I say, to our to

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<v Speaker 12>the to the Prime Minister, our federal government to see

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<v Speaker 12>what we can do to advance that ever important agreement

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<v Speaker 12>and meeting that will happen that have to happen between

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<v Speaker 12>our Prime Minister and the President of China. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 12>been on under consideration for some period of time now,

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<v Speaker 12>but it has to be coordinated and it has to

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<v Speaker 12>be well planned out, and that's what our contacts in

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<v Speaker 12>our Chinese Trade Office, for example, of which we've been

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<v Speaker 12>criticized for even having by the opposition at every opportunity

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<v Speaker 12>wherever our trade offices are located. But that has been

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<v Speaker 12>an ongoing discussion that we've been having. But it needs

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<v Speaker 12>to be coordinated with the federal government. As I said,

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<v Speaker 12>it isn't going to be the Province of Saskatchewan that

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<v Speaker 12>try signs a trade agreement with Presidency.

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<v Speaker 10>It's going to be the Prime minister account and so we.

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<v Speaker 12>Need to put and make every effort to use the

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<v Speaker 12>tools and the assets and the intel and the contacts

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<v Speaker 12>that we have as a province to put our Prime

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<v Speaker 12>minister in a position where that conversation can happen and

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<v Speaker 12>so where these tariffs can be lifted.

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<v Speaker 11>Very form of assistance or.

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<v Speaker 12>Financial Yeah, second question that will be asked of the

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<v Speaker 12>Prime Minister in the federal government, as we saw significant

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<v Speaker 12>assistance coming in the way of the forestry industry just

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<v Speaker 12>this past week. This industry is similar in size, and

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<v Speaker 12>I would say at least similar in the jobs that

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<v Speaker 12>are provided, and so that would be the second question

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<v Speaker 12>that we will have. First question is how do we

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<v Speaker 12>put our federal government in a position where we can

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<v Speaker 12>have that conversation with the country of China and the

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<v Speaker 12>President of China to have these tariffs lifted.

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<v Speaker 10>Thus that support wouldn't be needed.

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<v Speaker 12>And if that can't happen in the near term, we

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<v Speaker 12>are going to be asking for support similar in scope

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<v Speaker 12>to what we've seen in the forestry industry most recently.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry, oh, I need to be joined.

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<v Speaker 13>By our friend Rika Richardson, who as you know, is

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<v Speaker 13>the humanitarian coordinator for Haiti. I think this will be

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<v Speaker 13>your last briefing here on Haiti as you are heading

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<v Speaker 13>off to Libya soon and we'll hope to welcome you

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<v Speaker 13>back in that new role. But in the meantime we'll

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<v Speaker 13>give you the floor and then we'll take some questions.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 14>I hope you can hear me. So it's a pleasure

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<v Speaker 14>to be here again, and yes it's not the first time.

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<v Speaker 14>And I'm really grateful also to see that Haiti is

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<v Speaker 14>still attracting interest and this is absolutely very neat and

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<v Speaker 14>I think this is my key message today. This will

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<v Speaker 14>be my last briefing on Haiti. Move on first of

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<v Speaker 14>September to Libya and for me I've spent a bit

654
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<v Speaker 14>more than three years so in physically in poor France,

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<v Speaker 14>in around the country, and of course I have a

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<v Speaker 14>lot of different impressions, and I have a divided as

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<v Speaker 14>well heart being, having left Haiti just a few days ago.

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<v Speaker 14>I think for me, the key, let's say, impression that

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<v Speaker 14>I have is that the situation on the ground is

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<v Speaker 14>enormously acute, and I often feel that I can't even

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<v Speaker 14>find words any longer to describe the situation. Is it alarming,

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<v Speaker 14>is it acute, is it urgent? It's all of that

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<v Speaker 14>and even more. And I think that we state a

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<v Speaker 14>lot of figures. We say that we have one point

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<v Speaker 14>three million people displaced since since the last currently as

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<v Speaker 14>a result of the gang violence, as the gangs have

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<v Speaker 14>sort of rummaged the city.

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<v Speaker 4>We have.

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<v Speaker 14>And half of them are children. We have three thousand

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<v Speaker 14>people having been killed in gang related incidents since the

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<v Speaker 14>beginning of the year. We have two million people living

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<v Speaker 14>in IPC four meaning really emergency levels of food insecurity.

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<v Speaker 14>But all of that is just figures in a way,

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<v Speaker 14>and behind every figure there is a woman, a mother,

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<v Speaker 14>a child, a father, a young person. And what really

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<v Speaker 14>strikes me is the resistance that people in Haiti have

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<v Speaker 14>to the situation. I've had a lot of courageous stories

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<v Speaker 14>from women in particular. I remember one woman who had

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<v Speaker 14>been brutally raped over several longer period of time and

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<v Speaker 14>who told me that she had lost fate in life.

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<v Speaker 14>And then with some assistance in terms of mental health,

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<v Speaker 14>for example, mental health support, she got her faith back

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<v Speaker 14>and sort of was still standing and still wanting to

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<v Speaker 14>live and was actually seeking justice. That was very impressive

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<v Speaker 14>for me to hear. But also stories of people abandoning

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<v Speaker 14>themselves and being really breaking their heart in terms of

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<v Speaker 14>having to leave people behind as gangs invade their neighborhoods.

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<v Speaker 14>And these could be people in a wheelchair or an

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<v Speaker 14>elderly relative that they simply have to leave behind they

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<v Speaker 14>can't move with them. So the situation is really very

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<v Speaker 14>strikingly horrific in the capitol, and I think obviously children

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<v Speaker 14>are particularly affected. Particularly, we have a malnutrition that is striking.

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<v Speaker 14>We have children being recruited by the armed gangs, and

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<v Speaker 14>of course they fare really poorly, many of them. Also

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<v Speaker 14>in terms of education, you can imagine years with unbroken

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<v Speaker 14>school with broken school years we've had, we have generations

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<v Speaker 14>that have not fulfilled on attire. Let's say a year

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<v Speaker 14>of schooling, and of course many schools have had to close.

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<v Speaker 14>Hospitals are only thirty six percent in the capital of

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<v Speaker 14>the hospitals are fully functioning only let's say, I think

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<v Speaker 14>now two out of three major hospitals are actually out

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<v Speaker 14>of function. So the situation is really terrible. I think

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<v Speaker 14>for me, the key message here stephan is and to

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<v Speaker 14>all of you, is that the most frustrating thing is, well,

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<v Speaker 14>there are a lot of non frustrating things, you know.

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<v Speaker 14>I think the U and we we are on the ground.

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<v Speaker 14>We've been there on the ground throughout these absolutely worst periods,

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<v Speaker 14>and I think we've been able to even with scarce resources,

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<v Speaker 14>very very let's say, complex access issues, humanitarian access issues,

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<v Speaker 14>We've been able to help people and assystem be there

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<v Speaker 14>for many of people who've been firing really badly in

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<v Speaker 14>this situation in light of the violence. But I think

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<v Speaker 14>there is a lot of frustration because we have a

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<v Speaker 14>lot of the tools. The tools are there. We have

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<v Speaker 14>a humanitarian response plan. It's only funded nine percent. It's

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<v Speaker 14>the lowest level of funding for any response plan in

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<v Speaker 14>the world, and it's nine hundred million. We are not

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<v Speaker 14>talking about the biggest response plan either, so that is

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<v Speaker 14>of course a big frustration. But also we have other

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<v Speaker 14>We have a sanctions regime that was introduced in twenty

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<v Speaker 14>twenty two. We have an arms embargo similarly introduced in

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<v Speaker 14>twenty twenty two. We have the Multinational Security Support Mission

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<v Speaker 14>that has been on the ground for a year but

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<v Speaker 14>not given the tools or the size needed to actually

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<v Speaker 14>perform its role, So that is actually very frustrating. We

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<v Speaker 14>have tools, but the response for the international community is

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<v Speaker 14>just not at par with the gravity on the ground,

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<v Speaker 14>so it does not respond to the severity and the

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<v Speaker 14>gravity of the situation. And this, as you can imagine,

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<v Speaker 14>is really I think a great concern to all of us.

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<v Speaker 14>But it's also an opportunity for the international community to

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<v Speaker 14>really look at these tools, member states, what else can

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<v Speaker 14>we do? Because Haiti doesn't Hate's destiny is not this

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<v Speaker 14>type of situation. It doesn't need to be misery and despair.

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<v Speaker 14>Haiti has a very very honorable and I think a

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<v Speaker 14>history that is really brilliant and was an inspiration to

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<v Speaker 14>many countries and many regions of the world. And I

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<v Speaker 14>think that there is as much as Haiti has spiral

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<v Speaker 14>down in a very negative spiral hate. It can quickly

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<v Speaker 14>spiral up again. But the violence needs to end. This

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<v Speaker 14>brutal violence hitting women, children, young people in particular needs

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<v Speaker 14>to end.

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<v Speaker 9>Thank you, Thank you, Edie, Thank you very much, Missus

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<v Speaker 9>Richardson On behalf of the United Nations Correspondent's Association for

745
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<v Speaker 9>doing this briefing. And I know we wish you all

746
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<v Speaker 9>well going from one hotspot to another in Libya looking

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<v Speaker 9>back three years when gang violence certainly was nowhere near

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<v Speaker 9>what it is today, what could have been done differently?

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<v Speaker 9>And I know you just ask what else can we

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<v Speaker 9>do now? What would your recommendation be?

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<v Speaker 14>Thank you very much, and also thank you for having

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<v Speaker 14>accompanied Haiti very closely throughout at least as I remember,

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<v Speaker 14>as I recall these three years, I think for me,

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<v Speaker 14>the obviously we have to have. I think one is

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<v Speaker 14>that these tools need to be given the proper support,

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<v Speaker 14>an investment in order to carry out their full mandate. Simply,

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<v Speaker 14>there has to be a way of stopping arms coming

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<v Speaker 14>into Haiti, and of course.

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<v Speaker 4>It has to do with.

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<v Speaker 14>Trafficking, but there are ways of stopping arms coming into

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<v Speaker 14>Haiti if you strangle that, Let's say that trafficking of arms,

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<v Speaker 14>there will be a decrease of violence. Similarly, the sanctions

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<v Speaker 14>very important. There is and has been very long standing

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<v Speaker 14>relations between these armed gangs and political actors, economic actors,

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<v Speaker 14>and those sanctions were put in place, that sanctioned regime

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<v Speaker 14>was put in place to break those relationships, and the

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<v Speaker 14>mass the MSS was supposed to be on the ground

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<v Speaker 14>with more than twenty five hundred uniform personnel. So I

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<v Speaker 14>think that we need to use these tools, but we

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<v Speaker 14>need to also have the presence of mind and of

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<v Speaker 14>strategic vision to be able to move in parallel on security,

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<v Speaker 14>the political solution. The political solution and security obviously very much,

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<v Speaker 14>very intimately linked, but they have to advance. And similarly,

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<v Speaker 14>we need to advance on what is stability, on what

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<v Speaker 14>is actually development, the responding to the development of deficiency,

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<v Speaker 14>that a deficit that exists in Haiti, because otherwise we

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<v Speaker 14>will have the rest of the country possibly risking of

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<v Speaker 14>plunging into insecurity and instability.

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<v Speaker 9>So why isn't this happening now? Is it money? Is

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<v Speaker 9>it political will?

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<v Speaker 4>Is it both?

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<v Speaker 9>And why has it been impossible to break this link

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<v Speaker 9>between the gangs and the political and business soletes?

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<v Speaker 14>I think it's both of what you mentioned, uh, I

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<v Speaker 14>think is both real political will at many different levels,

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<v Speaker 14>as well as funding. We know that the world is

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<v Speaker 14>facing challenges in terms of funding and HATI of course

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<v Speaker 14>very much so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the.

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<v Speaker 14>The the gangs s some of the sanctions have had

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<v Speaker 14>some impact, which is why I say that it is

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<v Speaker 14>a tool that needs to be invested in. So the

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<v Speaker 14>gangs have become more autonomous, meaning in the sense that

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<v Speaker 14>they depend less on the traditional economic and political actors,

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<v Speaker 14>all of that still exist and have more now plunged

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<v Speaker 14>into a regional organized crime. Of course, trafficking of drugs

797
00:54:25.840 --> 00:54:30.920
<v Speaker 14>is financing some of these operations. Again, trafficking of arms,

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<v Speaker 14>trafficking of people. So organized crime and that international money

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<v Speaker 14>laundering let's say that also exist is really something that

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<v Speaker 14>is now empowering the gangs to be more autonomous.

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<v Speaker 13>James Ferguson, who is the UN Women's Special Representative in Afghanistan, she.

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<v Speaker 10>Will be speaking to you.

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<v Speaker 13>From Kabu and this is of course he's here to

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<v Speaker 13>discuss the four year mark since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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<v Speaker 13>The Secretary General sixteenth Annual Report on Conflict Related Sexual

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<v Speaker 13>Violence that I think you've been asking me about has

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<v Speaker 13>now been published today on the web page of the

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<v Speaker 13>Office of the Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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<v Speaker 13>The report marks a staggering twenty five percent increase from

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<v Speaker 13>the previous year, with the highest number of cases recorded

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<v Speaker 13>in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti,

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<v Speaker 13>Somali and South Sudan.

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<v Speaker 10>You also.

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<v Speaker 13>I encourage you to read the full report to get

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<v Speaker 13>all the details, but to quickly summarize what has been included.

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<v Speaker 13>Sixty three state and non state parties are listed in

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<v Speaker 13>the annex of the report credibly suspected of committing or

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<v Speaker 13>being responsible for patterns of rape and other forms of

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<v Speaker 13>sexual violence in our conflict, which is on the agenda

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<v Speaker 13>of the Security Council. The report also introduces for the

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<v Speaker 13>first time an appendix whereby parties are put on notice

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<v Speaker 13>for potential listing in the next Report of the Secretary General.

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<v Speaker 13>Turning to starting off with Ukraine today, our colleagues in

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<v Speaker 13>the Office the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tell us that

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<v Speaker 13>as front lines shift, intense hostilities or continuing to inflict

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<v Speaker 13>a heavy toll on civilians on a daily basis, causing

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<v Speaker 13>widespread destruction and forcing thousands of people to flee their

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<v Speaker 13>homes in the Doughnetes region, where fighting is escalated, Ukrainian

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<v Speaker 13>authorities ordered the mandatory evacuations of families with children from

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<v Speaker 13>over a dozen towns and villages between Monday and Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 10>This week, authorities report that more than.

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<v Speaker 13>Six thousand people fled high risk communities along the front lines,

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<v Speaker 13>either through organized evacuation or on their own accord. Relentless

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<v Speaker 13>attacks are also so are impeding both evacuation of civilians

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<v Speaker 13>and the delivery of aid. To Pokorovosk town, located just

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<v Speaker 13>a few kilometers from the front lines. Local Ukrainian authorities

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<v Speaker 13>estimate them more than one thousand people still living there.

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<v Speaker 13>Humanitarian access is worsening in the Konstayka town, where prossably

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<v Speaker 13>seven thousand residents need urgent support. Aid organizations are working

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<v Speaker 13>around the clock to assist those fleeing the violence, providing

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<v Speaker 13>transportation and other assistance at transit sites for newly displaced people.

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<v Speaker 13>The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matiashmali, is visiting the south

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<v Speaker 13>of the country.

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<v Speaker 10>Today.

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<v Speaker 13>He met with displaced people in the community centers in

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<v Speaker 13>Mikolaiv and discussed urgent needs with our partners and local authorities.

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<v Speaker 13>On its latest update, our colleagues from the UN Human

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<v Speaker 13>Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine say the number of civilian

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<v Speaker 13>casualties in Ukraine reached another three year high in July,

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<v Speaker 13>with two hundred and eighty six civilian killed and one thousand,

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<v Speaker 13>three hundred and eighty eight injured. The July UN casualty

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<v Speaker 13>numbers are the highest since May of twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 13>The UN Human Rights Mission says that the high July

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<v Speaker 13>casualty numbers continue a pattern of steadily increasing civilian casualties

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<v Speaker 13>in twenty twenty five. Casualty numbers so the first seven

856
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<v Speaker 13>months of twenty twenty five were forty eight percent higher

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<v Speaker 13>than the same.

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<v Speaker 10>Period in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 13>Turning to the ongoing horrific situation in Gaza, or humanitarian

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<v Speaker 13>colleagues report that airstrikes and shelling have intensified in parts

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<v Speaker 13>of Gaza City over the past couple of days, as

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<v Speaker 13>at tax also continue on Daryl bala Han Yunis strikes

863
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<v Speaker 13>are hitting residential buildings in tense housing displaced people, resulting

864
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<v Speaker 13>in a high number of casualties and as a reminder,

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<v Speaker 13>if the Israeli ground operation in Gaza City moves ahead,

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<v Speaker 13>thousands of family already in appalling humanitarian conditions could be

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<v Speaker 13>pushed over the edge even further. With eighty six percent

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<v Speaker 13>of the strip now in Israeli militarized zones or under

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<v Speaker 13>displacement order, EGG groups lack the access and supplies to

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<v Speaker 13>address the dire humanitarian situation at the scale that is required.

871
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<v Speaker 13>Any further loss of space, more mass displacement orders or

872
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<v Speaker 13>intensified attacks in populated areas could have devastating consequences. As

873
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<v Speaker 13>a reminder of the Israeli banned on the entry of

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00:59:33.519 --> 00:59:35.840
<v Speaker 13>shelter material has also been in effect for over five

875
00:59:35.960 --> 00:59:39.599
<v Speaker 13>months now. In recent days, temperatures of sword and hundreds

876
00:59:39.639 --> 00:59:42.800
<v Speaker 13>of thousands of people are now left without protection from

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00:59:42.840 --> 00:59:46.320
<v Speaker 13>the heat. Nearly everyone in Gaza has been displaced at

878
00:59:46.400 --> 00:59:49.519
<v Speaker 13>least once since the war began, and the makeshift shelters

879
00:59:49.559 --> 00:59:52.440
<v Speaker 13>they managed to improvise or acquire have offered either worn

880
00:59:52.480 --> 00:59:55.639
<v Speaker 13>out or have been abandoned when they have been forced

881
00:59:55.679 --> 00:59:59.480
<v Speaker 13>to flee. Meanwhile, yesterday, the World Health Organization supported the

882
00:59:59.480 --> 01:00:03.480
<v Speaker 13>medical events equation of thirty eight patients, mostly children from Gaza,

883
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<v Speaker 13>alongside nearly one hundred companions we reiterate our call for

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01:00:08.119 --> 01:00:12.199
<v Speaker 13>a ceasefire, the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages

885
01:00:12.880 --> 01:00:18.719
<v Speaker 13>still being held in Gaza, and the unimpeded humanitarian access

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01:00:18.880 --> 01:00:22.440
<v Speaker 13>for US and all our partners. Turning to Syria, we

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01:00:22.519 --> 01:00:25.800
<v Speaker 13>and our humanitarian partners continue to deliver vital assistance to

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01:00:25.880 --> 01:00:29.280
<v Speaker 13>people impacted by the recent violence in the southern part

889
01:00:29.320 --> 01:00:33.119
<v Speaker 13>of that country in the governorates of Sueda, Dara and

890
01:00:33.280 --> 01:00:37.000
<v Speaker 13>Rural Damascus. UN agencies and their partners are supporting both

891
01:00:37.079 --> 01:00:40.960
<v Speaker 13>people who fled and have been displaced and the communities

892
01:00:41.000 --> 01:00:44.320
<v Speaker 13>that are hosting those people. Between August fifth and yesterday,

893
01:00:44.400 --> 01:00:47.840
<v Speaker 13>we supported for eight convoys through the Syrian Arabread Crescent,

894
01:00:48.320 --> 01:00:52.360
<v Speaker 13>which yesterday delivered critical assistance to Sweden, including food, hygien kits,

895
01:00:52.440 --> 01:00:56.440
<v Speaker 13>medical supplies, and fuel to access to.

896
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<v Speaker 10>Restore water pumps.

897
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<v Speaker 13>One of the convoys count twenty one trucks that delivered

898
01:01:01.440 --> 01:01:05.079
<v Speaker 13>two hundred and fifty metric tons of flowers, as well

899
01:01:05.079 --> 01:01:09.719
<v Speaker 13>as food baskets, water containers, fuel, and seven dialysis machines.

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01:01:09.760 --> 01:01:13.719
<v Speaker 13>The World Food Program in UNISEF provided these supplies bo

901
01:01:14.079 --> 01:01:16.559
<v Speaker 13>but of course more support is originally needed. More than

902
01:01:16.599 --> 01:01:19.079
<v Speaker 13>one hundred and ninety thousand people were displaced by the

903
01:01:19.159 --> 01:01:24.239
<v Speaker 13>recent violence, which has also disrupted basic services and commercial supplies.

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<v Speaker 13>Over the past week, nine hundred and twenty families have

905
01:01:28.400 --> 01:01:32.320
<v Speaker 13>left Sweda Governorate, with some three hundred and seventy families returned,

906
01:01:32.639 --> 01:01:37.280
<v Speaker 13>according to the Civil Syrian Civil Defense Organization. Our humanitarian

907
01:01:37.320 --> 01:01:40.760
<v Speaker 13>colleagues also warned that the ongoing insecurity and sporadic violence

908
01:01:41.280 --> 01:01:45.760
<v Speaker 13>continue to impede better humanitarian access to swayed Up. Just

909
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<v Speaker 13>last week, a Syrian ab red cressing convoc came under

910
01:01:48.880 --> 01:01:53.639
<v Speaker 13>fire and dark governorate. Despite ongoing insecurity and operational challenges,

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01:01:53.960 --> 01:01:57.320
<v Speaker 13>we continue to engage closely with Syrian authorities and other

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01:01:57.440 --> 01:02:00.400
<v Speaker 13>partners to strengthen the response.

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<v Speaker 10>And moving to.

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<v Speaker 13>Lebanon and Southern Lebanon where our peacekeeping colleagues are operating.

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01:02:11.639 --> 01:02:12.719
<v Speaker 10>I have my note right here.

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<v Speaker 13>Our peacekeepers tell us that they continue to discover unauthorized weapons,

917
01:02:20.559 --> 01:02:26.079
<v Speaker 13>unauthorized ammunition and infrastructure in Southern Lebanon. Yesterday they found

918
01:02:26.199 --> 01:02:30.119
<v Speaker 13>rocket launctures, rocket shells, mortar rounds and bomb fuses in

919
01:02:30.239 --> 01:02:34.559
<v Speaker 13>Sector East. On Tuesday, the peacekeepers observed their tunnel Insector

920
01:02:34.639 --> 01:02:38.559
<v Speaker 13>West with rocket launchers and mortar shells inside. These were

921
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<v Speaker 13>referred to to the Lebanese Armed Forces as per standard practice.

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01:02:43.159 --> 01:02:48.960
<v Speaker 13>In addition, UNIFIL observed continued Israeli Defense Forces military activities

923
01:02:49.400 --> 01:02:52.519
<v Speaker 13>in the area of operations, including airstrikes in Sector West

924
01:02:52.880 --> 01:02:55.480
<v Speaker 13>and artillery shelling from the south of the Blue Line

925
01:02:55.519 --> 01:02:59.719
<v Speaker 13>with points of impact in Sector East that took place yesterday.

926
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<v Speaker 13>UNIFIL continues to conduct training activities with the Lebanese Army

927
01:03:03.800 --> 01:03:08.599
<v Speaker 13>personnel in support of our efforts of capacity building of

928
01:03:08.719 --> 01:03:13.519
<v Speaker 13>the LAF. This week, UNIFIL engineers conducted trainings on surveying,

929
01:03:13.719 --> 01:03:19.440
<v Speaker 13>locating and extracting explosive devices, procedures for safety, exiting, exiting

930
01:03:19.679 --> 01:03:25.519
<v Speaker 13>mind areas and securing sites potentially containing explosive devices. Such

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01:03:25.599 --> 01:03:28.639
<v Speaker 13>training activities are crucial now as the Lebanese Armed Forces

932
01:03:28.719 --> 01:03:34.320
<v Speaker 13>engaged daily in identifying and securing areas contaminated with unexploded

933
01:03:34.480 --> 01:03:38.480
<v Speaker 13>ordinances and explosive remnants of war at Seed.

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<v Speaker 10>The Missions Maritime Task Force.

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<v Speaker 13>Yesterday held an exercise with the Lebanese Army personnel Air

936
01:03:46.559 --> 01:03:51.800
<v Speaker 13>Force excuse me Lebanese are Air Force personnel in Sudan.

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01:03:52.000 --> 01:03:55.360
<v Speaker 13>Our humanitarian colleagues are continuing to provide us with updates

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<v Speaker 13>on the dire conditions there. We're extremely alarmed by the

939
01:03:58.639 --> 01:04:01.960
<v Speaker 13>rap continued rapid spread of cholera in different parts of

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01:04:02.000 --> 01:04:05.599
<v Speaker 13>the country, especially in the Darfur region. In the past

941
01:04:05.679 --> 01:04:09.280
<v Speaker 13>week alone, our health partners recorded forty cholera related deaths

942
01:04:09.320 --> 01:04:12.800
<v Speaker 13>in the region. Treatment to more than two three hundred

943
01:04:12.880 --> 01:04:16.599
<v Speaker 13>patients have been provided by our partners of facilities run

944
01:04:16.679 --> 01:04:20.519
<v Speaker 13>by the Ministry of Health, but in Tahuila, the cholera

945
01:04:20.639 --> 01:04:25.079
<v Speaker 13>treatment centers have been overwhelmed. As you well know, in Tawila,

946
01:04:25.239 --> 01:04:29.000
<v Speaker 13>hundreds of thousands of people are hosted after fleeing hostilities

947
01:04:29.480 --> 01:04:34.599
<v Speaker 13>in and around El Fasher and Darfor State. You may

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01:04:34.639 --> 01:04:38.559
<v Speaker 13>also recall that last month, the Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom

949
01:04:38.679 --> 01:04:43.480
<v Speaker 13>Fletcher allocated five million dollars from the Central Emergency Response

950
01:04:44.199 --> 01:04:47.760
<v Speaker 13>Fund to support the cholera response in Sudan, but more

951
01:04:48.320 --> 01:04:53.719
<v Speaker 13>resources are needed for that response. Without delay, humanitarian partners

952
01:04:53.800 --> 01:04:57.519
<v Speaker 13>need fifty million United States dollars to sustain their cholera

953
01:04:57.639 --> 01:04:59.039
<v Speaker 13>operations through.

954
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<v Speaker 10>The end of twenty two twenty five.

955
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<v Speaker 13>Meanwhile, active fighting, insecurity and bureaucratic impediments continue to block

956
01:05:05.920 --> 01:05:09.320
<v Speaker 13>or delay our access to areas impacted by famine and

957
01:05:09.519 --> 01:05:13.519
<v Speaker 13>other locations in acute need. Al Fashia and North Darfur

958
01:05:13.679 --> 01:05:18.079
<v Speaker 13>remains besieged and cut off from humanitarian support. Humanitarian access

959
01:05:18.159 --> 01:05:21.639
<v Speaker 13>is also constrained in the Cordifin region, where fighting persists

960
01:05:21.960 --> 01:05:23.280
<v Speaker 13>along key supply routes.

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<v Speaker 10>The closure of these roots.

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<v Speaker 13>Is severely disrupted the delivery of vital goods and worse

963
01:05:28.440 --> 01:05:32.760
<v Speaker 13>in economic conditions, triggering displacement and a worsening of the

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01:05:32.880 --> 01:05:38.800
<v Speaker 13>humanitarian situation. As nutrition needs deepened, the humanitarian community is

965
01:05:38.920 --> 01:05:44.599
<v Speaker 13>responding wherever it can in East Darfd to identify it

966
01:05:44.639 --> 01:05:48.920
<v Speaker 13>acute cases or refer children for treatment. Our partners, supported

967
01:05:49.000 --> 01:05:53.760
<v Speaker 13>by UNICEF, screened thirty two thousand children under the age

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01:05:53.800 --> 01:05:57.199
<v Speaker 13>of five for malnutrition last month alone. A similar effort

969
01:05:57.239 --> 01:06:02.199
<v Speaker 13>in June reached fifteen thousand children. We continue to reiterate

970
01:06:02.280 --> 01:06:05.840
<v Speaker 13>that all parties engage in this conflict must adhere to

971
01:06:05.920 --> 01:06:10.920
<v Speaker 13>their obligations under international law under international humanitarian law, including

972
01:06:11.000 --> 01:06:15.679
<v Speaker 13>facilitating the unimpeded humanitarian access and protecting civilians from harm.

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<v Speaker 13>And a quick update from ME and MAR where the

974
01:06:19.119 --> 01:06:22.440
<v Speaker 13>situation there is not any better. The country continues to

975
01:06:22.519 --> 01:06:26.280
<v Speaker 13>grapple with repeated shocks, including devastating conflict, flooding, and other

976
01:06:26.400 --> 01:06:30.719
<v Speaker 13>disasters that have stripped millions of people in Myanmar of

977
01:06:30.880 --> 01:06:35.119
<v Speaker 13>their homes, their shelter, their livelihoods, and sense of safety.

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01:06:35.639 --> 01:06:38.320
<v Speaker 13>Conflict between the ME and Maar armed forces and various

979
01:06:38.440 --> 01:06:41.400
<v Speaker 13>non state armed groups continue to force civilians to flee

980
01:06:41.440 --> 01:06:45.840
<v Speaker 13>their homes, exposing them to serious harm and protection risks.

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01:06:46.360 --> 01:06:49.880
<v Speaker 13>Since early July, heavy rains have also triggered widespread flooding

982
01:06:50.039 --> 01:06:54.159
<v Speaker 13>and landslides, displacing families and damaging homes, rose and other

983
01:06:54.239 --> 01:06:58.119
<v Speaker 13>critical infrastructure. We, along with our humanitarian partners, have reached

984
01:06:58.159 --> 01:07:00.679
<v Speaker 13>nearly one point three million people in acted by the

985
01:07:00.760 --> 01:07:04.840
<v Speaker 13>earthquake that took place on March twenty eighth of this year. However,

986
01:07:05.039 --> 01:07:10.079
<v Speaker 13>underfunding continues to hamper our response. Funding cuts at forts

987
01:07:10.119 --> 01:07:13.920
<v Speaker 13>reduction across all sectors of the humanitarian response in Myanmar,

988
01:07:14.400 --> 01:07:19.360
<v Speaker 13>leaving vulnerable people, desperate and dangerous situations, and even more

989
01:07:19.760 --> 01:07:24.280
<v Speaker 13>vulnerable mean Rihannmar remains one of the world's most underfunded

990
01:07:24.360 --> 01:07:27.679
<v Speaker 13>humanitarian operations. We have one hundred and thirty six million

991
01:07:27.880 --> 01:07:31.920
<v Speaker 13>dollars in the bank, but we need one point one

992
01:07:32.119 --> 01:07:35.079
<v Speaker 13>billion dollars for this year's appeal.

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01:07:35.559 --> 01:07:38.199
<v Speaker 10>That's just so we've only gotten about twelve percent. We

994
01:07:38.360 --> 01:07:41.960
<v Speaker 10>call on old donors to step up for their funding

995
01:07:43.679 --> 01:07:46.079
<v Speaker 10>and lend.

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01:07:46.159 --> 01:07:49.920
<v Speaker 13>Unfortunately with a tragic note from the Eastern Mediterranean, and

997
01:07:50.000 --> 01:07:52.320
<v Speaker 13>I can tell you that we join our colleagues at

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01:07:52.360 --> 01:07:55.800
<v Speaker 13>IOM and UNHCR and expressing our deep sadness by the

999
01:07:55.880 --> 01:07:59.440
<v Speaker 13>capsizing of a boat that occurred yesterday off the coast

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01:07:59.480 --> 01:08:03.039
<v Speaker 13>of Lampi in the Central Mediterranean. Excuse me of Lampadusa

1001
01:08:03.079 --> 01:08:06.000
<v Speaker 13>in Italy, which in which at least thirty five people

1002
01:08:06.079 --> 01:08:10.719
<v Speaker 13>are feared dead or missing, including children. According to the

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01:08:10.800 --> 01:08:15.199
<v Speaker 13>information gathered by our colleagues from the sixty survivors that

1004
01:08:15.280 --> 01:08:18.119
<v Speaker 13>were brought to safety in Lampadusa, about ninety five people

1005
01:08:18.239 --> 01:08:20.680
<v Speaker 13>had departed from Zawella in Libya.

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<v Speaker 10>On two boats.

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01:08:22.119 --> 01:08:24.119
<v Speaker 13>One of the boats began taking on water and all

1008
01:08:24.199 --> 01:08:27.880
<v Speaker 13>passengers were transferred to the other, which was a fiberglass boat,

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01:08:28.000 --> 01:08:32.520
<v Speaker 13>which later capsized due to overcrowding. Reported nationalities on boards

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01:08:32.560 --> 01:08:37.880
<v Speaker 13>where Egyptians, Somali, Sudanese and Pakistanis. Filippo Grandi, or High

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01:08:37.880 --> 01:08:42.640
<v Speaker 13>Commissioner for Refugees, pointed out that over seven hundred refugees

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01:08:42.720 --> 01:08:47.359
<v Speaker 13>and migrants have now died to date in the Central Mediterranean,

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01:08:47.840 --> 01:08:50.079
<v Speaker 13>and that is that's.

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<v Speaker 10>Just the deaths that were recorded, no doubt there are

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<v Speaker 10>many more.

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