 
CANADIAN ALUMINUM WORKERS.
AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE FIGHTING A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WORKING ON 
BOTH SIDES OF THE CANADA-U.S. 
BORDER TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE 
AND PRESERVE JOBS, A TRADE 
DISPUTE IS THE LAST THING 
ANYONE NEEDS.
IT WILL ONLY HURT THE ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 
BORDER.
HOWEVER, THIS IS WHAT THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION HAS CHOSEN TO DO.
[Speaking French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: OUR 
POSITION ON THE U.S. TARIFF 
ACTION IS NO DIFFERENT FROM OUR 
POSITION WE TOOK IN JUNE 2018, 
THE LAST TIME THAT THE U.S. 
IMPOSED UNWARRANTED TARIFFS.
THE U.S. TARIFFS ARE 
UNJUSTIFIED AND UNACCEPTABLE.
THEY SHOULD BE LIFTED.
LET ME BE CLEAR -- CANADIAN 
ALUMINUM IN NO WAY PRESENTS A 
THREAT TO U.S. NATIONAL 
SECURITY.
THAT REMAINS THE U.S. 
JUSTIFICATION FOR IMPOSING 
THESE TARIFFS AND IT IS 
RIDICULOUS.
ON THE CONTRARY, THE U.S. 
INDUSTRY, INCLUDING THE U.S. 
DEFENCE INDUSTRY, NEED OUR 
ALUMINUM.
FOR DECADES NOW, CANADA HAS 
BEEN A RELIABLE SUPPLIER OF 
ALUMINUM TO THE U.S. INDUSTRY 
FOR VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
>> TODAY IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT 
WAS IN JUNE 2018 WHEN THE LAST 
ROUND OF UNWARRANTED U.S. 2-3-2 
TARIFFS WAS IMPOSED.
THESE TARIFFS ARE UNNECESSARY, 
UNWARRANTED AND ENTIRELY 
UNACCEPTABLE.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED.
LET ME BE CLEAR -- CANADIAN 
ALUMINUM IS IN NO WAY A THREAT 
TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.
WHICH REMAINS THE OSTENSIBLE 
REASON FOR THESE TARIFFS.
AND THAT IS A LUDICROUS NOTION.
ON THE CONTRARY, CANADIAN 
ALUMINUM IS ESSENTIAL FOR U.S. 
INDUSTRY, INCLUDING THE U.S. 
DEFENCE INDUSTRY.
CANADA HAS, FOR DECADES, BEEN A 
RELIABLE SUPPLIER OF ALUMINUM 
FOR U.S. VALUE-ADDED 
MANUFACTURERS.
ALUMINUM TRADE BETWEEN CANADA 
AND THE UNITED STATES IS 
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH OF 
OUR COUNTRIES AND IT MAKES OUR 
INTERCONNECTED NORTH AMERICAN 
ALUMINUM INDUSTRY MORE 
COMPETITIVE.
LET ME BE CLEAR -- IN IMPOSING 
THESE TARIFFS, THE UNITED 
STATES HAS TAKEN THE ABSURD 
DECISION TO HARM ITS OWN PEOPLE 
AT A TIME WHEN ITS ECONOMY IS 
SUFFERING THE DEEPEST CRISIS 
SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
ANY AMERICAN WHO BUYS A CAN OF 
BEER A SODA, A CAR OR A BIKE, 
WILL SUFFER.
IN FACT, THE VERY WASHING 
MACHINES MANUFACTURED AT THE 
WHIRLPOOL PLANT WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT MADE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT 
YESTERDAY WILL BECOME MORE 
EXPENSIVE FOR AMERICANS AND 
LESS COMPETITIVE AS A RESULT OF 
THESE TARIFFS.
THESE TARIFFS WILL HURT 
AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND THEY 
WILL HURT AMERICAN WORKERS.
THEREFORE, WITH THE NEW NAFTA 
COMING INTO FORCE ON JULY 1, 
NOW IS THE TIME TO ADVANCE 
NORTH AMERICAN ECONOMIC 
COMPETITIVENESS, NOT TO HINDER 
IT.
THROUGH ROBUST NEW RULES OF 
ORIGIN FOR AUTOMOBILES, THE NEW 
NAFTA ENSURES THAT 70% OF THE 
ALUMINUM PURCHASED BY NORTH 
AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS NEEDS TO BE 
PRODUCED IN NORTH AMERICA.
THIS WILL MAKE IT HARD FOR THE 
NORTH AMERICAN CARMAKERS, NAFTA 
IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT.
THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IS 
IMPORTANT TO CANADA'S ECONOMY.
IT PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 
10,000 JOBS IN PRIMARY 
PRODUCTION.
IT SUPPORTS TENS OF THOUSANDS 
OF FURTHER JOBS IN DOWNSTREAM 
INDUSTRIES.
[Speaking French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: THE 
NEW NAFTA CAME INTO EFFECT JULY 
1.
THE NEW STRICT RULES OF ORIGIN 
ON AUTOMOBILES UNDER THE NEW 
NAFTA GUARANTEE THAT 70% OF THE 
ALUMINUM PURCHASED BY CARMAKERS 
IN NORTH AMERICA MUST BE 
PRODUCED IN NORTH AMERICA.
THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IS 
IMPORTANT TO CANADA'S ECONOMY.
IT GENERATES 10,000 DIRECT JOBS 
IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY 
LIME AND SUPPORT IN DOWNSIDE 
INDUSTRIES.
DPURG THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE 
NEW NAFTA, WE WILL BE TAKING A 
CROSS-CANADA APPROACH.
I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY 
WITH THE PROVINCIAL AND 
TERRITORIAL LEADER, BUSINESS 
OWNERS AND UNIONS.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR 
THEIR SOLID DEFENCE OF CANADIAN 
NATIONAL INTERESTS.
WE DID DEFEND THEM THE LAST 
TIME THAT THE UNITED STATES 
INTRODUCED TRADE ACTIONS.
AND WE WILL DEFEND THEM NOW AS 
WELL.
CANADA'S RESPONSE TO THESE 
UNWARRANTED TARIFFS WILL BE 
SWIFT AND STRONG.
IN ORDER TO DEFEND OUR WORKERS.
WE WILL BE IMPOSING 
COUNTERMEASURES THAT ARE 
BALANCED AND PERFECTLY 
RECIPROCAL.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR IMPOSED ON 
CANADA, ON CANADIAN IMPORTS, WE 
WILL BE IMPOSING AN EQUIVALENT 
TAX.
WE WILL NOT AGGRAVATE OR MAKE 
THE SITUATION WORSE, BUT AT THE 
SAME TIME, WE WILL NOT RESIST 
THE NEED TO RESPOND.
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEGUN A 
PERIOD OF CONSULTATION ON A 
LONG AND DETAILED LIST OF 
PRODUCTS CON TAPING ALUMINUM.
WE ARE INVITING ALL CANADIAN 
AND CANADIAN BUSINESSES TO 
CONSULT THAT LIST.
AND IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, WE 
WILL BE IMPOSING REPRISALS.
>> OUR GOVERNMENT WILL ALWAYS 
DEFEND OUR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY 
AND CANADIAN WORKERS.
AS WE DID DURING THE NAFTA 
NEGOTIATIONS, WE WILL TAKE A 
TEAM CANADA APPROACH.
I HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE 
TO WORK CLOSELY WITH LEADERS OF 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES 
AND WITH INDUSTRY AND LABOUR.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM ALL 
FOR THEIR STRONG DEFENCE OF THE 
CANADIAN NATIONAL INTEREST AND 
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO 
WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER.
WE STOOD UP FOR CANADIAN 
WORKERS DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS 
OF THE NEW NAFTA.
WE STOOD UP FOR THEM DURING THE 
LAST ROUND OF U.S. TRADE 
ACTIONS.
AND WE WILL STAND UP FOR THEM 
NOW.
IN RESPONSE TO THESE 
UNWARRANTED TARIFFS, CANADA 
WILL RESPOND SWIFTLY AND 
STRONGLY IN DEFENCE OF OUR 
WORKERS.
WE WILL IMPOSE DOLLAR FOR 
DOLLAR COUNTERMEASURES IN A 
BALANCED AND PERFECTLY 
RECIPROCAL RETALIATION.
WE WILL NOT ESCALATE.
AND WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN.
FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE UNITED 
STATES, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS 
DECIDED TO LAIFRJ CONSULTATIONS 
ON A BROAD AND EXTENSIVE LIST 
OF ALUMINUM-CONTAINING PRODUCTS.
WE INVITE CANADIAN AND CANADIAN 
BUSINESSS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
THESE CONSULTATIONS OVER THE 
NEXT 30 DAYS.
AFTER WHICH WE WILL IMPOSE 
RETALIATORY TARIFFS.
AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR 
QUESTIONS.
[Speaking French] 
MERCI.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 IF YOU HAVE 
A QUESTION.
[Speaking French] 
FIRST QUESTION FROM REUTERS 
CANADA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Caller: IS THERE A VALUE 
THAT YOU WISH TO EXTRACT FROM 
THE STATES WHEN IT COMES TO 
THESE TARIFFS?
IS THERE A DOLLAR FIGURE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, 
DAVID.
AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE, OUR 
CONSULTATION LIST IS QUITE 
BROAD.
THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL 
CONSULTATION AND WE ARE REALLY 
LOOKING OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS 
FOR INPUT FROM CANADIAN AND 
CANADIAN BUSINESSES AS TO THE 
POTENTIAL IMPACT ON CANADA OF 
THE IMPOSITION OF THESE TARIFFS.
SO, THE CONSULTATION LIST IS 
BROAD.
THE FINAL TARIFFS THAT WE 
IMPOSE WILL BE, AS I SAID, 
PERFECTLY RECIPROCAL DOLLAR FOR 
DOLLAR AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT 
WILL BE $3.6 BILLION.
>> Reporter: SORRY.
JUST TO MAKE SURE -- METAPHORER 
OR CANADIAN?
>> CANADIAN.
WE'RE IN CANADA.
>> Reporter: SORRY, $3.3 OR 
$3.6?
>> THERE.6, DAVID.
>> Reporter: SECONDLY, AM I TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU THINK THESE 
TARIFFS WON'TS IN PLACE FOR 
LONG, GIVEN THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WILL LOSE THE ELECTION?
>> DAVID, MY HOPE IS THAT THE 
U.S. TARIFFS HAVE NOT YET COME 
INTO FORCE.
THE COMING INTO FORCE DATE IS 
AUGUST 16.
AND I THINK THE VERY BEST 
OUTCOME WOULD BE FOR THE U.S. 
TO RECONSIDER AND CHOOSE NOT TO 
IMPOSE THESE TARIFFS IN THE 
FIRST PLACE.
AS I SAID, WHAT IS SO 
PARADOXICAL ABOUT ALL OF THIS 
IS THAT THE U.S. FOR TARIFFS ON 
CANADIAN ALUMINUM EXPORTS TO 
THE U.S. WILL, IN THE FIRST 
INSTANCE, HURT AMERICANS 
THEMSELVES.
I AM CONFIDENT, AS WE WERE LAST 
TIME AROUND, THAT ULTIMATELY 
COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL.
I JUST HOPE THAT HAPPENS SAOPER 
RATHER THAN LATER.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: [Speaking French].
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: GOOD 
MORNING, MS. FREELAND.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
SAYING THAT MR. TRUMP IS MAKING 
AN ELECTION-BASED DECISION TO, 
AGAIN, IMPOSE TARIFF ON 
ALUMINUM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT 
OPINION?
DO YOU THINK THAT THIS IS JUST 
AN ELECTION-BASED DECISION?
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I THINK I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS 
IS REALLY A QUESTION FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.
>> Reporter: OK.
MERCI.
FRENCH FRENCH 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
COMING BACK TO CANADIAN 
COUNTERMEASURES, AS I 
UNDERSTAND IT, THERE WILL BE A 
BRIEF PERIOD OF 30 DAYS BEFORE 
-- BEFORE THE RETALIATORY 
TARIFFS COME INTO EFFECT.
HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME IT TOOK 
QUITE A LONG TIME AND THERE 
WERE REPERCUSSIONS FOR CANADIAN 
CONSUMERS AS A RESULT.
NOW WHAT DO YOU SAY TO CANADIAN 
CONSUMERS TODAY ABOUT THIS 
SITUATION?
>> [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
QUESTION.
THAT IS PRECISELY THE REASON 
WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE 
CONDUCTING A PERIOD OF 
CONSULTATION FOR 30 DAYS.
WE WANT TO TALK TO CONSUMERS 
AND BUSINESSES AND REALLY HAVE 
A CONVERSATION WITH THEM IN 
TERMS OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL 
CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE IF 
TARIFFS WERE NOT IMPOSED.
BECAUSE OUR GOAL AND OUR TARGET 
IS TO AVOID ANY CONSEQUENCES 
FOR OUR ECONOMY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND I 
THINK THAT CANADIANS AGREE WITH 
ME ON THIS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT 
TO RESPOND.
AND TO RESPOND RECIPROCALICALLY 
AND TAKE A STRONG STAND AND 
THAT IS WHAT CANADA WILL DO.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[Speaking French], GLOBAL NEWS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> MERCEDES, I THINK YOU'RE ON.
CAN YOU HEAR USS?
UNMUTE YOURSELF MAYBE.
>> Reporter: SORRY, I WAS ON 
MUTE.
MS. FREELAND, WHAT DOES THIS 
MOVE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP SAY 
ABOUT CANADA'S RELATIONSHIP 
WITH THE UNITED STATES AFTER 
ALL OF THE EFFORTS THAT YOU 
HAVE POURED IN, TO NURTURING 
THIS RELATIONSHIP, TRYING TO 
AVOID MORE TARIFFS, THE SIGNING 
OF NAFTA AND YET STILL WE FIND 
OURSELVES RIGHT BACK WHERE WE 
STARTED.
>> YOU KNOW, MERCEDES, I THINK 
WHAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT 
YESTERDAY SAYS IS THAT THIS 
U.S. ADMINISTRATION IS THE MOST 
PROTECTIONIST ADMINISTRATION IN 
U.S. HISTORY.
WE HAVE KNOWN THAT FOR A LONG 
TIME.
CANADA HAS WORKED HARD IN THE 
FACE OF VERY PROTECTIONIST 
POLICIS FROM THE U.S. TO 
PRESERVE OUR COUNTRY'S 
PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO THE U.S. 
MARKET.
THE REALITY IS THIS IS A 
PROTECTIONIST ADMINISTRATION.
AND I THINK THE IMPORTANT POINT 
FOR CANADIANS TO UNDERSTAND, 
AND ABOVE ALL FOR AMERICANS TO 
UNDERSTAND, IS THAT THE FIRST 
CASUALTIES, THE FIRST VICTIMS 
OF THESE TARIFFS WILL BE 
AMERICANS THEMSELVES.
THAT IS WHAT'S SO UNFORTUNATE 
ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
>> Reporter: DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER FREELAND, HOW FAR ARE 
YOU WILLING TO GO IN TERMS OF 
RETALIATION IF THE AMERICANS 
CONTINUE TO ESCALATE?
>> CANADA'S POLICY WILL BE WHAT 
IT HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT OUR -- 
THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THIS 
GOVERNMENT.
WHICH IS WE DO NOT ESCALATE AND 
WE DO NOT BACK DOWN.
OUR RETALIATORY TARIFFS WILL BE 
RECIPROCAL, BALANCED, DOLLAR 
FOR DOLLAR AND THAT IS OUR 
POLICY THROUGHOUT.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
OUR NEXT IS FROM JORDAN PRESS 
WITH THE CANADIAN PRESS.
GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU, BEYOND THE 
COUNTERMEASURES, YOU TALKED 
ABOUT A TEAM CANADA APPROACH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CONVINCE 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO 
CHANGE COURSE, BUT AS WELL TO 
MAKE SURE THAT -- I BELIEVE AS 
PREMIER DOUG FORD SAID THIS 
MORNING -- THAT STEEL TARIFFS 
DON'T COME NEXT AS WELL.
>> LET ME START WITH THAT POINT.
I SPOKE WITH PREMIER FORD THIS 
MORNING AND I ALSO SPOKE TO 
PREMIER HORGAN AND PIERRE 
FITZGIBBON FROM QUEBEC.
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL 
OF THE LEADERS OF THE PROVINCES 
AND TERRITORIES WITH WHOM WE'VE 
BEEN IN VERY, VERY CLOSE 
CONTACT ON THIS ISSUE FOR 
MONTHS AND I'D LIKE TO THANK 
CANADA'S ALUMINUM INDUSTRY 
LEADERS AND CANADA'S TRADE 
UNIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY 
CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO SO.
IN TERMS OF THE U.S., WE WILL 
CONTINUE TALKING.
I SPOKE TO AMBASSADOR 
LIGHTHISER SEVERAL TIMES 
YESTERDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE THAT DIALOGUE.
I REALLY BELIEVE, THOUGH, AT 
THE END OF THE DAY, OUR MOST 
POWERFUL ARGUMENT IS ECONOMIC 
LOGIC AND THE FACTS.
AND THE FACTS REALLY ARE THAT 
THESE TARIFFS HURT THE 
AMERICANS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.
TAKE THE WHIRLPOOL PLANT WHERE 
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE 
YESTERDAY.
THESE TARIFFS ARE GOING TO HURT 
THAT PLANT IF THREE WAYS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE WASHING 
MACHINES MADE THERE WILL BECOME 
MORE EXPENSIVE.
BECAUSE THEY USE ALUMINUM AND 
IMPOSING TARIFFS ON CANADIAN 
ALUMINUM WILL INCREASE THE 
PRICE OF ALUMINUM IN THE UNITED 
STATES.
SECOND OF ALL, THE PEOPLE WHO 
WORK THERE, IF THEY WANT TO BUY 
A WASHINGTON MACHINE OR ANY 
PRODUCT IN THE U.S. THAT 
CONTAINS ALUMINUM, THOSE 
PRODUCTS WILL BECOME MORE 
EXPENSIVE.
AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE 
INCLUDED A BROAD RANGE OF 
ALUMINUM-CONTAINING PRODUCTS, 
INCLUDING WASHING MACHINES.
>> AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THEN.
SO, AT THIS POINT, WHEN IT 
COMES TO STEEL, WE'RE NOT 
EXPECTING -- YOU'RE NOT 
EXPECTING TARIFF ON STEEL AT 
THIS POINT OR IS THAT SOMETHING 
THAT WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR?
>> YOU KNOW, JORDAN, THAT IS A 
QUESTION FOR THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION.
MY POLICY WITH THIS U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION IS HOPE FOR THE 
BEST, PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE 
TRADE IN STEEL BETWEEN CANADA 
AND THE U.S. IS BALANCED, 
RECIPROCAL AND MUTUALLY 
BENEFICIAL.
AND I REALLY HOPE AND BELIEVE 
THAT THE AMERICAN POLITICIANS, 
AMERICAN BUSINESS, AMERICAN 
CONSUMERS ALL UNDERSTAND THAT, 
TOO.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 
RADIO-CANADA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: GOOD 
MORNING, MS. FREELAND.
NOW IN TERMS OF THE TARIFFS 
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE 
BEEN IMPOSED -- BEEN IMPOSED BY 
THE U.S., DO YOU THINK THIS IS 
ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG?
COULD THERE BE FURTHER TARIFFS 
IMPOSED?
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A 
QUESTION TO BE ADDRESSED TO ME.
THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION.
WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT, UP 
UNTIL NOW, THE ISSUE WE HAVE 
BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A NUMBER OF 
MONTHS IS ALUMINUM.
AND A PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF 
ALUMINUM THAT THESE U.S. 
TARIFFS WILL APPLY TO.
AS CONFIRMED BY THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION.
NOW ONE COMMENT WAS MADE BY THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMINUM UNION 
TODAY AND HE SAID THAT THE 
CANADIAN ALUMINUM INDUSTRY 
PLAYED WITH FIRE BY SENDING IN 
TWO UNPROCESSED STEEL TO THE 
U.S. DURING COVID-19.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT 
STATEMENT?
NO.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT OUR 
GOVERNMENT AND MYSELF 
PERSONALLY, I STRONGLY SUPPORT 
THE CANADIAN ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.
THIS IS A VERY STRONG AND 
COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY.
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT 
INDUSTRY.
>> Operator: THANK YOU, MERCI.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM KEVIN 
GALLAGHER, CTV NEWS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU FOR 
TAKING OUR QUESTIONS.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD 
CONVERSATIONS WITH AMBASSADOR 
LIGHTHIZER LEADING UP TO THIS.
DID YOU GET ANY SENSE ABOUT THE 
MOTIVATION HERE?
YOU HAVE MADE YOUR CASE FROM AN 
ECONOMIC STANDPOINT.
BUT YESTERDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAID THAT AMBASSADOR LIGHTHIZER 
THOUGHT THESE TARIFFS WERE A 
GOOD IDEA.
DID YOU GET THAT SENSE FROM 
YOUR COUNTERPART IN THE UNITED 
STATES?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO THE 
AMERICANS TO MAKE THEIR OWN 
CASE AND EXPLAIN THEIR OWN 
MOTIVATIONS.
I'M PAID IN CANADIAN DOLLARS.
I SPEAK FOR CANADA.
>> Reporter: OK.
I HAVE ANOTHER RETALIATORY 
QUESTION.
BUT THIS HAS TO DO WITH CHINA.
TODAY, ANOTHER CANADIAN HAS 
BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH WITHIN 
THE CHINESE LEGAL SYSTEM.
IT'S THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, 
FOURTH SINCE 2018.
IS THERE ANY CONCERN THAT THIS 
IS A RETALIATORY EFFECT TO THE 
ONGOING DIPLOMATIC DISPUTE 
CENTRED AROUND THE MENG WANZHOU 
ARREST?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY 
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
AND LET ME SAY THIS -- 
CANADA OPPOSES THE DEATH 
PENALTY, WE OPPOSE IT CLEARLY 
AND ALWAYS EVERYWHERE AROUND 
THE WORLD.
WE BELIEVE IT IS A CRUEL AND 
INHUMANE PUNISHMENT AND WE MAKE 
THAT CLEAR TO ALL OF OUR 
INTERLOCHETERS EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE MADE THAT CLEAR IN OUR 
CONFESSIONS WITH CHINA AND WILL 
DON'T DO SO.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM WALL 
STREET T "WALL STREET JOURNAL".
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: MY QUESTIONS HAVE 
BEEN ANSWERED --
>> PAUL, I RARELY HEAR THAT 
FROM A REPORTER!
HOW PLEASANT.
>> Reporter: I'VE GOT TO LOOK 
AT THE LIST AND I KNOW YOU 
MENTIONED WASHING MACHINES AND 
I SEE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, SOME 
GOLF CLUBS.
ARE THESE PRODUCTS MADE IN 
REGION OR PARTS OF THE UNITED 
STATES WHERE SEVERAL SENIOR AND 
PROMINENT G.O.P. LAWMAKERS 
RESIDE?
IN OTHER WORDS, ARE YOU 
FOLLOWING THE SAME SORT OF 
STRATEGY AS YOU DID IN 2018 
WHEN THESE -- WHEN THE TARIFFS 
FIRST ARRIVED?
>> SO, LET ME SAY THIS ABOUT 
OUR CONSULTATION LIST, PAUL.
THE LIST IS NECESSARILY BROADER 
THAN OUR ULTIMATE RETALIATION 
WILL BE.
THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS A TRUE 
CONSULTATION AND ONE OF THE 
THINGS I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO 
GET OUT THERE TODAY IS TO ASK 
MADE THE YAFN, ESPECIALLY 
CANADIAN BUSINESSES, TO TAKE A 
CAREFUL LOOK AT THE LIST AND 
LET US KNOW WHAT CONCERNS YOU 
HAVE ABOUT IT.
OUR OBJECTIVE HERE, EXACTLY AS 
IT WAS THE LAST TIME, IS TO 
INFLICT THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF 
DAMAGE ON CANADA AND TO HAVE, 
FRANKLY, THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE 
IMPACT IN THE UNITED STATES.
OUR TRADE OFFICIALS HAVE WORKED 
ON THIS LIST VERY, VERY 
CAREFULLY AND WE DO HAVE HOPE 
WHEN AMERICANS LOOK AT THIS 
LIST, THEY WILL SAY HAVING A 
TARIFF DISPUTE IS A REALLY BAD 
IDEA.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM LA 
PRESS CANADA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: GOOD 
MORNING, MS. FREELAND.
COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT THE 
PURPOSE OF THE 30-DAY DELAY IS?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO ALLOW 
THE AMERICANS TO CHANGE THEIR 
MIND?
WELL, VICKY, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
QUESTION.
WE ALWAYS NEED TO BE READY TO 
RESPOND AND DEFEND OUR NATIONAL 
INTEREST.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK 
WE HAVE TO DON'T HOPE.
HAVING SAID THAT, HOWEVER, THE 
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE 30-DAY 
CONSULTATION PERIOD IS, AS I 
GIST MENTIONED TO PAUL, TO GIVE 
CANADIAN BUSINESSES AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A 
CONVERSATION WITH OUR 
GOVERNMENT.
TO EXPLAIN IF THEY HAVE ANY 
CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
PRODUCTS ON THAT LIST.
NOW WE UNDERSTAND THAT TARIFFS 
ON U.S. PRODUCTS MAY HAVE 
CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CANADIAN 
ECONOMY.
AND BY HAVING THIS 30-DAY 
CONSULTATION PERIOD, OUR INTENT 
IS TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO 
AVOID ANY CONSEQUENCES FOR 
CANADA.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY BE 
HOPING THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT 
WILL BACK DOWN.
WELL, I THINK WE ALWAYS HAVE TO 
HOPE FOR THE BEST.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE 
CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THE 
REMOVAL OF THOSE TARIFFS, THE 
TARIFFS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED BUT 
THE DATE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO 
GO INTO EFFECT IS AUGUST 16.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE 
PREPARED FOR TARIFFS AND WE ARE 
PREPARED TO RESPOND.
AND THAT IS OUR APPROACH.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE 
NEXT QUESTION IS FROM TOM 
PARRY, CBC NEWS.
GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: HELLO, DEPUTY 
PRIME MINISTER.
MY QUESTION IS ON A DIFFERENT 
TOPIC.
I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR RESPONSE 
TO THE FACT THAT RIDEAU HALL 
SPENT MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A 
MILLION DOLLARS TO ADDRESS 
PRIVACY KRPS RAISED BY 
GOVERNOR-GENERAL JULIE PAYETTE.
DO YOU THINK THAT IS AN 
APPROPRIATE USE OF TAXPAYER 
DOLLARS?
>> LOOK, TOM.
THAT IS A QUESTION FOR RIDEAU 
HALL.
BUT YOU HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT 
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND I THINK 
THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK.
AND I DO THINK THAT ALL OF US 
WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF 
SERVING CANADIANS HAVE TO 
REALLY BE MINDFUL THAT WHEN WE 
SPEND MONEY, WE ARE SPENDING 
THE MONEY OF CANADIANS AND WE 
HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY 
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT.
VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
AND I THINK CANADIAN 
JOURNALISTS AND CANADIANS 
ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO 
LOOK CAREFULLY AT HOW WE SPEND 
CANADIAN'S MONEY.
>> Reporter: SHOULD CANADIANS 
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS 
GOVERNOR-GENERAL?
DOES YOUR GOVERNMENT HAVE 
CONFIDENCE IN HER AND IF YOU 
CAN EXPLAIN WHY, OR WHY NOT.
>> YOU KNOW VERY WELL, TOM, THE 
IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE 
THAT THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL PLAYS 
IN CANADA.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT 
FUNCTION -- HAVING THAT 
FUNCTION, HAVING THAT ROLE HAS 
SERVE OUR COUNTRY VERY, VERY 
WELL OVER TIME.
AND I THINK CANADIANS HAVE A 
GREAT RESPECT FOR THE OFFICER 
OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND I 
HAVE THAT RESPECT AS WELL.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR THIS 
GOVERNOR-GENERAL?
>> AS I SAID, I THINK CANADIANS 
UNDERSTAND AND  APPRECIATE THE 
WAY OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, 
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM WORKS.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL -- THE 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL 
PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN 
THAT SYSTEM.
AND I THINK LIKE THE 
OVERWHELMING THOUGHT OF 
CANADIANS, I HAVE AN 
OVERWHELMING RESPECT FOR THAT 
OFFICE AND THAT ROLE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE LAST QUESTION IS FROM 
STEVEN CHASE OF THE "GLOBE AND 
MAIL".
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: CAN I GO BACK TO 
THE STEEL QUESTION?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE 
SAYING.
MR. FORD TOLD REPORTERS THIS 
MORNING THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE 
AMERICANS ARE GOING TO IMPOSE 
TARIFFS ON CANADIAN STEEL NEXT.
CAN YOU TELL US, SHOULD WE PLAN 
FOR THAT IN CANADA?
SHOULD WE BE PLANNING FOR THIS 
ACTION?
>> SO DOI WANT TO START BY 
SAYING HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO 
PREMIER FORD FOR HIS CLOSE 
COLLABORATION.
I SPOKE TO HIM THIS MORNING AND 
I WOULD EVEN SAY HOW GRATEFUL I 
AM FOR HIS FRIENDSHIP.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL 
THE PREMIERS, VERY MUCH 
INCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF 
ONTARIO.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPECIFIC 
DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING 
WITH THE UNITED STATES, AS I 
THINK CANADIANS ARE WELL AWARE, 
THERE HAS BEEN A DISCUSSION 
FROM THE U.S. SIDE FOR SOME 
TIME VERY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPOSING 
TARIFF ON ALUMINUM.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER TRADE 
ISSUES WHERE WE DON'T SEE 
PERFECTLY EYE-TO-EYE IN EVERY 
CONVERSATION WITH THE AMERICANS.
AND, INDEED, WITH ALL OF OUR 
TRADING PARTNERS.
WHEN IT COMES TO A VERY 
SPECIFIC, VERY CONCRETE 
DISCUSSION, THE 
CONCRETE-SPECIFIC DISCUSSION 
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAS 
BEEN AROUND UNWROUGHT, 
UNALLOYED ALUMINUM, WHICH IS 
THE PARTICULAR PRODUCT AGAINST 
WHICH THE U.S. HAS NOW 
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO IMPOSE 
TARIFFS.
HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, I HAVE 
LONG BELIEVED THAT WITH THIS 
ADMINISTRATION, THE BEST 
CANADIAN POLICY IS HOPE FOR THE 
BEST, PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
AND OUR GOVERNMENT WORKING 
CLOSELY WITH PREMIERS OF 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
WE DO NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR 
EVERY EVENTUALITY.
>> Reporter: OK.
AND JUST A FO *UM THEN.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE NOT 
RULING OUT ANOTHER SHOE TO DROP 
IN THIS,MEANING STEEL.
>> STEVE, THOSE WERE YOUR 
WORDS, NOT MINE.
AND I CHOSE MY WORDS CAREFULLY.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS AT 
THIS TIME.
>> OK.
LET ME SAY TO ALL THE 
REPORTERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH 
FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND TO THE 
PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE MADE THIS 
SORT OF SOCIALLY DISTANCED 
PRESS CONFERENCE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AS WELL.
>> Hannah: THERE ARE 
RETALIATORY MEASURES WORTH $3.6 
BILLION ON THE UNITED STATES.
OF COURSE, IN RESPONSE TO 
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 
ANNOUNCING YESTERDAY THAT THE 
U.S. WOULD SLAP CANADA WITH A 
10% TARIFF ON ALUMINUM IMPORTS.
CBC'S CATHERINE CULLEN HAS BEEN 
LISTENING FROM OTTAWA.
AND ALSO SCOTTY GREENWOOD, SHE 
IS THE C.E.O. OF THE CANADIAN 
AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL, WAS 
ALSO LISTENING IN.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO BOTH OF 
YOU ABOUT THIS.
BUT CATHERINE, I WANT TO START 
WITH YOU.
WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU IN ALL 
OF THIS.
WAS IT THE TONE, IN PARTICULAR, 
OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, 
MUCH DIFFERENCE THAN ONTARIO 
PREMIER DOUG FORD A BIT EARLIER?
>> REPORTER: ABSOLUTELY.
AND ALL THE EKE COSE OF 2018.
INCONCEIVABLE AND COMPLETELY 
UNACCEPTABLE, AS A DESCRIPTION 
OF TARIFFS.
DIRECT, MEASURED AND 
PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE.
NO, THOSE WERE NOT THINGS THAT 
CHRYSTIA FREELAND SAID TODAY, 
THOSE ARE QUOTES FROM 2018.
BUT GOSH, DON'T THEY SOUND AN 
AWFUL LOT LIKE THE MESSAGE WE 
HEARD TODAY.
IN FACT, I'M PAID IN CANADIAN 
DOLLARS.
I STUCK THAT ONE IN THE OLD 
GOOGLE MACHINE. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018.
I DON'T WANT TO CITE HER FOR 
RECYCLING HER JOKE, BUT THAT IS 
HOW MUCH SIMILARITY WE'RE 
SEEING.
ONCE AGAIN, A LIST OF PRODUCTS 
AND NUMEROUS PRODUCTS ON THAT 
LIST INCLUDING GOLF CLUBS.
YOU HEARD HER TALKING ABOUT 
WASHING MACHINES, A 
CONSULTATION PROCESS TO SEE 
WHICH ONES CANADA WILL SLAP 
TARIFFS ON AND THIS IDEA OF 
MATCHING DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
THERE WAS SOME NOTICEABLY 
STRONG LANGUAGE OUT OF THE GATE 
ABOUT THIS BEING AN ABSURD 
DECISION THAT WAS GOING TO HARM 
AMERICAN.
THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN SHE WAS 
ASKED, TOO, ABOUT HOW FAR SHE 
WAS WILLING TO GO AND YOU MAKE 
THAT CONTRAST, HANNAH, TO WHAT 
DOUG FORD WAS SAYING EARLIER 
TODAY.
HIT THEM BACK WITH EVERYTHING 
WE'VE GOT.
WE'RE STABBED IN THE BACK.
ASKING HER HOW FAR THEY'RE 
WILLING TO GO.
WE DO NOT ESCALATE.
WE DO NOT BACK DOWN.
A VERY FAMILIAR TONE FROM THE 
CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE WAS AN INTERESTING 
QUESTION MANY THERE AS WELL 
ABOUT WHAT ALL OF THIS SAYS 
ABOUT THE CANADA-U.S. 
RELATIONSHIP.
THE FACT THAT CANADA HAS BEEN, 
YOU KNOW, WORKING AWAY AT THIS 
FOR YEARS NOW AND YET WE STILL 
FIND OURSELVES HERE AND YOU SAW 
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER VERY 
MUCH TRYING TO LAY ALL OF THAT 
AT THE FEET OF DONALD TRUMP 
SAYING THIS IS THE MOST 
PROTECTIONIST U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION WE'VE EVER SEEN 
IN HISTORY AND THAT IS A FACT 
THAT THE CANADIAN FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS TO WORK WITH SO 
WE SEE THEM REACHING BACK INTO 
THEIR OLD PLAYBOOK.
>> Hannah: ABSOLUTELY.
STICK AROUND.
WE WANT TO BRING IN SCOTTY 
GREENWOOD.
THE C.E.O. OF THE 
CANADIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS 
COUNCIL.
SO S SCOTTY, WHAT DID YOU THINK 
OF FREELAND'S TONE THROUGHOUT 
THIS WHOLE PRESS CONFERENCE?
AS YOU HEARD CATHERINE SAY, 
IT'S A RECYCLED PLAYBOOK.
>> WELL, I THOUGHT HER TONE 
MADE SENSE.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY 
DISAPPOINTING.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THE THING THAT OCCURS TO ME IS 
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT WITH THE 
PANDEMIC, MAYBE THE TIME FOR 
POLITICS, FOR PLAYING POLITICS 
WITH PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS WAS 
BEHIND US IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
AND UNFORTUNATELY APPARENTLY 
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
SO, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAID 
AND CATHERINE AND I TALKED 
ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT ON THIS 
NETWORK, THIS ISN'T -- WHILE 
THIS IS AIMING, I GUESS, AT 
TRYING TO HURT CANADA, WHAT IT 
REALLY DOES IS HURTS AMERICANS 
IN A BIG WAY.
IT MAKES MANUFACTURING MORE 
EXPENSIVE AT A TIME WHEN WE 
CAN'T AFFORD IT.
IT'S INCREDIBLY UNFORTUNATE.
I THOUGHT THE DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER WAS TOUGH.
BUT DIPLOMATIC.
AND THAT HAS WORKED FOR CANADA.
YOU KNOW, IN THE RENEGOTIATION 
OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT.
SO IT IS A VERY, YOU KNOW, IT 
IS A CHALLENGING TIME AND IT'S 
ALSO A TIGHT ROPE.
FOR CANADA OR ANY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENT, RIGHT?
BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE FINAL 
THROES OF AN ELECTION HERE.
SO, IT IS VERY NICE SI HOW TO 
ENGAGE.
>> Hannah: DO YOU THINK, 
THOUGH, LET ME ASK YOU THIS -- 
THAT LAST TIME SHE HAD TO BE, 
YOU KNOW, CAREFUL AND KIND OF 
WALK DELICATELY AROUND THE U.S. 
PRESIDENT BECAUSE WE WERE 
NEGOTIATING THE NEW TRADE DEAL.
THIS TIME THAT IS NOT ON THE 
TABLE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MOTIVATION.
THE MOTIVATION YOU SAY IS 
POLITICS AND IT SEEMS LIKE -- 
IT SEEMS LIKE --, YOU KNOW, 
DONALD TRUMP TRYING TO DO THIS 
FOR HIS RE-ELECTION PURPOSES.
SO, COULD SHE GO A BIT TOUGHER 
LIKE WE SAW FROM ONTARIO 
PREMIER DOUG FORD?
>> I THINK, LOOK, DIFFERENT 
POLITICIANS HAVE DIFFERENT 
STYLES AND APPROACHES.
I THINK IT IS SMART TO KEEP IT 
BASED ON SUBSTANCE.
RIGHT?
AND TO NOT ENGAGE REALLY THE 
POLITICAL CONVERSATION, BUT TO 
TALK ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY 
HAPPENING.
AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS THE 
PREMIER OF ONTARIO AND THE 
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 
BOTH DID THAT.
THEY KEPT TO THE FACTS.
THE PREMIER TALK ABOUT THE 
RELATIONSHIP AND ALL OF THAT.
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WAS 
TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WHAT I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, 
HANNAH, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND 
WHAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
THIS IS TARIFFS ON ALUMINUM.
WE KNOW THAT CHINA SUPPLIES 
MOST OF THE ALUMINUM IN THE 
WORLD, ABOUT 33,000 TONS A A 
YEAR.
THE U.S. ONLY SUPPLIES 800,000 
AND CANADA'S -- I SAID 33 
MILLION TO 800,000.
BUT CANADA -- SO THE U.S. NEEDS 
TO IMPORT ALUMINUM.
AND WHAT BETTER PLACE TO GET IT 
FROM THAN CANADA.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN'T FORGET THE 
GLOBAL PICTURE HERE.
>> Hannah: YEAH.
OK.
LET'S GO BACK TO CATHERINE, FOR 
A SECOND.
THESE TARIFFS FROM THE UNITED 
STATES, THE 10% TARIFF ON 
ALUMINUM, DON'T GET APPLIED 
UNTIL AUGUST 16.
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE 
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT UNTIL THEN?
>> Reporter: CERTAINLY THE 
OUTWARD-FACING PLAN, WHAT WE 
JUST HEARD FROM THE DEPUTY 
PRIME MINISTER, IS TO LAUNCH 
THIS CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.
THEY'RE PUTTING OUT A LIST OF 
THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS THAT THEY 
CONSIDER SLAPPING TARIFFS ON.
I BELIEVE SHOE WAS ASKED 
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, YOU 
KNOW, WHY THAT WAS, IF THIS IS 
A WARNING SIGNAL.
AND SURELY THAT IS PART OF THE 
INTENT HERE.
THAT IT IS GOING TO GET 
NUMEROUS GROUPS IN THE UNITED 
STATES CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
IMPACT OF SEEING THESE 
RETALIATORY TARIFFS ONCE AGAIN.
BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT 
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018 AND 2019, 
IT WOULD BE SURPRISING IF THE 
LIST ALONE IS ENOUGH TO GET 
DONALD TRUMP TO BACK OFF OF HIS 
PLAN.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD 
EXPECT THAT.
IT WON'T JUST A LIST AND JUST A 
CONSULTATIVE PROCESS BEFORE 
CANADA SLAPS THESE RETALIATORY 
TARIFFS ON.
OF COURSE, THERE IS ALSO -- 
I'LL CALL IT AN EDUCATION 
CAMPAIGN AND ATTEMPT AT AN 
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IS WHAT WE 
SAW LAST TIME.
RIGHT?
CANADIAN OFFICIALS REACHING OUT 
TO VARIOUS GOVERNORS, TO 
VARIOUS OFFICIALS IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
TO DEMOCRATS, TO REPUBLICANS 
TRYING TO PUT FORWARD THIS 
PERSUASION CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, 
SCOTTY TALKED ABOUT FACTS THERE.
THEY WILL INSIST THAT IT IS 
VERY MUCH FACT-BASED.
LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE 
HEARD INVOLVES BACK AND FORTH 
ON NUMBERS AND THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT ANYONE WATCHING 
DONALD TRUMP IS FAMILIAR WITH.
WE CAN THINK ABOUT HIS RECENT 
INTERVIEWS.
WE'LL LOOK AT THESE FIGURES AND 
THESE FIGURES TRYING TO GET 
DONALD TRUMP ON SIDE.
WILL THAT HAPPEN AND 
PARTICULARLY, GIVEN THAT IT IS 
WRAPPED UP IN THIS IDEA OF HIS 
ELECTORAL SUCCESS, CAN HE BE 
CONVINCED TO BACK OFF ON ALL OF 
THIS?
CERTAINLY SOME OF THEM ARE 
POINTING OUT THE CONTEXT IN 
WHICH ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING.
WE SAW TRUMP LASH OUT AT CHINA.
YOU KNOW, TIK TOK AND WE CHAT.
NEWS OUT JUST RECENTLY THAT, IN 
FACT, I BELIEVE HE IS LOOKING 
AT SANCTIONS FOR THE LEADER OF 
HONG KONG.
AGAIN, TRYING TO SHOW SOME 
STRENGTH THERE.
IT IS SO INTERESTING WHAT 
DONALD TRUMP IS DOING.
OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO 
HURT SOME CANADIAN, TOO, AS WE 
TALK ABOUT HOW THE TARIFFS HURT 
AMERICANS AND AMERICAN 
BUSINESSES.
IT WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON 
CANADIAN CONSUMERS AND IN 
PARTICULAR CANADIAN BUSINESSES.
PUT OUT THAT FIGURE, $3.6 
BILLION.
LAST TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 
$16.6 BILLION WAS THE LEVEL 
THAT CANADA WAS TRYING TO 
ACHIEVE.
OF COURSE, THAT WAS STEEL AND 
ALUMINUM.
MY READING OF HER RESPONSE IN 
STEEL WAS THAT SHE DIDN'T 
NECESSARILY THINK THAT WAS 
GOING TO BE THE CASE.
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THE REPORTER 
ASKING HER GOT THE OPPOSITE 
IMPRESSION.
THAT HASN'T BEEN ANOUNEDS YET 
IN ANY CASE.
>> Hannah: AND PREMIER FORD 
THOUGHT SO, TOO T. SCOTTY, WHEN 
IT COMES TO THIS $3.6 BILLION 
IN RETALIATORY MEASURES, HOW 
WILL THAT AFFECT BUSINESSES BUT 
NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALSO HEARD 
FROM PREMIER FORD, I'M THROWING 
A DOUBLE-BARRELED QUESTION AT 
YOU.
WE HEARD FROM PREMIER FORD THIS 
MORNING SAYING, LOOK, HE WANTS 
CANADIANS TO BUY ONTARIO GOODS, 
BUY CANADIAN GOODS TO SORT OF 
SHOW THE AMERICANS AND PUT IT 
TOUGH, YOU KNOW, TO 'EM THAT 
WAY, TOO.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT 
AND I UNDERSTAND THE EMOTION 
THERE.
BUT IF YOU GO TO SECOND CUP 
INSTEAD OF STARBUCKS AS A 
CANADIAN EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 
STILL CANADIANS THAT WORK AT 
BOTH PLACES.
THEIR LIVELIHOODS ARE DEPENDENT 
ON BOTH PLACES.
I'M NOT SURE THAT WILL HAVE THE 
DESIRED EFFECT.
I UNDERSTAND THE EMOTION BEHIND 
IT.
THE THING THAT DOESN'T MAKE 
SENSE, IN 2018 WHEN THE TARIFFS 
WERE FIRST LAUNCHED AND THEN 
CANADA AND MEXICO WERE 
EXEMPTED, IT DIDN'T HELP THE 
REPUBLICANS, THE PRESIDENT'S 
PARTY IN THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
WE'RE NOW IN 2020 AND THIS IDEA 
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTRADICT 
YOUR SIGNATURE ACHIEVE, WHICH 
IS A NEW TRADE AGREEMENT BY 
GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION 
AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY HAS 
CONTRACTED SO DRAMATICALLY, IT 
DOESN'T MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE.
I DON'T EVEN THINK IT MAKES 
POLITICAL SENSE, TO BE HONEST.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS 
PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 
CANADA-U.S. BORDER ARE GOING TO 
FEEL THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS 
AND IT IS UNNECESSARY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
>> Hannah: ONE OF THINGS WE 
HEARD IS THEY'RE GOING TO FOCUS 
ON G.D.P., A REPUBLICAN 
STRONGHOLD WHEN IT COMES TO 
THESE MEASURES AS WELL.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MAY MAKE 
TRUMP GO, OOOH, THAT IS NOT A 
GOOD IDEA.
BY GETTING PRESSURE FROM BELOW.
>> YEAH.
HE DECLARES HIMSELF TARIFF MAN, 
RIGHT?
HE REALLY THINKS HE IS RIGHT 
AND WHEN PEOPLE CONFRONT HIM, 
HE DOUBLES DOWN.
I DO THINK THAT HE LISTENS MORE 
TO MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
PRESIDENT, IF HE IS REELECTED 
THAT HE MAINTAINS THAT MAJORITY 
IN THE SENATE.
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY HE CAN GET 
JUDGE CONFIRMED.
THE IDEA THAT YOU TARGET 
REPUBLICANS TO GET HIS 
ATTENTION, IT'S NOT A DUMB IDEA.
HAND HAPPEN OK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHTS.
SCOTTY IS THE C.E.O. OF THE 
CANADA-AMERICAN BUSINESS 
COUNCIL AND ALSO WANT TO THANK 
CATHERINE CULLEN FOR HER 
INSIGHTS AS WELL.
NOW WE WANT TO BRING YOU SOME 
LATE BREAKING NEWS HERE.
AN AIR INDIA FLIGHT HAS CRASHED 
WHILE LANDING IN INDIA.
OUR NATASHA FATAH IS TRACKING 
THIS BREAKING STORY FOR US.
NATASHA, WHAT DO WE KNOW?
>> Reporter: AT THIS STAGE, 
VERY FEW DETAILS.
THIS IS AIR INDIA EXPRESS PLANE 
COMING IN FROM DUBAI INTO THE 
SOUTHERN STATE OF KARALA, 
CARRYING 19 PASSENGERS.
BOEING 737 CRASH LANDED AT 
APPROXIMATELY 7:40 THIS EVENING 
LOCAL TIME.
IT LANDED PERFECTLY FINE AND 
KEPT GOING.
