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first I want to speak directly to
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Americans our closest friends and
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neighbors this is a choice that yes will
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harm Canadians but beyond that it will
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have real consequences for you the
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people as I have consistently said
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tariffs again against Canada will put
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your jobs at risk potentially shutting
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down American Auto assembly plants and
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facilities they will raise costs for you
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including food at the grocery stores and
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pump they will impede your access to an
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affordable supply of vital Goods crucial
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for US security such as Niel poach
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aluminum they will violate the free
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trade agreement that the president and I
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along with our Mexican partner
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negotiated and signed a few years
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ago but it doesn't have to be this
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way as President John F Kennedy said
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many years ago geography has made us
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Neighbors history has made us friends
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economics has made us partners and
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necessity has made us
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allies that rang true for many decades
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prior to President Kennedy's time in
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office and in the decades
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since from the beaches of Normandy to
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the mountains of the Korean
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Peninsula from the fields of Flanders to
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the streets of Kandahar we have fought
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you during your darkest
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hours during the Iranian hostage crisis
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444 days we worked around the clock from
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our Embassy to get your innocent
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home during the summer of 2005 when
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Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great
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city of of New Orleans or mere weeks ago
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we sent water bombers to tackle the
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California during the day the world
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Stood Still September 11th
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2001 when we provided Refuge to stranded
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planes we were always there standing
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with you gree leaving with you the
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together we've built the most successful
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economic military and security
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partnership the world has ever seen a
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relationship that has been the Envy of
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world yes we've had our differences in
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the past but we've always found a way to
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as I've said before if president Trump
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wants to usher in a new golden age for
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the United States the better path is to
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us Canada has critical
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minerals reliable and affordable energy
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stable Democratic institutions shared
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values and the natural resources
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you need Canada has the ingredients
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necessary to build a booming and secure
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partnership for the North American
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economy and we stand at the ready to
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together let's take a moment to talk
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border our border is already safe and
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secure but there's always always more
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do less than 1% of fenel less than 1% of
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illegal Crossings into the United States
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Canada but hearing concerns from both
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Canadians and Americans including the
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American president himself we're taking
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action we launched a $1.3 billion border
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plan that is already showing
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results because we too are devastated by
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fenel a drug that has torn apart
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communities and caused so much pain and
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torment for countless families across
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Canada just like in the United States a
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drug that we too want to see wiped from
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the face of this Earth a drug whose
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neighbors we must work collaboratively
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unfortunately the actions taken today by
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the White House split us
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apart instead of bringing us
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tonight I am announcing Canada will be
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responding to the US trade action with
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Goods this will include immediate
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tariffs on 30 billion worth of goods as
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of Tuesday followed by further tariffs
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125 billion dollars worth of American
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Products in 21 days time to allow
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Canadian companies and Supply chains to
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Alternatives like the American tariffs
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our response will also be far-reaching
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and include everyday items such as
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American Beer wine and bourbon fruits
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and fruit juices including orange juice
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along with vegetables perfume clothing
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and shoes it'll include major consumer
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products like household appliances
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furniture and sports equipment and
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materials like Lumber and Plastics
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more and as part of our response we are
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considering with the provinces and
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territories several non-tariff measures
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including some relating to critical
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minerals energy procurement and other
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Partnerships we will stand strong for
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Canada we will stand strong to ensure
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our countries continue to be the best
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said I also want to speak directly to
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moment I'm sure many of you are
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anxious but I want you to
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know we are all in this together the
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Canadian government Canadian businesses
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Canadian organized labor Canadian Civil
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Society Canada's Premier and tens of
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millions of Canadians from coast to
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coast to coast are aligned and
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United this is Team Canada at its
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best and now is also the time to choose
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Canada there are many ways for you to do
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your part it might mean checking the
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labels that the supermarket and picking
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products it might mean opting for
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Canadian rye over Kentucky bourbon or
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foregoing Florida orange juice
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altogether it might mean changing your
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summer vacation plans to stay here in
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Canada and explore the many national and
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provincial parks historical sites and
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tourist destinations our great country
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has to offer it might mean doing all of
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these things or finding your own way to
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together because we love this country we
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pride ourselves on braving the cold
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during The Long Winter
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months we don't like to beat our chests
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but we're always out there waving the
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maple leaf loudly and proudly to
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celebrate an Olympic gold
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medal Canada is home to Bountiful
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resources breathtaking beauty and a
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proud people who've come from every
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corner of the globe to forge a nation
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with a unique identity worth embracing
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celebrating we don't pretend to be
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perfect but Canada is the best country
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Earth there's no way where else that I
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and our 41 million strong family would
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rather be and we will get through this
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challenge just as we've B done countless
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together thank you Mery V Canada
