there's someone who's trying to weaken our economy yeah Donald Trump Donald Trump and Donald Trump as we know has put as a prime minister just said unjustified tariffs on what we build on what we sell on how we make a living he's attacking Canadian families workers and businesses and and we cannot let him succeed and we won't we won't I am proud I am proud of the response of Canadians who are making their voices heard and their wallets felt I I am grateful for how our provinces are stepping up to the fight because when we
are united we are Canada strong [Applause] [Music] the the Canadian the Canadian government has rightly retaliated and is rightly retaliating with our own tariffs that will have Maximum Impact in the United States and minimum impact here in Canada and my government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and and until they can join us in making credible and reliable commitments to free and fair trade as Christia did yeah and in the meantime we will ensure that all the proceeds all the proceeds from our tariffs will be used to protect our [Applause]
workers the Americans want our resources our water our land our country think about it if they if they succeeded they would destroy our way of life in America healthc care is a big business in Canada it is a right thank you um America America is a Melting Pot Canada is a [Music] mosaic America is not Canada and Canada never ever will be part of America in any way shape or form we [Applause] look we didn't ask for this fight we didn't ask for this fight but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves
so the Americans they should make no mistake in trade as in hockey Canada will win oh America Donald Trump is trying to weaken our economy but there's someone else who if he succeeds will weaken our economy it's Pierre POV Pierre yeah Pier POV just doesn't get H he is the type of lifelong politician and I've seen this type around the world a lifelong politician who worships at the altar of the free market despite never having made a payroll himself and now and now in the face of President Trump's threats Pier POV still still refuses to
get his security clearance at a time when our national security is under threat as has never been before at a time of immense economic insecurity he would undermine the Bank of Canada Pierre POV would let our Planet burn this is not leadership it's ideology it's ideology that betrays what we as Canadians value each other it's an ideology that also represents a fundamental misunderstanding of how the economy works now unlike Pier paev have actually worked in the private sector I know I know know I know I know how the world works and I know how it
can be made to work better for all of us and that and that knowledge that knowledge is especially useful now in the service of Canadians when we must build a new economy and create new trading relationships [Applause] let me tell you something else that we know that Pierre POV doesn't we know that markets don't have values people do and we know we know as liberals that it's our job our job to make markets to make the economy work for all Canadians these are the most powerful tool we've ever invented they can find solutions to our
greatest problems and when the private sector when the markets are governed well they deliver great jobs and stronger growth faster than anything but markets are also indifferent to human suffering and they are blind to our greatest needs so when they're not governed well or not at all they will deliver enormous wealth for the lucky few and hard times for the rest and in this crisis in this crisis we must help those who are hit hardest by the American tariffs while we build our strength here at home that's the right thing to do that's the fair
thing to do that is the Canadian thing to do that is what makes us strong [Music] so so Donald Trump thinks thinks he can weaken us with his plan to divide and conquer Pierre pov's plan will leave us divided and ready to be conquered because a person who worships at the altar of Donald Trump will kneel before him not stand up to him the pier pov's Pier pov's slogans are not Solutions his anger is in action his division is in strength division won't win a trade War division won't pay the rent or the mortgage division
won't bring down the price of groceries division won't make Canada strong I've learned a few things from long experience in crisis and the first is that plan beats no plan and you need to distinguish what you can change from what you can't we can't change Donald Trump can't change it and because we're Masters in our own home we can control our economic Destiny with a plan that puts more money in your your pockets a plan that will ensure your government spends less so Canada can invest more a plan a plan a plan that builds millions
of homes a plan that makes us an energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy a plan that creates new trade corridors with reliable Partners a plan that creates one Canadian economy not 13 because in Canada we are stronger when we're united we can give ourselves far far more than Donald Trump can ever take [Music] away and but it will it will take extraordinary efforts it won't be business as usual we will have to do things we haven't imagined before at speeds we didn't think possible we will do it we will do it for the
common good so that everyone everyone [Applause] benefits you know I do care about the economy but it's not because I'm an economist it's because I care about people people that's why I'm a liberal that's why we are liberals so we need a strong economy but when we're fighting for a strong economy we're fighting for good Canadian health care for everyone we are fighting for strong support for our seniors who built this country we are fighting we are fighting for child care for young families that they put in place we are fighting for dental care and
Pharma care for everyone who needs it we are fighting for rights uh we are fighting for a strong economy so we can create a more sustainable world for our children and grandchildren and we will deliver [Applause] I know I know that these are dark days Dark Days brought on by a country we can no longer trust we are getting over the shock but let us never forget the lessons we have to look after ourselves and we have to look out for each other we need to pull together in the tough days ahead and so to
those families watching this evening in Fort Smith in emont and across every community in Canada I promise you this together we can and we will get through this crisis we we can and we will come out stronger than [Applause] ever and we will because Canada is built on the strength of its people from from our mines to our ports from our logging roads to our city streets we're strongest when we're United when we're one economy not 13 when when we can cheer for different teams and still be on one team when it counts when we
come together when we come together we build things that last because we are Canada strong Canada it's time to win [Music]
