M good evening today the United States informed us they will be in in imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States and 10% on Canadian energy a decision that should the elect to proceed with should take effect on Tuesday February 4th tonight first I want to speak directly to Americans our closest friends and neighbors this is a choice that yes will harm Canadians but beyond that it will have real consequences for you the American people as I have consistently said tariffs again against Canada will put your jobs at risk potentially shutting down American
Auto assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities they will raise costs for you including food at the grocery stores and gas at the pump they will impede your access to an affordable supply of vital Goods crucial for US security such as nickel podach uranium steel and aluminum they will violate the free trade agreement that the president and I along with our Mexican partner negotiated and signed a few years ago but it doesn't have to be this way as President John F Kennedy said many years ago geography has made us neighbors history has made us friends economics
has made us partners and necessity has made us allies that rang true for many decades prior to President Kennedy's time in office and in the decades since from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours during the Iranian hostage crisis those 444 days we worked around the clock from our Embassy to get your innocent compatriots home during the summer of 2005 when Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great City of New Orleans or mere
weeks ago when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in California during the day the world Stood Still September 11th 2001 when we provided Refuge to stranded passengers and planes we were always there standing with you grieving with you the American people together we've built the most successful economic milit Ary and security partnership the world has ever seen a relationship that has been the Envy of the world yes we've had our differences in the past but we've always found a way to get past them as I've said before if president Trump wants to usher
in a new golden age for the United States the better path is to partner with Canada not to punish us Canada has critical minerals reliable and affordable energy stable Democratic institutions shared values and the natural resources you need Canada has the ingredients necessary to build a booming and secure partnership for the North American economy and we stand at the ready to work together
