Notes (missed the first few minutes)

  • Require Canadian steel for federal projects (national interest?)
  • tarrif non-free trade nations on steel
  • quotas on free trade countries
  • own best customer
  • new markets in Asia
  • I noticed he used his notes to compliment the workforce and shit, but maintained eye contact with the camera during the actual policy points
  • fucking crime question 🙄 but yo, “gun came from Canada”, goddamn
  • tariff on steel poured and melted in China
  • tariffs on 50% of steel imports at 50% for non-Free trade countries, quota at 100% of 2024 levels
  • Canada replacing US steel exports to trade partners would be a fucking baller move, doubt we could pull it off though, at least not soon
  • consulting with the indigenous before any projects are announced is a good strategy
  • “the rest of it was just filler” 😂
  • new port? (he was laughing so I didn’t catch it). Wants to improve the infrastructure though
  • emphasis on nation-building projects
  • fucking Israel again 🙄 I hate the ME right now
  • Carney’s meeting with Mexico’s PM soon

Concerns

  • how will this affect trade with China, other countries?
  • will this harm current free trade agreements?
    • I hope he gave them a heads up ahead of time, this is the sort of soft relations that are hard to quantify/follow
  • hopefully this could be leveraged to increase/improve free trade within other countries (TPP)
  • BC/Eby will be happy on softwood lumber comments

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