PM Carney says new free trade deals within Canada is ‘significant’

Trade Relations and Economic Development

🌎 Q: How will the Council of the Federation meeting address trade relations with the US?
A: The meeting will focus on coordinating trade relationships with reliable partners and discussing current negotiations and measures to build a strong Canadian economy.

🏗️ Q: What major projects will the Canadian economy be built on?
A: The economy will be supported by federal government initiatives in lumber, steel, aluminum, and automobile industries to build bridges to a stronger economy.

Regulatory Changes and Free Trade

📄 Q: What does the One Canadian Economy Act establish?
A: It establishes a single point of contact for governments, proponents, and communities for major project proposals, shifting the federal attitude from "why" to "how" for new projects.

🤝 Q: How is the Council of the Federation promoting internal free trade?
A: It's creating a network of free trade agreements between provinces, led by Premiers Ford and Smith, with the federal government removing all impediments to internal free trade.

Government Support and Economic Strategy

🏭 Q: How will the federal government support affected industries?
A: The government will provide measures to build bridges to a stronger economy for industries like lumber, steel, aluminum, and automobiles, discussing the nature and integration of these measures.

🔄 Q: What is the federal government's approach to major new projects?
A: The government is shifting its attitude from "why" to "how" regarding major new projects, recognizing this as an ongoing issue that needs addressing.

Trade and Economic Strategy

1. 🌎 The Council of the Federation meeting in Huntsville focuses on trade relations with the US and strategies to build a stronger Canadian economy.
2. 🏗️ Canada aims to create a single national economy connected by major projects, powered by Canadian energy, processed with Canadian technology, and built by Canadian workers.

Government Initiatives

1. 🚫 The federal government is removing all impediments to free trade within Canada to foster economic growth.
2. 🌐 Provincial leaders are collaborating to support affected industries like lumber, steel, and aluminum, while developing new global markets.

Economic Cooperation

1. 🤝 Provincial leaders and the federal government are working together to achieve major projects and strengthen the Canadian economy.
2. 🆕  Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasizes the significance of new free trade deals within Canada for economic development.

• 00:00 🇨🇦 Canadian leaders discuss cooperation on wildfire challenges and free trade deals.
  • The Canadian Prime Minister thanks Premier Ford for hosting the first minister's meeting and for the leadership of the Council of the Federation.
  • Canadian leaders express cooperation and commitment to addressing wildfire challenges and exploring structural solutions.
• 01:46 💼 Canada's Prime Minister Carney focuses on building a strong economy through trade relations, seeking the best deal with the US and exploring new free trade deals with other countries.
• 03:18 🇨🇦 Canada's PM is pushing new free trade deals within the country, engaging with indigenous leaders to boost the economy.
  • Canada's federal government is taking steps to support affected industries and streamline major projects to build a stronger economy, including a new office to facilitate project proposals.
  • Canada's Prime Minister is engaging with indigenous peoples, including meeting with First Nations and Inuit leaders, to ensure their support for new free trade deals.
• 05:31 💼 Canada's new network of free trade agreements between provinces is significant, enabling a single Canadian economy where citizens can work and buy freely.
• 07:03 🤝 Prime Minister Carney and Premier Ford discuss new free trade deals within Canada, calling them "significant", at a Council of the Federation meeting in Huntsville.
• 08:18 💼 Canada must stand united in trade negotiations with the US to avoid being taken advantage of.
  • Canada needs to stand united in negotiations with the US, highlighting that as the US's number one customer, Canada buys more US products than China, Japan, UK, France, and others combined.
  • Canada must show strength in trade deals, not weakness, to avoid being taken advantage of, and is ready with $11 billion to support affected businesses and industries.
• 10:49 💼 Canada aims to boost domestic production of essential goods, such as steel, I-beams, and aluminum cans, by eliminating tariffs and encouraging onshoring to support industries like Ontario's.
• 12:20 💼 Prime Minister Carney's new free trade deals within Canada are considered significant, showcasing his business approach to federal government.

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