Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press briefing on Tuesday, where he was asked about auto tariffs.
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00:00Joana Smith from The Logic. At one point during the meeting in the Oval Office, the President, when talking about the tariffs and talking about a deal, also made very clear that when it comes to autos, his goal is to have car makers make them in the U.S. and for the tariffs to not make any economical sense we made in Canada anymore.
00:19Do you anticipate lifting tariffs on autos at any point? And what did you tell him in the room about that topic?
00:27Well, we had discussion about all the major issues in the room, so to speak, in the lunch afterwards, including autos, and specifically, without going into the full details, the strategic position of the North American auto industry, or more specifically the Canadian-U.S. auto industry, versus foreign competition, including from Asia, and how that could be enhanced.
00:52I, and the Canadian government, and I would say the Canadian auto industry, I would actually say the auto industry as a whole, is of the view that Canada, Canadian autoworkers, Canadian auto companies, Canadian parts companies, Canadian steel, Canadian aluminum,
01:09all play an important role in enhancing the competitiveness of American auto companies, so we will continue to press that case and look for an arrangement that takes full advantage of it for the benefit of the United States, but of course, from our perspective, very much for the benefit of Canada.
01:27And what did he ask you about China in your closed-door meetings, and what did you tell him?
01:31That's why they're closed-door.
01:35Let's see, let's see, well, yeah.
01:38We had a wide-ranging discussion.
01:39Next question, prochaine question.