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00:00Gracias.
00:30I'm very interested in asking questions, so I hope you will afford us as much time
00:35as you can today.
00:36And with that, I will let you begin, and then we will turn to the room for one question
00:41and one follow.
00:42Mr. Fantastic.
00:43Thank you very much.
00:44Mia, bonjour tout le monde.
00:45Good morning, everyone.
00:47On Monday, Canadians elected a new government to stand up to President Trump and to build
00:52a strong economy.
00:54Canadians also sent a clear message that their cost of living must come down and their communities
00:59need to be safe.
01:01As Prime Minister, I've heard these messages loud and clear, and I will act on them with
01:05focus and determination.
01:08Canadians made their voices heard with a voter turnout rate that hasn't been seen in the
01:18last 30 years.
01:21Nearly 20 million Canadians voted, and even more of them voted in early voting than ever
01:29before.
01:30The engagement of Canadians at rallies on social media and around the dinner table was
01:34very high.
01:36And while different visions were put forth by various contenders, we disagreed agreeably,
01:42and the leader of every party quickly and graciously accepted the results.
01:47At a time when democracies around the world are under threat, Canadians can be proud that
01:52ours remains strong.
01:55As I've been clear since day one of my leadership campaign in January, I'm in politics to do
02:00big things, not to be something.
02:02And now that Canadians have honoured me with a mandate to bring about big changes quickly,
02:07I will work relentlessly to fulfil that trust.
02:12As I stressed on election night, I am committed to working with others.
02:17Governing as a team in cabinet and caucus, and working constructively across parties in
02:23government, working in real partnership with provinces, territories, and indigenous peoples.
02:30And bringing together labour, business, and civil society to advance the nation-building
02:35investments that will transform our economy.
02:39In the coming weeks, I will unveil more of our plans to engage with Canadians as we embark
02:45on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War.
02:50This will be an incredibly exciting time, as we take control of our economic destiny to create
02:57a new Canadian economy that works for everyone.
03:02We will begin to set out that new path for Canada, with a new cabinet to be sworn in on
03:06the week of the 12th of May, and the recall of Parliament on May 26th.
03:14We will have the privilege of welcoming His Majesty King Charles III, who will deliver Canada's
03:20speech from the throne on May 27th.
03:23Her Majesty the Queen will join this visit.
03:28This is an historic honour which matches the weight of our times.
03:34I know that many Canadians share my enthusiasm about this.
03:43To the immediate priorities of my government, beginning with our relationship with the United
03:48States.
03:50As I've stressed repeatedly, our old relationship, based on steadily increasing integration, is
03:57over.
03:58The questions now are how our nations will cooperate in the future, and where we in Canada will
04:07move on.
04:08Shortly after the start of the election campaign, I met with President Trump, or I spoke to
04:19him.
04:21On Tuesday, I had a very constructive call with President Trump, and we agreed to meet
04:35next Tuesday with Washington.
04:37Our focus will be on both immediate trade pressures and the broader future economic and security
04:44relationship between our two sovereign nations.
04:49My government will fight to get the best deal for Canada.
04:52We will take all the time necessary, but not more, in order to do so.
04:58In parallel, we will strengthen our relationships with reliable trading partners and allies.
05:04Canada has what the world needs, and we uphold the values the world respects.
05:10Au cours des derniers jours, je me suis entretenu avec le Président Macron, le Président du Conseil
05:17européen, Dacosta, le Premier ministre du Japon, Ishiba, et le Secrétaire général des Nations
05:23Unies, Guterres.
05:25J'ai aussi parlé au Président Zelensky auprès de qui j'ai raffirmé l'engagement du Canada
05:32envers le peuple ukrainien.
05:34Dans les semaines et les mois à venir, je saisirai toutes les occasions d'échanger avec nos alliés
05:43et partenaires pour bâtir des relations renforcées fondées sur des valeurs communes.
05:51Nous allons faire preuve de leadership à l'international.
05:55Nous aurons d'ailleurs l'occasion d'en faire la démonstration en juin, alors que le Canada
06:02précidera le sommet de G7.
06:07We will reinforce our strength here at home by building an economy that creates jobs, grows
06:12incomes and withstand shocks.
06:15Pour y arriver, nous allons bâtir une seule économie canadienne au lieu de 13.
06:22D'ici la fête du Canada, mon gouvernement aura contribué à l'attente de cet objectif.
06:31We will remove federal barriers to internal trade by July 1 to help unleash the full potential
06:38of Canada.
06:40We will work with provinces, territories and Indigenous groups to identify projects that
06:45are in the national interest, projects that will connect Canada, deepen our ties with the
06:50world and grow our economy for generations.
06:53We will make the Canadian government a catalyst for these projects, not an impediment.
06:59And we will always be guided by our conviction that our economy is only strong when it serves
07:05everyone.
07:06That means bringing down costs for Canadians and helping them get ahead.
07:11So we will put more money in Canadians' pockets, with a middle-class tax cut that will take
07:15effect by Canada Day, saving two-income families up to $825 a year.
07:22We will protect the programmes that save families thousands of dollars a year, including Pharmacare
07:28and $10 a day day care.
07:31We will expand the Canadian Dental Care Plan to 8 million Canadians, saving the average
07:36family over $800 per visit.
07:40To lower costs for first-time homebuyers, we will cut GST on new homes at or under $1 million,
07:46allowing them to save up to $50,000, and we will lower the GST on homes between $1 million
07:52and $1.5 million.
07:56These tax measures will provide immediate relief, but they won't be sufficient to make housing
08:02affordable again.
08:04For that, we have to build.
08:07We will address failures in the housing market head-on, unleashing the power of public-private
08:12cooperation at a scale not seen in generations.
08:14We will slash development charges in half for all multi-unit housing.
08:20That's about $40,000 off the cost of a two-bedroom apartment in Toronto.
08:26And we will create an entirely new Canadian housing industry in modular and prefabricated
08:31housing using Canadian technology, Canadian skilled workers and Canadian lumber.
08:37We will build houses faster, at lower costs, with a smaller environmental footprint in construction,
08:44and greater efficiency once families move in.
08:48And to kick-start these efforts, we will create a new entity, Build Canada Homes, and provide
08:54$25 billion in financing to private developers.
08:59We will build a stronger Canadian Armed Forces to protect Canadians, defend our sovereignty,
09:28and support our allies.
09:30We will strengthen our border security with 1,000 more CBSA officers, as well as scores
09:36of dog teams, drones, and scanners to fight the traffic of guns and drugs.
09:41We will strengthen Canadian law enforcement by hiring 1,000 more RCMP officers and giving
09:46law enforcement more tools to fight crime.
09:50We will toughen the criminal code and bail laws for those threatening the safety of Canadians,
09:54including making bail harder to get, for those charged with stealing cars, with home invasion,
09:59human trafficking, and smuggling.
10:01We will return our immigration to sustainable levels by capping the total number of temporary
10:17workers and international students at less than 5 percent of Canada's population by the
10:23end of 2027.
10:24That's a sharp drop from the recent high of 7.3 percent, and this will help ease strains
10:30on housing, on public infrastructure, and social services.
10:34At the same time, we will work to attract the best talent in the world to build our economy.
10:43Canada has what everyone wants.
10:45We're a confident nation that celebrates our diversity, that believes in and practices free
10:51speech, that respects the rule of law, that has a vibrant democracy.
10:57We value innovators and builders.
10:59We trust science.
11:02We protect our immense natural heritage.
11:05For Canadians abroad, thinking about returning to build their lives in our nation, there's
11:11never been a better time to come home.
11:14In all our actions, we will be guided by a new fiscal discipline.
11:22Our government will pay less so that Canadians can invest more.
11:29Day-to-day government spending, the government's operating budget, has been growing by an unsustainable
11:359 percent every year.
11:38We will bring that down to 2 percent – less than half the average nominal growth rate
11:42of the economy.
11:45We will not cut any transfers to provinces, territories, or individuals.
11:48Instead, we will balance our operating budget over the next three years by cutting waste, capping
11:53the public service, ending duplicative programs, and deploying technology to boost public sector
11:59productivity.
12:01We will use scarce taxpayer dollars to catalyze massive private investment.
12:09By working together, we can give ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away.
12:15By working together, we can build Canada strong.
12:19To ensure that we are facing the challenges we face, Canada must be united.
12:27Guided by this approach, I've interacted with the leaders of the opposition.
12:33I've made part of my intention to work with them to make our government more efficient, support
12:41our workers and businesses, and put our economy on the right way.
12:47J'ai aussi échangé avec les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires, qui sont
12:54des partenaires essentiels du gouvernement fédéral.
12:57Avec eux, je m'attends à continuer le travail éternel lors de la récompense des premiers ministres
13:05que nous avons tenu avant l'élection, où nous nous sommes étendus pour abattre des barrières
13:12qui freinent le commerce interne et la mobilité de la manœuvre.
13:20Canadians in the NHL play for a variety of teams passionately against each other.
13:26But when they're in a once-in-a-lifetime series, such as the Four Nations or the Olympics,
13:32those same Canadians come together to win it all.
13:36During elections, Canadians play and cheer for different teams.
13:42Now that election is over.
13:44And we are in a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.
13:46It's time together, it's time to come together, to put on our Team Canada sweaters, and win
13:52big.
13:53Il est temps d'être uni.
13:55Unis le Canada accompli des choses difficiles, des choses qui semblaient impossibles.
14:03Now is the time for ambition, to be bold, to meet this crisis with an overwhelming positive
14:09force that is a united Canada.
14:13It's time to build, and my government is getting to work to build.
14:19Build big, bold, and build now.
14:22Thank you very much, and I look forward to your questions.
14:25Thank you very much.
14:26We will go to the room for questions.
14:27One question, one follow.
14:29Because there is a long list, let's try and keep the questions as short as possible.
14:32We'll start with Ashley Burke from CBC.
14:35Good morning, Prime Minister.
14:38What specifically do you want to get out of your first in-person meeting with President Trump,
14:42and will you be focused on trying to get the tariffs lifted?
14:45Thank you for the question.
14:47For the first meeting, as I mentioned in my remarks, and the President and I discussed
14:52when we had our constructive call, there are two sets of issues.
14:57There are the immediate tariffs, both sectoral and so-called reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs,
15:03and then there is the broader relationship.
15:05So addressing both sets of issues, we'll see how that progress goes.
15:10It's important to get engaged immediately, which has always been my intention, has always
15:15been his intention.
15:17And I'm pleased to have the opportunity for quite a comprehensive set of meetings that
15:21will take place on Tuesday.
15:23How do you avoid an Oval Office ambush like we saw happen to President Zelensky?
15:28Look, I go there with the expectation of constructive, difficult, but constructive discussions.
15:36That's the spirit of the conversations that the President and I had.
15:43You know, you go to these meetings well prepared, understanding the objectives of your counterpart,
15:49and always acting in the best interests of Canada, and we'll go from there.
15:53Thank you.
15:54Mélanie Marquis, La Presse.
15:56Bonjour, M. Carney.
15:57Bonjour.
15:58Félicitations.
15:59Vous réclamez… vous avez réclamé un mandat fort pendant toute la campagne.
16:03Vous avez une minorité aujourd'hui.
16:05Qu'est-ce que ça change pour vous dans la façon de gouverner?
16:08Puis qu'est-ce que ça change aussi au rapport de force avec l'administration Trump?
16:13Alors, premièrement, merci pour votre question et vos félicitations.
16:19Et je crois que nous avons un mandat fort parce que pendant la campagne électorale, j'étais
16:27très clair.
16:28Nos objectifs, c'est de faire face par rapport aux Américains et d'avoir une stratégie économique
16:38avec… avec de… de l'audace.
16:42Des grands projets, une économie, par-très, des… des nouveaux partenariats à l'échelle internationale.
16:50Et nous avons reçu plus de 8,5 millions de votes. C'est le plus haut niveau dans l'histoire
17:00du Canada. Nous avons des… des députés dans toutes les provinces. Nous sommes dans…
17:05dans une majorité en sept… sept provinces sur dix. Nous avons… le niveau des députés
17:16le… le plus haut au Québec, par exemple, depuis 1980, je crois. Et le niveau le plus grand dans l'histoire
17:26de… de la Colombie-Britannique, par exemple. Alors, une campagne très transparente, une
17:33plateforme claire et un mandat fort et… mais cela dit, il faut travailler avec… avec le
17:41Parlement et… et surtout avec le Québec et… et avec les provinces et les territoires
17:46afin de mettre en œuvre ces… ces objectifs, cette… cette plateforme.
17:52Mais… en… par rapport à ça, le… le… est-ce que ça change votre rapport de force
17:57par rapport à l'administration Trump…
17:59Je ne crois pas. Je ne crois pas. En… vas-y.
18:03Je vais poser en même temps ma question de suivi, là.
18:05Oui.
18:06Vous avez une minorité. Est-ce que vous seriez intéressés à accueillir au sein du caucus
18:10libéral des députés d'autres partis? Puis est-ce que des tentatives qui ont déjà été
18:14faites en coulisses pour les… les convaincre de traverser la Ligue?
18:18Je crois que… comme j'ai dit, notre… mon mandat est fort. C'est fort. Nos objectifs
18:27sont clairs. Et, par exemple, j'ai eu des conversations avec… une conversation très constructive avec
18:34M. Blanchet en ce qui concerne la stratégie pour le Canada et… et une conversation constructive
18:41avec M. Poilievre en ce qui concerne notre stratégie par rapport aux Américains. Il y a… et si
18:46je peux le dire, il y a… il n'y a qu'un premier ministre. Et nous avons des… des objectifs
18:55assez… assez similaires. Alors, c'est un mandat fort pour… pour moi et… et… et en ce qui concerne les… les négociations
19:06avec les Américains. C'est clair pour M.… M. Trump, qui est le premier ministre du Canada.
19:11Hélène Bizzetti.
19:13Oui, bonjour, M. Carney. Bonjour.
19:16Bonjour.
19:17Vous savez… vous le savez bien, M. Poilievre n'a pas gagné son siège. Il va donc essayer
19:21de revenir au Parlement en demandant à quelqu'un de lui céder le sien. Vous aurez, vous, à
19:26déclencher une élection partielle. J'aimerais savoir quelle sera votre réflexion pour choisir
19:30la date de cette partielle. Est-ce que ce sera le plus tôt possible ou on le laisse attendre
19:34jusqu'en novembre?
19:35J'ai déjà indiqué à M. Poilievre que je vais déclencher une élection partielle,
19:41si c'est la décision du Parti conservateur, aussitôt que possible. Simple.
19:50I've already indicated to Mr. Poilievre that if it's the decision of him and the Conservative Party
19:57to trigger, if I can put it that way, a by-election, I will ensure that it happens as soon as possible.
20:04No games, nothing, straight.
20:07OK. Et donc, je n'aurai pas de supplémentaire là-dessus, mais vous avez dit aussi que vous
20:12allez demander au roi de venir lire le discours du trône. Comme vous le savez, vous avez gagné
20:19beaucoup de sièges au Québec parce qu'il y a bien des nationalistes qui ont accepté de vous
20:23prêter leur vote, un vote qu'ils auraient peut-être donné au Bloc québécois autrement.
20:27Des nationalistes qui ne sont pas nécessairement en amour avec la royauté britannique. Comment croyez-vous
20:32que ça va être reçu et comment leur expliquez-vous ça?
20:36C'est simple. Le roi, c'est une… Premièrement, j'ai demandé au roi et sa majesté, il l'a accepté.
20:49Alors, il va assister à l'ouverture du Parlement. Ça, c'est clair. Et c'est une… ça, cette
21:02situation, cette décision souligne la souveraineté du Canada. C'est absolument clair. C'est un message
21:11très clair par rapport aux autres pays à travers le monde. Et c'est un honneur. Merci.
21:21I made… to be clear, I made the request of His Majesty and he is accepted. He will open
21:28Parliament with the speech from the throne. And that is a clear… clearly underscores the
21:35sovereignty of our country. In what way, though? En quelle façon ça souligne la souveraineté
21:41de demander aux monarques d'un autre pays?
21:44C'est la troisième question? Yeah, but my question was, like, cut off.
21:50You can answer it. Okay. Yeah. In what way? It's… it's… it underscores the… this
21:57is the ultimate head of state, which underscores the… you know, one of the points I made…
22:04I'll answer it this way. Je… quand j'ai… j'ai… je suis devenu le premier ministre
22:14pour la première fois, j'ai… j'ai mentionné il y a des… des… des peuples fondateurs
22:19du Canada. Des peuples autochtones, des peuples français et des peuples anglais. Et… alors,
22:27c'est… c'est… ça indique les… les fondations de notre… de notre nation… de notre
22:33nation… de notre nation canadienne. D'accord.
22:37Mackenzie Gray, Global.
22:39Hi, Mr. Carney. In your second call with the President, did Mr. Trump
22:44outright say or insinuate at any point that Canada should become the 51st state?
22:47He did not. All right. Um… we've heard Mr. Trump on April 23rd and his surrogates,
22:54throughout the final days of the campaign, reiterate the idea that they believe Canada
22:57should become the 51st state. On the campaign trail, you said on multiple occasions that
23:01respect for Canada would be one of the key things in terms of having a meeting with him.
23:05Do you think over the past few days we have seen respect for Canada from the Trump administration?
23:09Look, the… I would… I… I… it's always important to distinguish want from reality.
23:16La volonté et la réalité, right? What someone wants and what is reality and what the…
23:22what the Canadian people clearly have stated, virtually without exception, is this will never,
23:28ever happen. And if… any of the leaders of the party and… and their representatives would
23:34attest to that. I think the votes attest to it. I think the public dialogue attests to it as well.
23:39And… we are… you know, we're meeting as… as heads of our government to discuss that partnership.
23:47Now, I'm… I'm not pretending those discussions will be easier. They won't proceed in a straight line.
23:52There will be zigs and zags, ups and downs. But as I said in my remarks, I will… I will fight for the best deal for Canada
23:59and only accept the best deal for Canada and take as much time that's necessary.
24:04Davis Legree, iPolitics.
24:06Hi. Thanks for taking our questions. Just one for me to try and squeeze some more reporters in.
24:11But to my colleague's point, the White House's public position has continued to be that Canada should be the 51st state.
24:16You yourself have said that… that Donald Trump is trying to break Canada. Considering all that,
24:20how can you expect good faith negotiations when you travel to Washington next week?
24:24Look, I think the… first, I've had the direct conversation with him on whatever day it was. Tuesday, I guess it was,
24:32a couple of days ago. And we agreed to have those negotiations. Very clear discussion between us. As I said, very constructive.
24:40And I would say the time allocated to our meeting and the seniority of the… I mean, he's the president, so that's as senior as you get.
24:48But the other members of his administration who will be assisting at those meetings suggest the seriousness of the discussions.
24:56Again, we are not… do not expect white smoke out of that meeting. There will be white smoke probably later somewhere else in the world this month.
25:05But do not expect that. But… so that's the first thing is just the level of, you know, the direct dialogue, the discussion, the level of people there.
25:13The second point, I'll make it quickly, and thank you for restricting the question so others can get in, is that he respects, as others who are good negotiators,
25:27and he's one of the best negotiators, they respect strength. That's why we're building Canada strong.
25:32There's lots of reasons to build Canada strong. But the point is, and I will make this point repeatedly, we have more than enough to do here at home.
25:39That point about we can give ourselves more than the Americans can take away is absolutely right.
25:45We can… we can have a bigger boost to our economy, to incomes, to jobs by focusing on building one Canadian economy,
25:52by building these nation-building projects, by focusing on getting productivity up, by reducing government waste, by driving investment in this country.
26:00And so that is a good in and of itself. We're going to focus on that while we have these negotiations with the Americans.
26:08And if the negotiations with the Americans take longer, so be it. We've got more than enough to do here.
26:15Kyle Duggan, the Canadian Press.
26:18Mr. Carney, will you be pursuing a formal governing pact of any kind with the NDP?
26:23No. Short answer, no.
26:26And…
26:27And why not?
26:28Why? That's my response, is we have… we campaigned on a very clear set of objectives,
26:37very clear policies to back those up. And we received the highest number of votes in Canadian history.
26:44Yes, it is not quite a majority, but highest number of votes. As I said moments ago, majorities in seven of the ten provinces,
26:51seats in all the provinces, highest vote totals in… and… and… and… uh… deputy counts in a number of those provinces.
26:58Um… and it's also a… a style of governing as well, which is in order to do what we need to do as a country, as a country,
27:07we will need to work in partnership with all the provinces, with Indigenous peoples.
27:12Yes, obviously by definition in Parliament, we will need to get majority support to pass legislation.
27:19But this is legislation that Canadians… or at least… we will be putting forth legislation that's consistent with our platform,
27:26um… and consistent with the requirements of the time.
27:30And I will… you know, I will remind that it's not just words. We are in a crisis.
27:35You know, if you look at… I mean, the… the… the terrible manifestation of that today, um… in… in Oshawa for, uh… the GM workers.
27:45You know, 2,000 GM workers. And, uh… uh… I'll just express, uh… my… my, you know… deepest, uh… you know, sympathy for them and their families.
27:54A very difficult time. Um… we are committed to supporting workers. All the dollars from our tariffs going to submit… uh… support workers. Uh…
28:04Uh… fighting hard for our auto sector, all our sectors, uh… in these negotiations with the Americans. Um… and making sure that, um… companies act in true partnership as well, um… in… in maintaining employment and investment in Canada. Uh… and if not, there will be consequences for those companies. Thank you.
28:22Mr. Louis Blouin, Radio-Canada.
28:23Bonjour, M. Carney.
28:24Bonjour.
28:25Bonjour.
28:26Est-ce que, dans votre vision des négociations qui s'en viennent avec M. Trump, d'après vous, est-ce qu'il faut que les tarifs américains soient levés avant que vous commenciez à négocier un accord économique global avec lui?
28:39Uh… on verra. Uh… c'est, um… c'est une option, M. Blouin, dans un sens… c'est… c'est… je ne veux pas négocier…
28:51Uh… au public, uh… en effet. C'est… uh… il y aura des discussions, uh… difficiles, uh… en ce qui concerne les… par exemple, les tarifs, selon nous, uh… les tarifs de fontanil, uh… c'est pas clair pourquoi ils sont encore en place. Uh… mais, um… ce sera une négociation complexe. D'accord?
29:16Est-ce que c'est une négociation ?
29:18Uh… the, uh… well, I… the, uh… the essence of my answer was I don't want to negotiate in public, uh…
29:24uh… so…
29:25I'm not sure I need to add the other words that were around it, uh… but, uh… look, it is complex, um…
29:30the… particularly… there… there are examples where, certainly, from our perspective, the fentanyl tariffs, um…
29:37um… well, were not merited to begin with, but are even less merited given all the steps that the Government of Canada has taken
29:43and the progress that's been made. Uh… but, um… you know, this will… this will be a broader discussion, and…
29:50it's one of the cards that they have, and… and… and therefore, we'll see how it plays out.
29:54D'après vous, qu'est-ce que Donald Trump veut dans cette négociation ?
29:59C'est une des questions, uh… de… de discussion. Uh… parce qu'il y a… uh… il… il a… quelques… quelques…
30:07uh… quelques objectifs, uh… you know, uh… équilibre, uh… dans les… uh… les… uh…
30:15les… uh… les… uh… le balance commercial, premièrement. Uh… l'arrêt du… du fentanyl, uh… deuxièmement.
30:21Uh… et puis, uh… l'augmentation des… des dépenses militaires, troisièmement.
30:26Uh… et puis, uh… uh… mais… les… et les objectifs américains changent de temps en temps.
30:35Il y a… il y a… une… volatilité des objectifs américains.
30:38Alors… mais, pour nous, c'est une question d'… d'avoir un accord gagnant-gagnant avec… avec eux,
30:45uh… dans un monde, uh… qui… qui devient plus divisé et dangereux.
30:50Et, uh… alors, il y a… des… uh… des secteurs, uh… stratégiques, uh… pour les Américains et le Canada.
30:59Et une des questions, c'est… ok, est-ce qu'on va coopérer dans ces secteurs, y compris, uh… par exemple, uh…
31:07par exemple, uh… les minéraux critiques, uh… le secteur automobile, uh… l'aluminium, les… il y a des exemples.
31:15Donc, l'énergie, par exemple. Ou, uh… est-ce qu'on… est-ce qu'on… est-ce qu'on va diviser, uh… le marché, uh… dans l'Amérique du Nord?
31:24C'est pas clair. C'est… c'est… c'est pas un bon choix, euh… la deuxième. Ça… ça, c'est clair.
31:29Mais, uh… s'il veut, le Canada a d'autres options. Ça, c'est clair. Uh… ça, c'est clair.
31:38Uh… ça, c'est clair.
31:40We'll have time for one more very fast question. Catherine Levesque from the National Post.
31:44Okay, I'll try to make it too very fast.
31:46That's the spirit. That's the spirit, Catherine. That'll get me coming back.
31:50Your party picked up seats across the country, but lost a few seats in Ontario.
31:54Why do you think that is, and did those seats cost you your majority?
31:57Well, I think arithmetically, yes, uh… but you could pick… we could pick other, uh… you know, other seats that went various ways.
32:05Um… uh… you know, we'll reflect on that. I think, uh… what I… as I said at the top, what I'd take, uh… as the… Canadians voted for many reasons, um… in different circumstances.
32:18First and foremost, um… what we've been talking about most of this time, standing up to the Americans, getting the best deal for Canada.
32:25That's there. Relatedly a strong economy, economy that works for everyone.
32:29But also, uh… clearly affordability issues. We had a big focus on affordability… affordability, security and safety.
32:35I… that… that's what we take… that's… that's what we take as, uh… uh… maybe I should say personally a take, uh… as… as… as the mandate that, uh… the focus of this government should be on those issues.
32:47You know, as you know, to govern is to choose. You have to decide where you're going to focus. Uh… and I'm signaling… and of course, there will be a speech from the throne and subsequent, uh… communications.
32:56But I'm signaling clearly, uh… where that focus is.
32:59And can we expect, uh… your cabinet to be larger than your previous one? And will François-Philippe Champagne remain as finance minister?
33:05Did he ask you to ask that question?
33:07Now we know… now we know your sources!
33:12Yeah. Um… the, um… uh… we will, uh… look, I… I committed to, uh… an efficient, uh… cabinet, uh… a focused cabinet, uh… cabinet with, uh… with parity, gender parity.
33:25Um… and, uh… uh… we'll, uh… we'll work towards it if those final decisions haven't been made.
33:30So… Monsieur Champagne doit… he… he will have to wait.
33:34Sorry about that.
33:36Thank… thank… thank you very… thank you very much.
33:39Thank you very much. Thank you very…
33:41I think we have to, uh… respect the, uh… president of the, uh… we… uh… we… uh… we… uh… we have to respect the, uh… uh… uh…
33:48I am… I am truly sorry, but the prime minister does have to go.
33:51Um… yeah. Bien sûr. Of course.
33:54Yeah.
33:55We'll remember that.
33:56That's fine. That's fine. That's fine. Yeah.
33:59What do you want to know? Let's not get carried away. All right. Thank you.
34:04Thank you.
34:05Thank you.
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