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00:00:26>> Rosemary: THIS SUNDAY ON "ROSEMARY BARTON LIVE." >> Prime Minister Carney: THIS
00:00:29IS A CRUCIAL SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
00:00:32>> THE HOUSE RETURNS. >> Rosemary: WHAT ARE THE
00:00:36GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. HOW THE LIBERALS BALANCE
00:00:40DOMESTIC AGENDA. GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER STEPHEN MacKINNON IS HERE.
00:00:44>> THIS IS NOT THE PARTNERSHIP
00:00:46AGAINST ANYONE ELSE.
00:00:49BUT FOR OUR COMMON STRENGTH. >> Rosemary: NEW OPPORTUNITIES
00:00:51WITH CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION DEEPENING TIES EFFORTS ARE
00:00:55UNDER WAY TO NEGOTIATE DEALS IN OTTAWA.
00:00:58MY EXCLUSIVE WITH THE PRESIDENT
00:00:59OF THE E.U.'S INVESTMENT ARM.
00:01:04>> HEAT AND SPICE ARE A PART OF
00:01:06INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
00:01:10>> Rosemary: DONALD TRUMP MOCKED CANADA-EU ALLIANCE.
00:01:13FORMER U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE CATHERINE TAI JOINS ME.
00:01:16IT STARTS NOW ON "ROSEMARY
00:01:18BARTON LIVE."
00:01:24HELLO, THERE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. BUSY WEEK FOR PRIME MINISTER
00:01:27CARNEY AFTER A JAM PACKED SUMMER AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
00:01:31RETURNING TOMORROW. >> Prime Minister Carney: THE LAST SEVEN DAYS WE STOOD
00:01:35SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH AN ALLY. WE'VE CATALYZED RECORD
00:01:39INVESTMENT INTO OUR COUNTRY. WE'VE DEEPENED OUR TIES WITH EUROPE.
00:01:43IT'S A LOT BUT THAT WAS JUST THE WARM-UP.
00:01:46GOING TO CARRY THIS MOMENTUM INTO THE HOUSE.
00:01:48THIS IS A CRUCIAL SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
00:01:52WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE SOME OF
00:01:54THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL LEGISLATION.
00:01:57NOT JUST OF THIS GOVERNMENT BUT IN DECADES. >> Rosemary: LEGISLATION NOT
00:02:01THE ONLY THING ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S AGENDA.
00:02:04HE PLANS TO FLY TO NEW YORK
00:02:07TOMORROW TO ATTEND THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
00:02:10OTHER WORLD LEADER WILL ATTEND. DONALD TRUMP, EMMANUEL MACRON, WHO THE PRIME MINISTER IS
00:02:14MEETING AT THIS HOUR. PRIME MINISTER CARNEY WILL FACE
00:02:17QUESTIONS HERE AT HOME THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SITTING AGAIN.
00:02:21OPPOSITION PARTIES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE THE LIBERALS AFTER A SUMMER THAT
00:02:24BROUGHT A FAILED TRADE DEAL WITH THE U.S. AND PUSH FOR CLOSER
00:02:28TIES WITH EUROPE.
00:02:30EARLIER I SPOKE TO GOVERNMENT
00:02:33HOUSE LEADER STEPHEN MacKINNON ABOUT THE LIBERAL PRIORITY.
00:02:37NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF
00:02:40THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE SORT OF
00:02:43BEEN TOLD BY THE PRIME MINISTER OTHERS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN OVER
00:02:46THE FALL AND GET A SENSE OF WHERE THEY STAND IN TERMS OF
00:02:50PRIORITIES. I'LL START WITH THE ONE PROJECT ONE REVIEW THAT THE PRIME
00:02:53MINISTER TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK
00:02:57AT THE INVESTMENT SUMMIT THAT ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO
00:02:59STREAMLINE APPROVALS AND FAST
00:03:03TRACK PROJECTS. IS THIS AS THE PRIME MINISTER
00:03:05HAS SUGGESTED A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY?
00:03:09>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL BE COMING FORWARD WITH
00:03:12SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC LEGISLATION THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SPOKE
00:03:15ABOUT AT THE INVESTMENT SUMMIT
00:03:19AND HAS REFERRED TO ON MANY OCCASIONS.
00:03:23WE CONSULTED EXTENSIVELY EVEN
00:03:25EXTENDED THOSE CONSULTATIONS
00:03:27WITH THE TRANSPORT SECTOR WITH
00:03:30LABOUR WITH EMPLOYERS. OF COURSE, WITH INDIGENOUS
00:03:34GROUPS AND OTHERS. WE HAVE THIS LEGISLATION THAT
00:03:37WILL MAKE OUR ECONOMY STRONGER
00:03:39AND PUT CANADA IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION TO COMPETE.
00:03:43>> Rosemary: THE GOVERNMENT CONSULTED ON MODERNIZING LABOUR
00:03:47RELATIONS THROUGH THE SUMMER. I'M SURE YOU HEARD THERE HAS
00:03:49BEEN CONCERNS FROM UNIONS THAT
00:03:52IT COULD POSSIBLY COMPROMISE THEIR RIGHT TO STRIKE.
00:03:55WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO UNIONS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD
00:03:59ON THIS?
00:04:01>> I'M RELUCTANT TO GET IN THE
00:04:04SPECIFICS BEFORE THE BILL IS PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
00:04:07THERE IS A CONSULTATIONAL RIGHT
00:04:10TO STRIKE IN CANADA. THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS AND
00:04:13RECOGNISES THAT.
00:04:18>> Rosemary: MINISTER SAID, THERE ARE BETTER TOOLS NEEDED. WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING WHAT
00:04:22IS NEEDED TO MODERNIZE THAT? >> WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MANY
00:04:25SPECIFICS, WE DO HAVE TOO MANY
00:04:31CONFLICTS, LOCKOUT AND STRIKES IN THE COUNTRY.
00:04:35HARMS INVESTMENT. HARMS EMPLOYMENT.
00:04:37MAYBE EVEN PARTICULARLY IN UNIONIZED ENVIRONMENTS.
00:04:40WE NEED A BETTER FRAMEWORK FOR
00:04:43GETTING TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EMPLOYERS AND THEIR
00:04:47EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE PROPOSING WAYS TO
00:04:51SUPPORT THAT. >> Rosemary: THERE WERE A LOT OF CONSULTATIONS FOR THE BUDGET.
00:04:54THIS IS THE SECOND FALL BUDGET THAT WILL BE HAPPENING AT SOME POINT.
00:04:57I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU FOR A DATE.
00:05:00I WONDER HOW MUCH OF THE FOCUS
00:05:02WILL BE THE GOVERNMENT SORT OF
00:05:04CENTRING A LOT OF PIECES AROUND THE ECONOMY. HOW IMPORTANT DRIVING THE BUDGET
00:05:08OVER THE FALL IS GOING TO BE FOR YOU?
00:05:12>> THE GOVERNMENT AS IT WILL BE
00:05:13ON THE LEGISLATIVE FRONT IS
00:05:18OBVIOUSLY TAKEN WITH CREATING JOBS, MAKING OUR ECONOMY BE ABLE
00:05:22TO TRADE WITH THE WORLD AND
00:05:26INCREASING PROSPERITY. WORKING WITH THOSE SECTORS THAT
00:05:29HAVE BEAFFECTED UNJUSTIFIED TRA.
00:05:37AND AFFORDABILITY FOR CANADIANS. WE THOUGH THAT THE PRICE AT THE
00:05:40PUMP SPIKED BECAUSE OF CONFLICTS
00:05:43ABROAD.
00:05:44WE THOUGH THAT GROCERY BILLS
00:05:48WEIGH HEAVILY ON CANADIAN
00:05:52HOUSEHOLDS. AFFORDABILITY IS A MAJOR PREOCCUPATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
00:05:54ALONGSIDE OUR CONTINUED PROSPERITY.
00:05:58>> Rosemary: THE CONSERVATIVES WILL BE PUSHING ONCE THE TRADE
00:06:01DEAL FELL APART FOR YOU TO BRING
00:06:03THE HOUSE BACK SO THERE COULD BE
00:06:06A REAL DEBATE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY WANTED FURTHER TRANSPARENCY
00:06:09ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THE TABLE AND WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND.
00:06:13WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT? WILL YOU BE MORE TRANSPARENT IN
00:06:16THE FOUCH -- FUTURE IF WE GET
00:06:19BACK TO THE TABLE WITH THE U.S.?
00:06:23>> WE WERE MIRROR DAYS, WEEKS AWAY FROM THE SCHEDULED RETURN
00:06:26OF PARLIAMENT. THE CONSERVATIVES WILL NOW HAVE
00:06:29THEIR CHANCE TO PUT THEIR POSITIONS ON TABLE.
00:06:32WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT
00:06:35THOSE MAY BE.
00:06:37ON MORE GENERAL BASIS, YOU THINK
00:06:41SEEN UNFOLD THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AN INVESTMENT
00:06:44SUMMIT WHERE THE WORLD CAME TO
00:06:48CANADA FROM THE LARGEST INVESTMENTS IN THE WORLD LOOKING
00:06:50TO PLACE THEIR BETS ON OUR
00:06:53COUNTRY AND ON THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT THE WORLD WANTS.
00:06:57THAT CAN PUT CANADIANS TO WORK.
00:06:59YOU SAW THE PRIME MINISTER VISIT
00:07:03THE EUROPEAN UNION AND GIVE WHAT I THINK MANY FELT WAS A LANDMARK
00:07:07SPEAK, A VERY IMPORTANT SPEECH,
00:07:11INCREDIBLE DEVELOPMENTS ON THAT FRONT.
00:07:13THIS IS NOT BEEN AN INACTIVE GOVERNMENT.
00:07:17THE MAIN THING TO THAT'S
00:07:19IMPORTANT TO GET ACROSS TO YOUR VIEWERS, AS THE PRIME MINISTER
00:07:23FAMOUSLY SAID.
00:07:24WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES FAR MORE
00:07:27THAN ANYONE CAN PRETEND TO TAKE AWAY.
00:07:29THAT IS THE PART OF THE
00:07:31PROGRAMME THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
00:07:34MAKING CANADA STRONGER, CREATING
00:07:36JOBS, ATTRACTING INVESTMENT INTO
00:07:38OUR COMMUNITIES, DEFENDING THOSE
00:07:41WORKERS IN THOSE SECTORS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, MAKING LIFE
00:07:44MORE AFFORDABLE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS TO MAKE CANADA
00:07:48STRONGER. THAT'S THE WORK WE'LL BEGIN IN
00:07:50ERNST ON MONDAY IN PARLIAMENT. >> Rosemary: THE PRIME
00:07:53MINISTER IS HEADED TO NEW YORK FOR THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON MONDAY.
00:07:57HE HAS SPENT MOST OF THE PAST
00:08:00FEW WEEKS DOING INTERNATIONAL
00:08:03FOCUS THINGS FOR THE COUNTRY AND
00:08:05ON INTERNATIONAL TRIPS.
00:08:07HE WANT SUPER PRESENT INSIDE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN THE LAST SIT
00:08:11BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK. I WONDER WHETHER YOU THINK HE
00:08:14NEEDS TO BE THERE MORE TO BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS?
00:08:17>> YOU AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION AT THE END THE LAST
00:08:21SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
00:08:22I WOULD REITERATE AGAIN.
00:08:25THE PRIME MINISTER LOVES PARLIAMENT.
00:08:28THE PRIME MINISTER RESPECTS PARLIAMENT AND PARLIAMENTARIANS
00:08:30AND THE COMMITTEES AND THE
00:08:32PROCESSES AND THE DEBATES THAT
00:08:35CHARACTERIZE OUR LIFE HERE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
00:08:38YOU CAN EXPECT THE PRIME MINISTER TO CONTINUE TO
00:08:42PARTICIPATE IN THOSE WAYS AND
00:08:46INCLUDING QUESTION PERIOD. >> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO ASK YOU.
00:08:49YOU HAVE TWO JOBS SOMEHOW. YOU'RE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT,
00:08:53WHICH ISN'T A SLEEPY JOB EITHER.
00:08:55CERTAINLY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ON EVEN MORE IMPORTANCE GIVEN WHAT
00:08:59THE PRIME MINISTER PITCHED THIS PAST WEEK. A PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN FOUR
00:09:03MAJOR CANADIAN AIRPORTS.
00:09:05YOU MAINTAINED OWNERSHIP OF THE
00:09:10LAND ASSET BUT OPERATIONS RUN BY
00:09:13PRIVATE OPERATION. HOW WOULD THIS NOT RESULT IN
00:09:16MORE EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR TRAVELERS?
00:09:20INVESTORS DON'T DO THINGS LIKE
00:09:22THIS UNLESS THEY THINK THEY WILL GET PROFIT.
00:09:26HOW WILL YOU ENSURE IT BENEFIT CANADIANS REQUEST
00:09:30>> WHAT PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED
00:09:31WAS A PROGRAMME.
00:09:34RESTORES REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY.
00:09:36SUPPORTS REGIONS OF CANADA THAT
00:09:44HAVE UNAFFORDABLE AIR SERVICE.
00:09:46THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, THE
00:09:49AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES PEOPLE TO GET FROM THE CURB, THROUGH
00:09:52THE GATE AND ON THE AIRPLANE. WE WANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN
00:09:55THAT AND INVEST IN THAT.
00:09:56WE WANT TO GIVE CANADIANS
00:10:00PENSION CAPITAL.
00:10:02THE PENSION CAPITAL THAT
00:10:05TEACHERS, FIREMEN AND PUBLIC
00:10:08SERVANTS AND NURSES INVEST IN EVERYDAY.
00:10:11THEY INVEST AND HAVE FOR DECADES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
00:10:14HAVE BECOME KNOWN SOME OF THE
00:10:17BEST FACILITY OR AIRPORT
00:10:19MANAGERS ON THE PLANET IN OTHER
00:10:24MARKETS. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAMME THAT WILL MAKE
00:10:27AIR TRAVEL BETTER.
00:10:29REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY BETTER AND
00:10:32GIVE CANADIAN PENSION FUNDS AND
00:10:35OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE THESE ASSETS AS THEY DO
00:10:38SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER THE WORLD AND AFFORDABLE.
00:10:42WE WILL WRITE IN THOSE CONTRACT MEASURES THAT WILL ENSURE THAT
00:10:46FAIR AND OTHER INCREASES ARE NOT
00:10:50POSSIBLE. >> Rosemary: I WANT TO HEAR
00:10:52MORE ABOUT THAT.
00:10:56THE AUSTRALIA WATCHDOG, AUSTRALIA HAS GONE THROUGH THIS
00:10:59ALREADY. PRIVATIZED ITS AIRPORT. AIR TICKET PRICES SOARED AFTER
00:11:03THAT MOVE. YOU SAY YOU WILL MAKE SURE THAT
00:11:06COSTS REMAIN FAIR? WHAT WOULD THAT A LIKE?
00:11:09>> WE'VE LOOKED A THE VERILY.
00:11:13THERE IS VERY LITTLE OR NO
00:11:16CORRELATION BETWEEN THE OPERATING MODEL AN AIRPORT,
00:11:20PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND SO ON.
00:11:23THOSE FEES THAT ARE EMBEDDED IN
00:11:25THE COST OF AN AIR FARE NOW
00:11:28FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT FEES AND OTHER FEES. THERE'S NO CORRELATION BETWEEN
00:11:32THE OPERATING MODEL OF AN
00:11:34AIRPORT AND ITS OWNERSHIP MODEL.
00:11:38WE'RE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THAT
00:11:41IN CANADA. AMONG THE LAST IN THE DEVELOPED
00:11:44WORLD TO MOVE DOWN THIS ROAD.
00:11:46WE'VE SEEN EXPERIENCES IN OTHER PLACES.
00:11:50THERE HAVE BEEN LESS DESIRABLE
00:11:53OUTCOMES THERE HAVE BEEN VERY
00:11:56DESIRABLE OUTCOMES AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO BE
00:11:59INSPIRED BY THOSE GOOD EXAMPLES. >> Rosemary: LET'S TALK ABOUT
00:12:09CONSERVATIVE PARTY OFFICIAL OPPOSITION OBVIOUSLY GEARING UP FOR THE RETURN OF THE HOUSE OF
00:12:12COMMONS TOMORROW. THE CAUCUS MET IN B.C. THIS PAST
00:12:15WEEK TO STRATEGIZE AND HEAR FROM THEIR LEADER FOR MORE ON THE
00:12:19CONSERVATIVE PRIORITIES THIS FALL.
00:12:20CONSERVATIVE HOUSE LEADER,
00:12:25ANDREW SCHEER JOINING ME THIS MORNING. I WILL GET BACK TO SOME OF THE
00:12:29POINTS THERE THAT STEVEN MacKINNON MADE. LET ME START WITH YOUR CAUCUS
00:12:33FROM LAST WEEK. PIERRE POILIEVRE SAID IN HIS
00:12:36ADDRESS TO CAUCUS THAT AS PROUD CANADIANS WE MUST REFLECT ON THE
00:12:40ROLE OF THE OPPOSITION IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
00:12:42I DID HEAR OTHERS TALK ABOUT
00:12:44WAYS THE OPPOSITION ROLE NEEDS TO CHANGE.
00:12:47WILL YOU GUYS BE CHANGING YOUR STRATEGY AT ALL IN THIS UPCOMING
00:12:51SITTING IN TERMS HOW YOU HOLD
00:12:53THE GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT?
00:12:57>> WHAT LEADER PIERRE WAS
00:12:59TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE FACE CITY
00:13:01, WEWANT CANADA TO SUCCEED.
00:13:12PIERRE POILIEVRE DID NOT
00:13:14CRITICIZE MARK CARNEY ON FOREIGN SOIL.
00:13:17BACK HOME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CRITIQUE THE GOVERNMENT.
00:13:21THE CANADIANS DESERVE THE BEST
00:13:23OUTCOMES AND RUBBER STAMPING, OR SAYING YES TO EVERYTHING THE
00:13:27GOVERNMENT DOES DOESN'T DO THAT FOR THEM.
00:13:29WE ARE PROPOSING THINGS TO SAVE CANADIAN MONEY.
00:13:33THAT'S THE FOCUS OUR PARLIAMENTARY SESSION. PUSHING THE GOVERNMENT.
00:13:36LIKE REMOVING THE FEDERAL TAXES
00:13:39OFF GASOLINE. WE WANT TO MAKE THAT MORE LONGER
00:13:43TERM AND PORTLANDER RELIEF FOR CANADIANS.
00:13:46WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON POINTING
00:13:48OUT THAT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS
00:13:51ON ONE HAND DOING WHAT
00:13:54CONSERVATIVES ASKED FOR, THEY
00:13:56ARE FILING AHEAD WITH THE FUEL STANDARDS TAX.
00:14:00WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON
00:14:01SAVING CANADIANS MONEY AND HIGHLIGHTING WHERE WASTEFUL
00:14:06SPENDING CAN BE ELIMINATED TO BRING DOWN THOSE DEFICITS AND
00:14:08EASE UP ON INFLATION. >> Rosemary: LET'S TALK ABOUT
00:14:11SOME OF THE ISSUES THERE THAT I
00:14:13RAISED WITH THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
00:14:17LEADER.
00:14:17THIS IDEA FURTHER PARTNERSHIP
00:14:22WITH THE E.U. I WILL START WITH THE PRIORITIZATION AIRPORT
00:14:24OPERATIONS FOR PLACES IN CANADA.
00:14:27THE GOVERNMENT IS SELLING IT AS
00:14:29A WAY WE'LL MAKE MONEY AND PUMP
00:14:31IT BACK IN REGIONAL AIRPORTS
00:14:34THAT NEED MORE SUPPORT. WHAT IS THE CONSERVATIVE
00:14:37POSITION ON THIS IDEA? >> WELL, WITH LIBERALS, THE
00:14:41DEVIL IS ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS.
00:14:44WE WANT TO SAY WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS.
00:14:46I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT IS THE POINT
00:14:49IF IT'S NOT GOING TO SAVE
00:14:51CANADIANS MONEY.
00:14:54THERE'S COST LIVING CRISIS.
00:14:56RECENT SURVEY SHOWS 50% WORKING
00:14:58CANADIANS SAY THEY FEEL WORSE OFF FINANCIALLY TODAY THAN THEY
00:15:02DID A YEAR AGO. MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR
00:15:04WORK TO SEE LOVED ONES.
00:15:07IF THIS PLAN DOESN'T HELP BRING
00:15:09DOWN COSTS OR VERY LEAST
00:15:13STABILIZE THEM, WE'LL BE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO WHAT END THEN?
00:15:17THERE'S A HABIT WITH LIBERALS A
00:15:21LIBERAL INSIDERS GET REALLY RICH.
00:15:25CONSULTANTS, LOBBYISTS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS EXPERTS.
00:15:28WE'RE ON THE SIDE OF HARD WORKING CANADIAN WHO END UP
00:15:32PAYING THOSE COSTS WHAT THE
00:15:34TRANSFER MINISTER SAID ABOUT NO CORRELATION BETWEEN FEES AND AIR
00:15:38PRICES. BIG PART OF AIR TICKET COSTS ARE
00:15:40THE LANDING FEES THAT AIRLINE
00:15:42HAVE TO PAY TO TOUCH DOWN IN AIRPORTS.
00:15:45IF THOSE GO UP, THEY ABSOLUTELY
00:15:49WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. >> Rosemary: I WANT TO ASK YOU
00:15:52ABOUT THIS E.U. PARTNERSHIP. THERE'S A SUMMIT THAT'S HAPPENING NEXT MONTH.
00:15:56THE PRIME MINISTER HAS COMMITTED TO ALLOWING THIS TO BE DEBATED
00:15:59AND VOTED ON INSIDE PARLIAMENT.
00:16:01I NOTICED THAT PIERRE POILIEVRE
00:16:03IS REALLY DISMISSIVE OF THE IDEA
00:16:06EVEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA AGAIN THIS MORNING.
00:16:08DO YOU SEE NO ADVANTAGE TO
00:16:11TRYING TO BROADEN OUR
00:16:13RELATIONSHIP WITH THE E.U. IN
00:16:15THIS MOMENT? >> WHEN IT COMES TO TRADE.
00:16:19CANADA HAS A FREE TRADE DEAL WITH EUROPE.
00:16:23WE'RE PART OF NATO.
00:16:29WE'RE REALLY ASKING WHAT EXACTLY IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
00:16:32WHY DOES HE SPEAK TO GERMAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BEFORE HE
00:16:36SPEAKS TO CANADIAN MEMBERS PARLIAMENT ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY
00:16:39HIS PLAN IS? MR. MacKINNON SAID THAT MARK
00:16:42CARNEY LOVES PARLIAMENT.
00:16:44HE MUST BELIEVE IN ABSENCE.
00:16:47HE'S NOT THERE. HE SPENDS MORE TIME ABROAD THAN
00:16:50IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
00:16:53HE HASN'T RECALLED PARLIAMENT.
00:16:56LIBERAL MINISTER SAID THAT THEY
00:16:57DIDN'T RECALL PARLIAMENT BECAUSE
00:17:00IT WAS GOING TO RECONVENE IN WEEKS.
00:17:03THOSE WEEKS MEAN A LOT FOR THOSE
00:17:06BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY TARIFFS.
00:17:11I FIND THAT VERY DISMISSIVE WAY
00:17:14OF CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE PARLIAMENT DURING THIS CRISIS.
00:17:16MARK CARNEY ON THE ONE HAND SAYS
00:17:19THAT BASICALLY CANADA IS AT WAR.
00:17:23DOESN'T UPDATE CANADIANS ON WHAT THE PLAN IS. DOESN'T COME CLEAN WITH WHAT
00:17:27HAPPENED WITH TRANSPARENCY AROUND WHY THE DEAL COLLAPSED.
00:17:30IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT
00:17:32MARK CARNEY HAS THIS DISDAIN FOR
00:17:34ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
00:17:38>> Rosemary: LET'S SEE. HE WILL THERE TOMORROW. HE'S GOING TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
00:17:42WE'LL SEE WHAT HIS PRESENCE IMPROVES.
00:17:46BACK TO MY QUESTION ABOUT THE E.U. THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY, DO YOU
00:17:50SEE AN ADVANTAGE TO TRY TO
00:17:52DEEPEN THAT RELATIONSHIP?
00:17:56>> ANY TIME WE CAN REMOVE THE
00:18:00TRADE BARRIERS, THE
00:18:01CONSERVATIVES WILL SUPPORT THAT.
00:18:05IT'S IN THE CONSERVATIVE DNA. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE E.U., WHEN
00:18:09YOU LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THE MASSIVE REGULATORY RED TAPE
00:18:12BEING POSED ON THE MEMBER. WHEN Y LOOK AT THE COSTS THAT
00:18:16ARE IMPOSED ON E.U. CITIZENS ON
00:18:19THINGS LIKE ENERGY BECAUSE OF
00:18:22THE ENERGY POLICIES.
00:18:25CANADIANS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY MORE. WE DON'T WANT TO IMPORT ANY OF
00:18:28THE THINGS FROM EUROPE THAT ADD TO COSTS HERE ON CANADIANS AND
00:18:32THAT ERODE CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY. WE BELIEVE THAT CANADIANS SHOULD
00:18:36MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT REGULATORY
00:18:37ISSUES AND CANADIANS SHOULD
00:18:41DECISIONS ON TAXATION. AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
00:18:44OF MARK CARNEY MAKING A GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT NOT REALLY A LOT OF DETAILS.
00:18:47OUR FOCUS FOR THIS FALL IS FIONA TO BE MAKING SURE WE CAN SAVE
00:18:51CANADIANS MONEY. ELIMINATE WASTEFUL SPENDING, BRING DOWN TAXES AND RED TAPE
00:18:55AND IMPORTING NEW REGULATIONS AND RED TAPE FROM THE E.U. WON'T
00:18:59DO THAT. >> Rosemary: I'M NOT GOING TO ASK IF YOU'RE UNITED BEHIND YOUR
00:19:03LEADER. I KNOW THE ANSWER. COMING OUT OF CAUCUS, I WOULD
00:19:06NOTE THAT PIERRE POILIEVRE IS ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUE SAID THERE
00:19:09WOULD NOT TO BE A CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
00:19:13NOT JUST BEHIND THE LEADER BUT IN TERMS OF POSITIONS.
00:19:15HE POINTED TO JAMILLE JAVONNY
00:19:23WHO TAKES INDEPENDENT POSITIONS.
00:19:27WERE SOME THOSE THINGS DEALT WITH THIS TIME IN CAUCUS?
00:19:31WILL WE SEE MORE OF THAT?
00:19:34DO THEY GET THEY NEED TO BE ON THE SAME TEAM IN THIS MOMENT?
00:19:38>> AS YOU KNOW, DETAILS ABOUT
00:19:41WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CAUCUS MEETING. WE HAVE A CAUCUS
00:19:45CONFIDENTIALITY. THE CONSERVATIVES ARE UNITED
00:19:46AROUND THIS MESSAGE OF MAKING
00:19:49SURE CANADA STRONGER AND HELPING CANADIANS SAVE MONEY.
00:19:52THAT IS OUR FOCUS IS.
00:19:55WE SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF CANADIANS VOTE FOR PIERRE
00:19:58POILIEVRE IN THE LAST ELECTION.
00:20:00WE SAW CONSERVATIVE PARTY GAIN
00:20:03SMASHING RECORD, 41% OF THE
00:20:08VOTE.
00:20:10IT'S A ROLE TO HOLD UP CRITIQUES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
00:20:13MILLIONS OF CANADIANS VOTED FOR US TO BRING DOWN THEIR COST OF
00:20:17LIVING, TO SAVE THEM MONEY TO ELIMINATE LIBERAL CAUSED INFLATION.
00:20:21THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FOCUS. I THINK EVERYBODY IN OUR CAUCUS
00:20:24UNDERSTAND THAT IS A MESSAGE
00:20:27THAT WILL RESONATE WITH CANADIANS.
00:20:31POSITIVE MESSAGE OF HOPE.
00:20:36>> Rosemary: THANK YOU FOR
00:20:42AS CANADA AND THE E.U. PUSH TO
00:20:45STRENGTHEN AIR PARTNERSHIP UAW
00:20:49COULD THAT MEAN FOR EUROPEAN INVESTMENT. I WILL SPEAK WITH THE EUROPEAN
00:20:52INVESTMENT BANK ABOUT THE MEETING SHE'S HAVING IN OTTAWA NOW.
00:20:54IT'S SUNDAY, WE'RE LIVE
00:23:32>> WE HAVE STOOD TOGETHER ON
00:23:34SUPPLY CHAIN, ABOVE ALL,
00:23:40DENMARK, EUROPE AND CANADA BELIEVES IN DEMOCRACY. >> Rosemary: THE PRESIDENT OF
00:23:44THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, OUTLINING AREAS
00:23:47OF POTENTIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN
00:23:51U.S. AND CANADA.
00:23:54INCLUDING CRITICAL RAW MINERAL.
00:23:57IT'S GENERATING INVESTMENT
00:23:58INTEREST IN THE E.U.'S LENDING
00:24:04ARM.
00:24:06EXCELLENT TIMING THAT YOU'RE HERE.
00:24:10WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CANADA AND EUROPE.
00:24:12I WILL START BY ASKING YOU, WHAT
00:24:15YOU SEEKING HERE IN CANADA WITH THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT WANK?
00:24:19>> THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK IS THE INVESTMENT ARM OF THE
00:24:22EUROPEAN UNION. VERY LARGE PUBLIC INVESTMENT BANK.
00:24:26WE'RE THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
00:24:30WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN CANADA UNTIL NOW. THE TIME IS NOW.
00:24:34I THINK MY VISIT HERE SHOWS THAT IN EUROPE, WE PUT OUR MONEY
00:24:38WHERE OUR MOUTH IS. >> Rosemary: INTERESTING.
00:24:40YOU DID IN MARCH ANNOUNCE
00:24:43SOMETHING TO EXPLORE FINANCING
00:24:45FOR CRITICAL RAW MINERAL
00:24:48PROJECTS. HOW ARE THINGS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD?
00:24:51IS THAT THE FIRST INVESTMENT PRIORITY FOR THE BANK?
00:24:54>> IN THE CASE OF CANADA, YES.
00:24:56I JUST HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE
00:24:59MEETING WITH MINISTER HUTCHINS.
00:25:02WE HAVE AGREED TO BRING OUR ENGINEERS AND BANKERS TOGETHER
00:25:05TO SEE WHETHER THE PROJECTS BECOME AN INTEREST WHERE WE CAN
00:25:09JOIN FORCES. >> Rosemary: IS THIS LIKE WHAT
00:25:13THE PRIME MINISTER WAS DOING WITH HIS INVESTMENT SUMMIT.
00:25:16IT'S AREAS WHERE YOU INVEST FOREIGN CAPITAL IN MINING
00:25:20INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT?
00:25:23>> CRITICAL MINERAL IS THE FIRST AREA. WE'RE WORKING WITH CANADA.
00:25:27I HAVE A MEETING WITH MINISTER CHAMPAGNE TWO DAYS AGO.
00:25:31I WILL BE MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER CARNEY TOMORROW IN NEW YORK.
00:25:35WE'RE EXPLORING HOW TO HAVE A
00:25:37FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WHICH ENABLE
00:25:39THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK TO
00:25:41FINANCE PROJECTS IN CRITICAL
00:25:46MINERALS. >> Rosemary: WHAT KINDS OF INVESTMENTS?
00:25:49>> WELL, DO YOU MEAN VOLUME? >> Rosemary: YES.
00:25:52>> WE DO AROUND $100 BILLION INVESTMENT A YEAR.
00:25:55WE HAVE A BROADER ARRAY OF INSTRUMENTS FROM LONG-TERM LOANS
00:25:58TO VENTURE CAPITAL, VENTURE DEBT. WE HAVE TO SEE HOW TO MAKE THE
00:26:02MOST OF OUR HIGHER POWER, WHICH
00:26:04IS QUITE POWERFUL.
00:26:08THE KEY IDEA IS ONE THAT PRIME
00:26:11MINISTER CARNEY IS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, STRATEGIC CORPORATION.
00:26:14WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. WE SHARE THE SAME VALUE.
00:26:18LET'S GET TOGETHER AND ALSO BUILD A BETTER WORLD GOING
00:26:22FORWARD FOR FUTURE VENGES. >> Rosemary: LET'S TALK WHAT
00:26:25YOU SAID THERE. FUTURE ALLIANCE THE PRIME
00:26:29MINISTER SAID, URSULA VON DER LEYEN CALLS IT ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.
00:26:31HOW DOES THE BANK FIT INTO THAT?
00:26:33IS THAT A KEY PIECE DO YOU THINK
00:26:35WHAT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS LIKE?
00:26:38WE DO HAVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
00:26:41ELSE WE NEED TO DO HERE.
00:26:44>> I WOULDN'T WASTE ANY TIME TO BE FRANK ABOUT THE PROCESS AND
00:26:48PROCEDURES AND NAMES, HEADLINES.
00:26:52THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK IS A VERY PRACTICAL ORGANISATION.
00:26:56WE DO INVESTMENTS. WE PUT MONEY.
00:26:59WE SUPPORT PROJECTS. WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
00:27:01I THINK THAT'S THE APPROACH OF CANADA.
00:27:04WHICH VERY MUCH R RESONATES WITH
00:27:08THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS.
00:27:10THIS WAS THE FIRST MEETING I HAD
00:27:13WITH MINISTER HUTCHINS AND CANADIAN LEADERS TO GET THINGS GOING.
00:27:16WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
00:27:18I WOULD SAY THE SKY IS THE
00:27:22LIMIT. WE'RE VERY AMBITIOUS TO OUR
00:27:25APPROACH TO CANADA AND VON
00:27:28EUROPEAN VOICE. >> Rosemary: ONE OF THE THINGS
00:27:30WE HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST FROM
00:27:34INVESTORS IS THAT CANADA HAS TOO MUCH RED TAPE.
00:27:37TOO MANY REGULATIONS.
00:27:39IT TAKES TOO LONG TO GET
00:27:43PROJECTS. HE'S PROPOSING ONE PROJECT ONE REVIEW.
00:27:46HAS THAT BEEN PREVIOUSLY A HIS
00:27:50-- HESITATION FOR EUROPE AND OTHER PLACES THAT IT DOESN'T
00:27:53HAPPEN FAST ENOUGH?
00:27:55>> IT'S A SHARED CRITICISM OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
00:27:59WE HAVE BUILT VERY STRUCTURED PROCEDURES.
00:28:02WE ARE PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS. I THINK REGULATION IS GOOD.
00:28:06THAT'S WHAT ENSURES THAT WE HAVE CLEAN WATER, WE HAVE GOOD
00:28:09QUALITY FOOD THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT ENERGY IS SAFE.
00:28:12WE CAN PROTECT YOU AND OUR CITIZENS.
00:28:16THAT'S PART OF THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANADA AND THE
00:28:19EUROPEAN UNION.
00:28:20WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT.
00:28:25THIS IS A SHARED ENDEAVOR.
00:28:27WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND
00:28:29SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
00:28:33>> Rosemary: HOW INTERESTED WILL BE INVESTED IN FUTURE
00:28:36PIPELINES WHETHER IT'S OIL OR
00:28:41L.N.G.?
00:28:44>> WE'RE MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN
00:28:45NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN GREEN
00:28:49ENERGY, GENERATION SOURCES WHERE
00:28:52THE MAIN IS EUROPE'S
00:28:54INFRASTRUCTURES, INTERCONNECTOR
00:28:57PIPELINE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY.
00:29:00NET ZERO TECHNOLOGY JUST THIS WEEK. WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THE FIRST
00:29:04FINANCING OF THE SMALL MODULAR
00:29:07NUCLEAR REACTOR PROJECT IN FINLAND. WE'RE MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN
00:29:10CLEAN TECH AND DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE.
00:29:14I THINK WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH
00:29:17MINISTER HUTCHINS THIS MORNING,
00:29:18I THINK THERE'S ALSO A GREAT
00:29:22OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER. >> Rosemary: DO YOU THINK THIS
00:29:24WOULD BE HAPPENING IF IT WERE NOT FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE
00:29:27FACT THAT THE TRADE WAR HAVE
00:29:31INTENSIFIED OVER RECENT MONTHS?
00:29:35>> IT'S TOUGH TO SAY. I THINK CANADA AND THE E.U. HAVE
00:29:38BEEN WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER. WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.
00:29:42WE HAVE A SHARED HISTORY. WE HAVE SHARED VALUES.
00:29:44WHAT PROBABLY IS HAPPENING IS THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD, WHEN
00:29:48SOME ARE PULLING BACK, THE REST
00:29:50OF THE WORLD IS MOVING FORWARD.
00:29:53THERE'S A STRONG DETERMINATIONS.
00:29:57EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT EUROPE
00:29:58AND WANTS TO JOIN FORCES WITH EUROPE.
00:30:02WE WILL CANNOT TO BUILD MUTUAL
00:30:05RESPECT, WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS WHERE EVERYBODY WINS.
00:30:09PEACE AND RESPECT. I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT VALUES.
00:30:12I WOULD SAY THIS IS WHAT GUIDE
00:30:14US AND GUIDES MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. >> Rosemary: DO YOU THINK
00:30:18THERE'S A MOMENT HERE FOR CANADA? CERTAINLY THE PRIME MINISTER HAS
00:30:21BEEN TALKING ABOUT MOMENTUM. HE'S HAD A VERY BUSY WEEK.
00:30:24IS THERE A MOMENT WHERE THE WORLD IS LOOKING OR EUROPE IS
00:30:28LOOKING AT CANADA IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN IT DID BEFORE?
00:30:30>> I THINK THE PRIME MINISTER
00:30:32CARNEY HAS A CLEAR VISION THAT MIDDLE POWER HAVE TO JOIN
00:30:36FORCES. WE CAN DISCUSS WHETHER THE EUROPEAN UNION IS A MIDDLE POWER.
00:30:39WE ARE VERY STRONG.
00:30:41WE ARE VERY STRONG, THE EUROPEAN
00:30:44UNION IS STRONG. CANADA IS VON. BUT WE'RE STRONGER TODAY.
00:30:47THAT'S THE VISION THAT WE NEED
00:30:49TO BUILD WORKING TOGETHER AND IN THE CASE OF EUROPEAN UNION,
00:30:53INVESTMENT BANK. WE DO NOT DO REGULATION.
00:30:55WE DO NOT DO HIGH POLITICS.
00:30:58WE PUT IN IN THE