So the idea that the United States would have a word to say in the sovereign decision of Canada to enter into a free trade agreement with another reliable trading partner, obviously wasn't something that we were prepared to consider.
Commenting on U.S. demands during trade negotiations.
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The goal of our conversations with the Americans is, obviously, to reduce the sectoral tariffs that are hurting the economies of all three countries.
My conversation on July 1 was encouraging in the sense that all three countries recognized the importance of having a North American economy that will be competitive with other economic blocs in other parts of the world.
We need to ensure that the supply management regime remains entirely intact, and I'm confident that that's the case.
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