We’re not waiting for that process as an idle spectator.

trade talks with his American counterpart on a critical continental trade pact are not a 'one-way conversation.'

We talked about a number of other issues that the United States raises with us.

We made progress in resolving with Jamieson a number of issues that the United States Trade Representative has raised over a number months with Canada.

But we also talked about issues that are important to Canadian workers and the Canadian economy.

The good news is that we haven’t yet had recourse to that legal instrument.

We have put before the United States, before President Trump, some very specific offers that we think are in the interest of the United States economy and the Canadian economy.

Ottawa must do what we have to ensure that Canadian business and the Canadian economy navigate through that.

Because these changes have the potential to shape how we build major projects and strengthen our economy for years to come, we want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate.

We can’t afford to do what Mexico can do.

It won’t surprise you that we share the concern of the Americans and other economic partners that we need to do everything we can together to face this challenge.

We presented a number of specific proposals to (U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson) Greer that we think are good in the broader context of the North American economy and respond to some long-standing issues that the United States has…

Sometimes you can have a very smooth ride with no turbulence. So I remain optimistic that we'll focus on the latter.

The road to conclusions in these conversations is sometimes not a straight line. You can suddenly hit clear-air turbulence when you don't expect it.

The Agreement is highly beneficial to each of our countries and to the integrated North American economy.