François-Philippe Champagne: “When the United States of America asked too much and offered too little, we made a choice—we chose Canada.”

We responded because at some stage you have to say 'enough is enough'. No one can infringe on our economic sovereignty... the world took notice.

This is the most impactful measure we can put together because reducing the federal fuel excise tax is a direct measure, it applies across the country.

When there are (U.S.) actions that are taken, we always have to make sure that our response is proportionate. We don’t want to escalate, but we, at the same time, want to make sure we have a level playing field with American companies who…

We need to look at partnership in a different way and the great thing is that when you look at Canada - and I would say the United Kingdom - we share the same values.