Trump repeats tariff threats, doubles down on making Canada the 51st state, Canada's industry minister speaks in favor of oil pipelines, Poilievre promises investment in arctic security.

February 10, 2025 00:49:05
Trump repeats tariff threats, doubles down on making Canada the 51st state, Canada's industry minister speaks in favor of oil pipelines, Poilievre promises investment in arctic security.
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Trump repeats tariff threats, doubles down on making Canada the 51st state, Canada's industry minister speaks in favor of oil pipelines, Poilievre promises investment in arctic security.

Feb 10 2025 | 00:49:05

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In today’s episode, Donald Trump revives his tariff threats and controversially suggests making Canada the 51st state. Meanwhile, Canada’s Industry Minister expresses support for oil pipelines, sparking debate over energy policy. Also, Pierre Poilievre pledges major investments in Arctic security—what does this mean for Canada’s defense strategy?

Tune in as Vijay Saini & Vasu Kumar break down these top headlines and their impact on Canada-U.S. relations, energy policy, and national security.

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[00:00:02] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:26] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Good morning, Vijay Good. [00:00:34] Speaker A: Morning Connect now connect Good morning. [00:01:03] Speaker B: Donald Trump Florida New Orleans super bowl Super Bowl 59 press conference the newly named Gulf of America Donald Trump bade Kushakanda he did really well and then announcement Kitia. [00:01:40] Speaker A: Yeah Super bowl attend Karanj executive order sign Gulf of Mexico rename Karan Gulf of America the executive order sign While he was talking about renaming Gulf of Mexico I am giving this to you. It was so random so journalists because this was the event. Yeah. [00:03:57] Speaker B: What about aluminum? Both aluminum too. [00:03:59] Speaker A: So can aluminum. [00:04:13] Speaker B: Like you mentioned. What about Canada and Mexico? Canada and Mexico So within a week Donald Trump stands aluminum industry equipment American products. [00:05:19] Speaker A: Canada largest supplier has steel aluminum to the US Definitely US Industry it's not helping the cause of America Workers directly employed steel sector Only steel sector. [00:05:42] Speaker B: And primarily in Ontario Most of them. [00:05:44] Speaker A: Are in Ontario so tariffs but it does not end here Reciprocal tariffs We announced Karanga that will happen Tuesday or Wednesday. [00:06:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:06:09] Speaker A: Joe Kelovi counter tariffs reciprocal tariffs Okarani can they Obi ma'am Mangalvaria Budwar announced Karnani that's reciprocal tariffs steel the aluminum tariffs on all sorry impacted including Canada. [00:07:27] Speaker B: Already examples aluminum majority Canadian supply the industry aluminum as a raw material and many other things Majority of the Ford F150 pickup trucks already of safety concerns business on top of that American industry Canada which thousands of jobs will be at stake like we mentioned Canada so Canadian economy Canadian jobs as well as for us as well. [00:09:27] Speaker A: It does not remain a viable country Canada the viability as a country, as a nation viral because it was supposed to be. [00:09:52] Speaker B: Off the record Hot mic Hot mic. [00:09:53] Speaker A: Moment he was talking to business leaders it's very audible. It's a real thing. Donald Trump natural resources the easiest way to do that is to absorb us as 51st state business leaders Sarkaramatlav provincial governments opposition parties do you agree with him? Is it a real thing? [00:11:42] Speaker B: Can they see those who Billion dollars Billion dollar the peligalti subsidy State Department they apnea mentioned Karjoka Zadasman Fair actually Canada mostly American interview this is a way of taxing putting a tax an extra tax on the citizens Otherwise ultimately American consumers Donald Trump. [00:14:10] Speaker A: Specifically Donald Trump New York American see Washington American Naicy Washington D.C. because I'm an insider Washington D.C. strategy approach so Donald Trump aggressive this is his last term he has nothing to lose. He's a loose cannon right now. [00:15:31] Speaker B: Constitutional challenge Donald Trump Supreme Court appointments Kargasi Supreme Court Judges the majority of conservative Bentala judges I believe six, three total no Justices Donald Trump Supreme Court Donald Trump maybe that's another reason why he's so aggressive. [00:16:24] Speaker A: Also Vijay Canadian politicians foreign policy. How does this go with your America first policy? They owe domestic economy, local economy. How does this add up? How does this go with your policy? So Donald Trump economic cycles. There's only so much a government can do, right? So they are biding their time. So Donald Trump and they know there is only so much a government can do. [00:18:27] Speaker B: Correct? Minus $1 trillion. There are level of national data then would be more $25. [00:20:04] Speaker A: I am sure. Americans trade deficit yes. For example, Canadian crude correction equally bad Health care for everyone. [00:20:49] Speaker B: Yes. [00:20:50] Speaker A: Equally expensive things for everyone Import Carlo that's why trade exists. [00:21:20] Speaker B: That doesn't work like that. Donald Trump allied even America Donald Trump Canada 51st state It's a real thing. Trump yes, it's a real thing. Country viable sovereignty Otherwise democracy. [00:22:24] Speaker A: Greenland Denmark statement I see. Germany, France European Union for Canada. [00:22:39] Speaker B: Yes. There is nothing out of Australia, New Zealand, the UK like a strong pushback group of politicians Christia Freeland Carbon tax Pipelines Energy projects Capital gains tax Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne Pipelines. [00:25:05] Speaker A: Directly proportional Fourth law of Motion Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson Environment Minister Environment Minister Stephen Gilbo Pipeline Exactly. Jonathan Wilkinson Kardini Natural Resources Minister Natural source projects Champagne Industry Minister Industry Minister Kinder Morgan company Pipeline pipeline so Industry Ministry so Minister Franco Philippe Champagne. [00:26:31] Speaker B: You. [00:26:31] Speaker A: Cannot be in the past. So you cannot be in the past. You need to look forward to the future. So suddenly fossil fuel crude oil. [00:26:48] Speaker B: This is not the fuel of the future. [00:26:50] Speaker A: Fuel of the future. Energy transition is the way to go. Green energy Green green crude oil Suddenly future We cannot live in the past. And that. And that may mean we need to have electricity. So that may mean that we need to have transmission lines that could bring electricity east West. That may mean Fair glass sentence. You may need pipelines that go east west. It must have taken long from Western politics, man. It's not just limited to federal politics now. [00:28:48] Speaker B: Yes. [00:28:49] Speaker A: So even Quebec we saw a pipeline see LNG Quebec environmental concerns basically environmental impact assessment Clear. We are ready to reconsider it. Global warming what changed. [00:29:31] Speaker B: Project in more than the last 50 years major pipeline Oil D Trans Mountain pipeline the expansion. [00:29:51] Speaker A: By the way. Sorry, hold your thought, please. So not a third pipeline Capacity expansion. [00:30:16] Speaker B: Pipeline Trans Mountain pipeline the expansion actually Canadian economy benefit. [00:30:44] Speaker A: So bank of Canada Monetary policy report Capacity Export capacity Trans Mountain pipeline. [00:31:08] Speaker B: Early in the morning Energy East Pipeline For Energy East 65% public sentiment. [00:31:40] Speaker A: We don't know sometimes you know there are days when I want to be like them. [00:32:07] Speaker B: Discount. [00:32:19] Speaker A: It'S very important to know about things being a responsible citizen to be aware of what's going. [00:32:27] Speaker B: On. [00:32:45] Speaker A: Projects resource projects environmental impact assessment how times have changed how things have. [00:32:58] Speaker B: Changed it's like a deep blessing in disguise even for longer than that Norway the Heritage Fund sometime in the future fossil fuel the revenues Canadian capacity develop it's quite concerning what kind of things could transpire Donald Trump. [00:35:07] Speaker A: But. [00:35:14] Speaker B: He felt. [00:35:15] Speaker A: Penny I'm giving it to you to. [00:35:44] Speaker B: Can you please share the ringtone for your show that just played I like it Conservative Party of Canada the leader Pierre Polievich Polar icebreakers Canadian Navy icebreaker icebreakers China southern border. [00:37:10] Speaker A: Canadian Rangers patrolling was responsible in the Arctic as it is we liberal icebreakers they are on top of those two under construction on top of those in the future. [00:38:01] Speaker B: Just because of the cost factor so existing. [00:38:13] Speaker A: They'Re building it for the Canadian Coast Guard extra on top of it can the hostile powers want our resources and shipping routes Hostile powers China Russian Northwest Passage shipping routes. [00:38:49] Speaker B: As early as Friday. [00:38:55] Speaker A: Northwest Passage shipping routes so peer poly hostile powers want our resources and shipping routes and to be within striking distance of our continent yeah so China has now declared itself a near Arctic state Yeah Even though its borders are approximately 1500 kilometers from the Arctic Circle is a heggy Arctic nation capability military base Arctic which but we have a lot of stations there Forward operating location + civilian airport seaport we have military base military basement Canadian Air Force F35 fighter jets launch the Land Cross plus surveillance aircraft Poseidon P8 search and rescue operation anti submarine warfare conduct intelligence surveillance so a military A full fledged military basement on the Galka. [00:40:48] Speaker B: Presence military presence defense spending commitment extra and military base all of that air force the amount of expense that's going to take where is that going to come from Canada first policy right yes. [00:42:02] Speaker A: Terrorists no Dictators no global. [00:42:34] Speaker B: Asylum seekers no luxury hotels multi million dollar the payment luxury hotel to house asylum seekers so asylum seekers facilities Canada the truth is somewhere in the middle yeah. [00:43:55] Speaker A: Every action there's equal and opposite reaction he's proud to be part of the team building first in class polar icebreaker in Canada yeah so. [00:44:28] Speaker B: Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence at the AI. [00:44:52] Speaker A: Summit. [00:45:07] Speaker B: Speaking of Narendra Modi that's for later this week Artificial intelligence It's like the electricity of this era economy which industry Artificial intelligence security concerns jobs Artificial intelligence They are on the chop they could be on the chopping block in the future. [00:45:53] Speaker A: Yeah. So I think Donald Trump's other sudden Washington D.C. international trip like this. I think this could be just introduced last correct. [00:46:15] Speaker B: G7 artificial intelligence. It's a very power intensive. [00:46:53] Speaker A: Environmentally we responsible right now. [00:47:00] Speaker B: Artificial intelligence. Not to say Canada nuclear reactors they essentially effectively. [00:47:51] Speaker A: Critical minerals. The Onani basically. Donald Trump. No Abda. Holly. Holy, holy, holy, holy Ghujandi. [00:48:15] Speaker B: Donald Trump what was very interesting. Donald Trump is very serious. It's a real thing. [00:48:56] Speaker A: Here. Thank you.

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