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Good morning everyone.

First of all, I want to thank you for being here. It's an honour for me to get to share a few words with you.

101 years ago this year, 7,004 Canadians were injured in the battle that began here at Vimy Ridge.

3,598 Canadians would never return home. Canada’s population numbered only 8 million at the time.

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Hello, everyone. Thank you for being here today.

President Whitaker – it’s great to see you. It’s always a pleasure to visit students and staff at Humber College, and hear about the great work happening on campus.

And it’s even better when I’m joined by friends and colleagues like: Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance.

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Hello and welcome. Thank you all for being here.

A year and a half ago, with rising questions about the future of NAFTA, I was asked how we’d respond.

My answer was that we’d respond as Canadians always have, in uncertain times.

We’d be constructive and reasonable. But we’d also be firm.

We’d protect our interests and promote our values.

We’d show determination - and also flexibility.

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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today delivered the following remarks in response to the decision by the United States to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum:

Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us.

Today we find ourselves the target of punitive tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, under pretext of a 232 national security provision.

Let me be clear: These tariffs are totally unacceptable.

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Thank you. This is a true honour. Thank you very much.

Bharat, thank you for your kind words, and for your leadership.

And Helen, thank you for your incredible work with EGALE, and your role on the LGBTQ2 Apology Advisory Council.

And finally, thank you to Elder Blu Waters for the land acknowledgement earlier on in the program.

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Hello everyone! Thank you!

I’m very happy to be here with you today

Thank you for that kind introduction, Niobe.

Andrew, it’s wonderful to see you again. I am so grateful for the honour you and NYU have given me today.

You know, Andrew is an honourary Canadian and British Columbian because, like me, he studied at UBC back in the day.

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Mr. Speaker of the National Assembly;

Mr. Prime Minister;

Ministers;

Members of Parliament;

Dear friends;

It is with gratitude and humility that I accepted the invitation to address your National Assembly.

This is the first time that the voice of a Canadian prime minister is heard within these walls.

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Good afternoon. Thank you all for coming.

There are times in the life of a country when we come together in common purpose, for the good of the country.

This is one of those times.

For months now, we have worked hard with the governments of British Columbia and Alberta to help them chart a path forward together on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

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Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Borge, for your kind words. It’s an honour to be here in Davos.

Thank you to this year’s outstanding co-chairs: Sharan, Fabiola, Isabelle, Christine, Ginni, Chetna, and Erna.

Before I begin, it won’t surprise you that my remarks today will address the importance of progressive values in the context of globalization.