BC Premier David Eby is in Washington, DC with other ministers, to meet American representatives about the president Donald Trumpproposed price.
Eby said he had a “good constructive conversation” at the White House on Wednesday afternoon with Sergio Gor, director of the Blank House Personnel Office and James Blair, Trump’s assistant staff chief.
“I think it was positive,” said Eby. “It was a frank conversation. Mr. Gore, Mr. Blair, urged the Prime Ministers to take the president in the word, that he should be taken seriously. »»
Eby said the Prime Ministers were informed that Trump was concerned that fentanyl crossed the border in the United States and that the world respects and treats the United States in terms of trade and other interactions they with the United States. “”
Regarding the prices, Eby said that key secretaries of Trump administration were still confirmed and that these people are in place of Trump advisers said they might review the ministers.
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“I think that, for my main dishes to remember, the ministers have transmitted a key message around the table,” he added. “Of course, Canada will never be the 51st state, but that we want to work together in shared areas of interest.”
Blair went to social networks later to say that US officials “never agreed that Canada would not be 51st state”.
Regarding the border border patrols or security, Eby said the Prime Ministers asked that if US officials had information on the border or the fentanyl they share them.
“We also have application tools that we are eager to act at the provincial and territorial level,” added Eby.
“But we must have this information to be able to do it.”
Speaking on Wednesday morning before the White House meeting, Eby said that Canadian ministers had “really positive discussions” with Democrats and Republicans.
“The common theme among all meetings is that elected representatives of all parties understand the importance of the relationship between the United States and Canada, the importance of all of us to understand what are the objectives in terms of these discussions commercial and tariff discussions and the need to clarify this, “said Eby.
“It is a puzzle for all of us, and it is certainly a puzzle for us of British Columbia to understand why the Americans would be paid 25% more for aluminum that they cannot obtain anywhere else . “
While Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford said Canada should be more energetic in his approach to Trump prices, Eby said he was supporting a Canada team approach and that the two countries can work Together to tackle problems without causing economic damage.
“For British Columbia, the last thing we consider is additional economic integration with the United States at the moment, and it is because of the tariff threat,” said Eby.
“What we do is that we diversify the markets. We are looking for other customers, everyone, from our aluminum producers to our minors, to our forest companies or to farming producers, to our seafood sales, all this. And it’s really unhappy because it is at a prosperity price for Colombians and Canadians and Americans.
“This is the message we are trying to transmit here.”
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