Today Conservative Leadership Candidate, Kevin O’Leary, issued the following statement on his latest interview by CNN.

“Canadians need to reflect carefully on President Trump’s inauguration speech.  The vision he laid out will have profound implications on the Canada-US relationship.  Canada’s largest trading partner is now headed by a businessman with an aggressive protectionist strategy that could hurt the Canadian economy.

“Canada needs a Prime Minister that speaks the language of business, a Prime Minister who can stand up, and defend our national interests in negotiations with President Trump. Justin Trudeau is not that Prime Minister.

“While Justin Trudeau’s voice is nowhere to be heard in the United States, I stood up for Canada, and took a message directly to the American people.  During the interview, I made the following key points:

• Canada and the United States have enjoyed a tremendously positive history working together, and today Canada is the largest trading partner of 38 States. However, President Trump is steering the US economy in a very different direction than Canada is currently headed, and Canada must stay competitive.

• President Trump is looking for leverage over Canada, but our two countries should be working together on things like energy independence.

• Canada is one of the richest countries in the world in natural resources, and I would be happy to sit down and renegotiate the Keystone XL Pipeline.

• It is imperative for the economic wellbeing of both our countries that we keep our relationship open and strong.

 

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