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working out a trade agreement. So uh, and it's threatening to be groundbreaking and taking Canada in a new direction rather than just simply trading always with the United States. So but let's go to the United Nations as they're talking about the protests are happening in Iran. Well one Iran is blaming the whole thing on of course the CIA A bunch of times. It isn't all that far fetched. But here's the here's the crux of it all is

because it is women protesting, they are threatened. In order to get women back under control, they are threatening executions of those who were caught in the protests. The United Nations is urging them to halt executions linked to the protests related cases and express an alarm at public statements suggesting military strikes on Iran. We, of course, we have heard President Trump threatening saying saying to the protesters, America is on your side, and threatening with military action to

be taken against Iran. So uh Poby called for Ron to respect due process and fair trials and all rights for all detainees of the protests, and for all deaths to be promptly, independently and transparently investigated on the military intervention. This external dimensions add of validity to an already combustible situation.

All efforts must be undertaken to prevent any further deterioration. Adding, the Secretary General Guerres remains convinced that all concerns regarding Iran, including those related to the nuclear based and ongoing protests,

are best addressed through diplomatic diplomacy and dialogue. The United States Ambassador Michael Waltz the people a Ran are demanding their freedom like never before in the Islamic Republic brutal history, and quoted the US President Donald J. Trump is saying, the United States stands by the brave people of uh Iran period whilst also denied any allegations put forward by the regime that these inspired protests are somehow a farm

plot to give a precursor to military action. Okay, so the protests are still continuing even as I'm recording this particular episode, and the people of well, the women of our Iran want a equal shake at things like education and jobs and things like that, which ironically are the same things that protesters are screaming about, similar things that protesters are screaming about in the United States because of the Trump administration throwing away the idea of diversity and diversity,

equality and inclusion. I find it ironic that both countries are screaming for the same thing. And yet but oh, the governments of both countries are ignoring demands for equality. It's like we all want let's be honest, as human beings, we all do want a fair shake. We don't want anything any more privileged in the next guy, and we just want to be to the ability to feel welcome and wanted and valued within the society that we live.

So there's more to it if you go to If if you go to the show notes that you'll you'll see more written there. And also the recording will be coming up pretty soon. They will explain more about what

is going on. Well, this is happening. We have the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Karney, as he was visiting Presidencing in China, as they're trying to strike up a new trade deal which will cause me nearly three billion dollars in export orders for Canadian workers and businesses as they realize the full potential of the massive Chinese market

of one point four billion people. Finally, to build this momentum, Canada has set an ambitious goal to increase exports to China by fifty percent, with a deadline set at nearly twenty thirty. To achieve the outcome, Prime Minister Carney and Presencing discuss increasing a two way investment in clean energy and technology, agrofoods, wood products, and other sectors. It is also said that both China and Canada are relaxing tariffs

on import and exported goods. So it is quite the deal that is being struck and of course we're probably looking forward to seeing how this actually plays out. With the idea of President Trump with his on again, off again tariffs, with him terrorizing other countries such as Venezuela, and his statements that he is making about things that are happening in Iran. We'll see how all this plays out.

Not to mention, so he has also had air strikes in northern Nigeria, and the list goes on about things that are happening there, And well, why do we move forward since we're talking about the United States, And I don't have any recordings to actually back some of this up, but it is said by by the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents are able to allow operate with immunity and impunity against any state or municipal government that they can can work around and not and not have

to worry about any of this. The the state or local laws or rules that are in place for law enforcement, and that and that any state or local law enforcement agency that tries to impede their progress and their and the the ICE Mission are to be charge federally with obstruction. I had to say this that all that right there

is a violation of the US Constitution. The US Constitution strictly states that the government is to be decentralized and that the federal government takes a back seat to all state laws, which means that simply put, it's taking Minnesota, for example, if they want Ice out of their state, Ice must leave. They have no jurisdiction without the permission

of the state itself. So when is it that the maggot people and President Trump, when are they going to finally sit down and actually read the Constitution word for word and understand what it actually means for the people of the United States two hundred and fifty years ago when that document was written. Okay, I'm a little off

by a year or two. The writers and authors of that document saw what it looked like to have a completely centralized government, and they didn't like what they saw that it took too much at the time, it took too much power away from the people, and that is exactly what they wanted. They wanted the people and the citizens of the United States or as it was known then as the Union, to be able to make those decis visions locally, that the local laws would would preside

over the federal laws. So in order for the Trump administration to come up with what they're doing with Ice,

they actually are breaking the Constitution. And they will simply put, they have no respect for the US Constitution to document that has has run that particular country for two hundred and fifty years, so without any anymore said, why don't we move forward and let's listen to what the United Nations had to say about Iran and the protesters, and then we'll listen to what Mark Karney has to say about his deal with his new deal that he has with presidency and China.

worsening living conditions. In the following day, demonstrations quickly spread throughout the country and turned into mass anti government protests, the largest since the Woman Life Freedom demonstrations of twenty twenty two. Protesters voiced grievances that went beyond longstanding economic and financial hardships. Marchers called for the downfall of the government and demanded freedom, dignity, and human rights, with some

protesters chanting pro monarchy slogans. The protests were initially peaceful, with scattered clashes between protesters and security forces, according to reports by the media, observations of our United Nations colleagues in the country, and accounts by the government of Irre. However, on the evening of eighth January, protests spread throughout Tehran and major cities. In response, the Iranian authorities imposed a near total communications blackout, which remains largely in place today.

The authorities also ordered university dormitories to be evacuated, erected concrete barriers around city centers, and reportedly used excessive force against protesters. According to media and human rights groups, security forces reportedly killed hundreds or possibly thousands of protesters and bystanders between eighth and tenth January. The United Nations is

unable to verify these figures. The government of Iran has stated that it was compelled to act after what it deemed organized terrorists and riotus infiltrated the protests and opened fire on both security forces and demonstrators, aiming to provoke foreign military intervention. It has also blamed these elements for the killing of hundreds of civilians and members of the

security forces. Mister President, the Secretary General has expressed deep concern over the reported excessive views of force in Iran and stressed the urgent need to prevent further casualties. The Secretary General underscored that all Iranians must be able to express the agrievances peacefully and without fear. He stressed that the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, enshrined in international law, must be fully respected and protected.

He further urged steps to restore access to information, including lifting the communications blackout. Human rights monitors report mass arrests in Iran in connection with the current wave of protests, with estimates exceeding eighteen thousand detainees as of mid January twenty twenty six. Although the UN cannot verify these figures. We call on the authorities to respect due process and fair trial rights for all detainees. All must be treated

humanly and allowed access and visits by their families. In particular, we call on Iran to halt any executions linked to protest related cases. All deaths should be promptly, independently and transparently investigated. Those responsible for any violations must be held to account in line with international norms and standards. Mister President, the situation in Iran is fluid and deeply concerning. Protests continue,

albeit reportedly at a smaller scale than last week. In this context, we not with alarm various public statements suggesting possible military strikes on Iran. This external dimension adds volatility to an already combustible situation. All efforts must be undertaken to prevent any further deterioration. The Secretary General remains convinced that all concerns regarding Iran, including those related to the nuclear issue an ongoing protests, are best addressed through diplomacy

and dialogue. He urges maximum restraint at this sensitive moment and calls on all actors to refrain from many actions that could lead to further loss of life or ignite a wider regional escalation. Mister President, The Secretary General reaffirms the principles of the Charter, including the obligation of member states to settle disputes by peaceful means and the prohibition of the threat or use of force in international relations. These principles are not abstract ideas. They are the bedrock

of international peace and security. They remain as relevant today as they were when the United Nations was founded.

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that time the world has changed dramatically. The technological revolution and the energy transition are accelerating at an unprecedented pace. The global trading system is undergoing a fundamental change, and the effectiveness of multilateral institutions on which trading powers such as Canada and China have greatly relied that effectiveness has been greatly reduced. This is happening fast. It's large, it's a rupture, it's not transition. What we do now is Canada.

How we position ourselves in the world will shape our future for decades to come. Canada can thrive in a new system, but to do so, we must be ambitious. We must work at speed and scale to find new partners, to diversify our trade and attract unprecedented levels of investment in our country.

There are four hundred thousand careers across Canada, farmers in the Prairies, manufacturers and engineers in Ontario and Quebec, fish harvesters in Atlantic Canada, and British Columbia. They are all supported by trade with China. Twenty billion dollars in wages are earned each year by Canadians because of our existing trade relationship. And this is a relationship that has been

distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. That is held back investment, installed business growth and cost Canadian workers good opportunities. And it has had the consequence of leaving us even

more dependent on our largest trading partner. And that's why immediately after the election, Canada's new government began and to recalibrate our relationship with China strategically, pragmatically and decisively per prex discute League de Moi plutal nenu Saint Rencentre in New York and octav Jerne Cone, the President gur de Sud a vecan diologue suits constructive, a pragmatic le vidiste, le visit de noministe, le monde concus n shin nu

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for both our nations. And to that end, President g and I are announcing that Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership. It will focus on five key areas where both our nations stand to make substantial and sustained gains. The first is in clean energy and climate competitiveness areas where Canada and China have immense strengths and complementary strengths. Second, we're expanding trade, particularly in agriculture and food, where.

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in electric vehicle sector are undeniable. China produces some of the most affordable and efficient energy energy efficient vehicles in the world, and in order for Canada to build our own competitive VV sector, we need to learn from innovative partners,

access their supply chains, and increase local demand. And to help deliver the full potential of these partnerships and bring down costs for Canadians, Canada has agreed to allow up to forty nine thousand Chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market with the most Favored Nation terra frate of six point one percent. This is a return to the levels that existed prior to recent trade frictions, but it's a return on d'Or an agreement that promises much more for Canadians.

It's expected that within three years this agreement will drive considerable Chinese investment in Canada's auto sector, creating good careers in Canada and accelerating our progress towards a net zero future and the auto industry of the future. With this agreement, it's also anticipated that within five years, more than fifty percent of these vehicles will be affordable evs with an

import price of less than thirty five thousand dollars. Over the next fifteen years, Canada intends to double our energy grid through major investments in hydro, nuclear, solar and wind power. That creates tremendous opportunities for Chinese partnerships in these investments, including in energy storage and offshore wind. On the other hand, Canada is developing our oil and natural gas reserves, one of the world's largest, to be the lowest risk, lowest cost,

and lowess carbon. Last June, we exported our first lang's shipment to Asia and we're scaling up quickly, making major investments in streamlining approvals. By twenty thirty, Canada will produce fifty million tons of LNG each year, all.

Canadians export more than seven billion dollars in agricultural products to China each year. China used to be the largest market for Canadian canola seed. We want to not just return to those levels, but to surpass them, and so I'm pleased today to announce that Canada and China have reached a preliminary butt landmark trade agreement to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs. By March the first, Canada expects that China will lower tariffs on Canadian canola seed to

a combined rate of approximately fifteen percent. China is a four billion canola seed market for Canadian producers, and this change represents a significant drop from the current combined.

energill laos basier agriculture le fabrica des points. We welcome Chinese business plans to significantly scale up their investment in Canada in major clean energy projects as well as an agriculture and consumer projects, and by building this new strategic partnership, we're creating the stability and certainty needed to cattle lies, new investment and opportunities for Canadian workers. Both Canada and

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a or Monty latism can China will be the host APEC this year and Canada stands ready to support their agenda focused on strengthening and reinvigorating the multilateral system. Canada appreciates China's support for our bid to host the APEX Leader Summit in twenty twenty nine. The fourth pillar of our new strategic partnership is public safety and security, and this is an area where pragmatic and constructive.

Canada's home to a Chinese diaspora of two million. Over three hundred one thousand Chinese visitors came to Canada and in twenty twenty four, China is Canada's seven largest source of tourism. So the fifth pillar of this partnership will build on opportunities for cultural exchanges and partnerships that further deepen our people to people ties. That means museums, digital content creators, visual artists and other creative professionals in our

respective countries will have new opportunities to collaborate. It also means more tourism, including following China's decision in November to grant approved destination status for group travelers to Canada, and we're building on this progress, looking to increase travel exchange and deepen our cultural ties. I'm very pleased to share that President g in our meeting today, has committed to ensuring visa free access for Canadians traveling to China. Unifezo

Okun elusion, Elshin, Nissalin Basutu. We're different countries, we have different systems, different histories, different perspectives. Yet we have much in common, and when we focus on our strengths and we focus our ambition towards those areas where we have the most in common. Canada and China have done great things. In the mid nineteen eighties, our bilateral trade was roughly two billion dollars. In just two decades, that increased to

thirty billion dollars. Through periods of global tension and disruption, we've created more opportunities for our workers, businesses and investors by working together and with this new strategic partnership, that's the opportunity before us now. It's a partnership that reflects the world as it is today, with an engagement that's realistic, respectful,

and interest based. The work in the recent months, the discussion and the meetings over the past two days have not been a question of putting things back on track. It's been more a question of designing new tracks that will benefit the people of both our countries. PASCO, the system Montiel at Chamboullier, the Canada dua Trasse and nouvelle vois On Navigande le Monde.

as Shadow Minister for immigration. Ahead of the resumption of the House of Commons, I'm calling upon the Liberals to undertake a series of swift policy actions to address three looming crises to restore order, fairness, and compassion to Canada's immigration system. These actions build upon the comprehensive suite of policy proposals that Conservatives announced last fall. The first crisis, millions of people in Canada are currently on expired or

soon to expire temporary visas. The Liberals have no credible plan to remove them, while simultaneously inviting hundreds of thousands more temporary residents into the country. Millions of people are now residing in Canada with temporary permits that have expired or will expired this year, and many are unwilling to leave. This incredible circumstance is a direct result of the Liberals issuing massive, unsustainable numbers of temporary resident permits in a

very short period of time. Adding to the severity of this crisis are five hundred thousand undocumented persons in the country. Compounding this issue is last year's immigration levels plan, where the Liberals announced that they are going to issue hundreds of thousands more temporary permits in twenty twenty six. The Liberals predicated these levels on the assumption that millions of people with expired or expiring visas will leave. This isn't

fair to anyone. Undocumented persons are forced to work on a black market for labour while Canadians are facing an acute housing shortage, a healthcare system failure, and youth jobs crisis. If the Liberals bring in hundreds of thousands of more temporary residents without a credible plan to remove millions of people who no longer have a legal reason to be

in the country, these problems will only worsen. That the Liberals are ignoring this reality through their policy choices is both uncompassionate and disturbing, making the challenge of resolving this crisis worse. The Liberals did not implement an exit tracking system prior to inviting millions of temporary residents to the country, nor did they reform the asylum system to reduce the incentives for people with expiring visas to abuse the system

in order to stay in Canada. On this matter, our call to action is this, order for Canada to rebuild its consensus for immigration, law must be enforced. Temporary has to mean temporary, so Conservatives call upon the Liberal government to table a plan by the end of this month to tell Canadians how they plan to enforce existing Canadian law and get millions of people with expiring or expiring

visas to leave Canada. This year crisis number two. Tens of thousands of new illegal border crossers are making asylum claims, while truly persecuted persons in Canada are being left in limbo. In December of twenty twenty five, Canada's pending asylum claims reached an unprecedented three hundred thousand cases, many from illegal border crossers entering Canada from the United States. This is up from less than ten thousand in twenty twenty fifteen.

To put that in perspective, under the Liberal government, Canada's asylum backlog now exceeds the population of a city like Windsor, Ontario. Most people who make up claim can now expect to remain in Canada for many years prior to their claim being examined, and are eligible for generous social benefits while their claim is pending. This failure is the result of a decade of Liberal policies that have encouraged the abuse of our system straining housing, healthcare, and the job market,

while eroding public support for controlled immigration. And this backlog is about to get a lot worse. Up to three hundred and fifty thousand Haitian nationals currently in the United States face termination of their Temporary Protected status effective February third, twenty twenty six. Temporary Protected Status is an American program that temporarily prevents people without legal status in the United

States from deportation during crises in their home country. Said differently, the United States has ordered that about three hundred and fifty thousand Haitian nationals without legal status must now return home. This matters to Canada because many will attempt to enter our country illegally in order to avoid removal. Xury shows

that this is a pattern. When Haitians in the United States first faced Temporary Protected Status revocation nearly a decade ago, Canada experienced a major increase in illegal crossings and asylum claims.

Canadian government data confirms this trend in recent months, despite the Safe Third Country Agreement, the formal arrangements where refugees can only make a claim in the first country they arrive in, thousands of Haitians have crossed illegally into Canada and filed asylum claims after having been found to have no legal reason to be in the United States. From twenty seventeen to twenty twenty four, about forty thousand Haitians made such claims in Canada, and in last year alone,

nearly twelve thousand did so. This number is likely to further surge after February third, precisely at a time when Canada has extremely limited capacity or frankly social willingness to process and provide support to tens of thousands of new asylum claimants who have likely already had their claims rejected in the US. This wave of potential new arrivals raises humanitarian, security and infrastructure concerns. Many are attempting to enter Canada

during frigid winter weather. Without strong deterrence, there'll be more dangerous winter crossings attempted, as well as human trafficking, as seen in recent RCMP arrests and the interception of a U haul with forty four suspected Haitian trafficking victims. The Liberal government has deemed the United States a safe third country. That is, if someone reaches the United States, they are obligated to make an asylum claim there and are subsequently

ineligible to file a claim in Canada. However, the Liberal government has failed to close a major loophole in the Safe Third Country Agreement. An overly broad definition of family allows illegal crossers to claim asylum if they have relatives in Canada, and this includes spouses, common law partners, children of any age, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews, even if those family members only have pending

asylum claims themselves. This enables chains of potentially bogus asylum claims amid prolonged processing and rare removals. Furthermore, the Liberal government has shown reluctance to crack down on human traffickers who profit off of illegally transporting people across the border, or to adopt conservative proposals that would reform social benefits that may incentivize bogus asylum claimants when combined and prolonged

processing delays. When combined with prolonged processing delays, these benefits serve as incentives to make bogus applications. The existing backlog, already enormous, will only grow larger, further straining Canada's welfare resources, housing, and healthcare systems that should prioritize Canadians and genuine refugees. This is not compassionate or fair to anyone. I realize that this is a difficult topic, but it is an

urgent matter that the government must address. For example, the Liberals have broken promises to persecuted groups are already in Canada, such as those from Ukraine, Hong Kong and Sudan, leaving them in limbo while prioritizing resources for illegal crossers who may have questionable claims. This is wrong. Canada has a finite capacity to provide support, shelter and protection to vulnerable persons. The Liberals should be prioritizing truly protected persons as opposed

to making space for bogus asylum claimants. So our call

to action on this issue is as follows. Conservatives will use the upcoming parliamentary session to restore order in fairness to Canada's broken asylum system by continuing to champion the suite of asylum system reforms we introduced as amendments to Bill C twelve, and if illegal border crossers numbers continues to surge, call on the Liberals to examine the potential preemptive use of Section twenty point one of the Immigration and Refugee Protection app to uphold the spirit of the

Safe Third Country Agreement and designate certain nationals crossing illegally from the US as in a regular group arrival, triggering measures that would deter mass winter crossings and human trafficking and potentially save lives. Push for the Liberals to rigorously enforced sections one seventeen through one twenty one of the Immigration Refugee Protection Acts, which impose penalties severe penalties on traffickers,

including fines, imprisonment, and deportation. Bands calling on the Liberals to seek urgent cooperation with the United States to close the family loophole in the Safe Third Country Agreement by narrowing the definition to match Canada's definition, which is standard for family class, which is spouses, common law or conjugal partners, dependent children generally under the age of twenty two, parents,

and grandparents. We will also call for the Liberals importantly to honour commitments to persecuted groups already in Canada by pausing the acceptance of new government assisted refugees and reallocating those spots to eligible individuals already in Canada from Ukraine, Hong Kong and Sudan and the last crisis. Non citizens convicted of serious crimes are being given lenient sentences in

order to allow them to avoid deportation. Almost every week, another high profile incident comes to like of a non citizen convicted of serious crimes getting a lenient sentence and avoiding deportation. In the last two months of loan, we've seen stories about a truck driver who recklessly killed a twenty three year old Kaladon woman who got fifty five

days in jail. A man convicted of child porn possession a child sexual abuse material who knew it was a crime when he watched it, was given leniency as the judge gave him six months less a day, which the judge explicitly said was to avoid immigration consequences. A man who pleaded guilty to abducting a nine year old boy he didn't know awaighs sentencing after asking for six months

less a day to avoid immigration consequences. This situation is perpetuating a two tier justice system in Canada where and non citizens are treated differently than Canadian citizens. This is causing the rapid erosion of Canada's consensus on immigration as well as it is unfair to Canadian victims of crime. Therefore, we call upon the Liberals to rapidly pass Bill C twenty, my bill to end the practice of giving non citizens convicted of serious crimes leniency and sentencing in order to

help them avoid deportation. And the upcoming session, Conservatives will continue to pass the Liberals to pass, pressure the Liberals to pass common sense policies we proposed last fall, as well as to take the action that we've outlined today. Thank you. Wow.