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00:00The Canadian province of Ontario applies some 25%
00:03electricity surcharge in the US in response
00:06to Donald Trump's tariff war.
00:08This is the latest in the disintegration of relations
00:12between the United States and Canada,
00:14and a direct response, of course, to Washington
00:16some four days ago, slapping 25% tariffs on trade
00:20coming south from Canada.
00:22Also, this man, Mark Carney, has been selected
00:24to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada's Liberal
00:27Party, and therefore as Prime Minister of the country.
00:29He's promising to defend Canada against any threat
00:32from the neighbours, meaning Donald Trump, his tariffs,
00:35and talk of annexation.
00:37Let's bring in our correspondent, Christopher Julie,
00:39who's joining us from Ottawa.
00:41Christopher, good evening to you.
00:43Tell us about these tariffs from Ontario against the US.
00:48The court promised to enact these tariffs,
00:50and even though Donald Trump put his tariffs against Canada,
00:54and your audience will have to be patient here,
00:58the tariffs from the US to Canada bounce back and forth
01:01almost hourly at times.
01:03Doug Ford said regardless of whether the US tariffs
01:05against Canada are suspended, he will go ahead
01:09and impose his as he did today.
01:12And as you said, 25% on electricity exports
01:16to three states, Minnesota, Michigan,
01:19and most importantly, New York.
01:20We're talking about 1.5 million homes.
01:24Each day it's going to cost 277,000 US dollars.
01:30If Trump doesn't back down, Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario,
01:33said he will shut the electricity off.
01:36He's already removed all US alcohol from Ontario shelves,
01:42from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario,
01:44which is the largest provider of alcohol in the world,
01:47actually.
01:49And he's also forbidden any US companies
01:53from bidding on government contracts in Ontario.
01:57So Doug Ford is really hammering home the message
02:01that you don't mess with Canada, and most importantly for him,
02:04Ontario.
02:05It seems in some ways that Trump has met his match.
02:08But obviously, we'll see how this one plays out.
02:09Now, of course, in terms of the leadership of Canada,
02:12Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England,
02:14many people, of course, will know him for that.
02:16But he is a Canadian.
02:18And here he is now as leader of the Liberals,
02:20succeeding Justin Trudeau.
02:21What is his agenda?
02:23How will this change Canada's approach to the United States?
02:26Well, as you cited earlier, Mr. Carney, in his acceptance
02:30speech last night, devoted a good chunk of it
02:34to reminding Donald Trump that Canada is a sovereign country.
02:39And again, like Doug Ford, in nicer terms,
02:41said don't mess with Canada.
02:43As we speak, Mr. Carney is meeting
02:46with the Liberal caucus, with Justin Trudeau,
02:48the outgoing prime minister.
02:49He will also have a meeting with Canada's 10 premiers
02:54of the 10 provinces rather than the three territories.
02:56And we're expecting as early as tomorrow
02:58he could be sworn in as Canada's next prime minister.
03:02And in terms of what he will do next, give us a sense of that.
03:07Well, in terms of logistics for his government,
03:09he will have to form a cabinet.
03:10And that will come this week.
03:12And we expect that a week from today,
03:16he will call an election to seek a mandate.
03:18It's an election, a general election
03:20that's earlier than scheduled.
03:22That one is supposed to happen no later than October 20th.
03:26But you've got a situation here where the US, the tariff
03:30threat, the annexation threat is top of mind for Canada.
03:33So his top priority will be, again, defending jobs,
03:37defending the economy, reinforcing sovereignty.
03:42And down the road, looking at expanding relationships
03:47with other allies, most particularly in Europe,
03:50starting with trade.
03:52Indeed, and it is worth noting, Mark Carney,
03:54a very much rated character internationally,
03:57regarded as a smart gentleman indeed,
03:59and taking on a job with a real challenge
04:01just over the border in Donald Trump.
04:03Christopher Julie, thank you so very much indeed
04:05for joining us and giving us that breakdown
04:07there from Canada.
04:08Thank you very much indeed, our correspondent, Christopher Julie.
04:11Steve, thank you for joining us.