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Ambassador Huer if I might briefly um my
colleague Senator Kan referenced ways in
which negotiation tactics have
profoundly unsettled our relationship
with Canada um would you agree that
Canada is a sovereign state and should
not be even jokingly referred to as the
51st
state thank you the uh Canada is a
sovereign state yes how how the
president uh and the relationship
between the former prime minister in
Canada uh
the N characteristics and nature of that
relationship uh I I don't know
okay that we have a new prime minister
in Canada yes uh and a chance for reset
um given my time I will simply assert
that Mexico Japan and Canada are among
our most important allies I'm very
encouraged there is a positive start to
the US Japan relationship at the meeting
with prime minister Rida but I am
hopeful that uh casual threats about
throwing Canada out of five eyes not
respecting our border treaty and their
potentially being annexed as a 51st
state will stop and that a a positive
respectful conversation um about our
close integration will continue I look
forward to working with you on pressing
the Canadians to increase their defense
investment and pressing the Canadians to
meet some of our trading objectives but
also I will continue to press uh for a
reduction in some of the rhetoric that I
think has destabilized our relationship
ship I'll also recognize that the amount
of fenel coming into the United States
from Canada is minuscule relative to the
very real challenge at our Southern
border and I hope we can find a way to
move forward in the US Canada
relationship the US Japan relationship
and the US Mexico relationship uh with
the leadership of all three of you thank
you thank you
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