00:00I have just requested that the Governor-General dissolve Parliament and call in an election
00:06for April 28th, and she has agreed.
00:13We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's
00:18unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty.
00:24Our response must be to build a strong economy and a more secure Canada.
00:31President Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country.
00:38He wants to break us so America can own us.
00:45We will not let that happen.
00:48We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.
00:55We have to look out for ourselves.
00:58We have to look out for each other.
01:01But what's important is that the government has a mandate from the Canadian people to
01:08finish the job, to finish the job of building that Canadian economy, to finish the job of
01:13diversifying our trading partners, and to have a strong mandate to stand up to Donald
01:19Trump and the Americans and negotiate the best deal for Canadians.
01:25And that's what I will do.
01:27We can control our destiny.
01:29We can have a new Canada built by us, for us.
01:36We can give ourselves more than any foreign government can take away.
01:42And the best way we can deal with this crisis is to build our strength here at home and
01:49help people who will be hit hardest by these tariffs.
01:54That's the right thing to do.
01:56That's the fair thing to do.
01:59That's the Canadian thing to do.
02:02That's what makes us strong.
02:06As part of that strategy, today I'm proposing a middle-class tax cut to help all working
02:11Canadians get ahead.
02:14We will cut the lowest income tax bracket by one percentage point for a middle-class
02:20tax cut that will benefit a two-income family by up to $825 a year.
02:27I'm asking Canadians for a strong, positive mandate to deal with President Trump and to
02:33build a new Canadian economy that works for everyone.
02:38Because I know we need change.
02:41Big change.
02:43Positive change.
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