Stephanopros: What is your reaction to Trump?
Hillman: Well,, in other words, we are obviously disappointed. This is a very successful business relationship. A transaction relationship that was just updated by President Trump in his last term when we re -negotiated NAFTA and brought trade between the two countries without 99 % of tariffs. So we are really disappointed and hope that they will not be enforced on Tuesday. We are ready to continue talking to the Trump administration. In particular, we are about this movement on all the work we are doing with them, and the border and the problem we have said.
StephanoPoulos: What will happen between the present and Tuesdays when customs duties are not implemented?
Hillman: Well, I think it's really in the president's hand. We have met a non -stop with his border staff. We invested $ 1 billion to promote some devices at the border, guarantee that they have boots on the ground, cooperated with the US police in joint training and joint exercises The problem is going to China with them to deal with the body. So we are tilting hard and feel incredibly progressing. As you know, as you have said, the illegal intersection between Canada and the United States is less than 1 % of the United States intersection. However, they have fallen 89 % in recent months. So —
StephanoPOULOS: But-
Hillman: Please, I'm sorry, go ahead.
Stephanopoulos: I'm sorry.
Based on -Do you have a clear idea of what the United States is looking for to prevent tariffs on the conversation you have so far?
Hillman: Well, the focus was on border, fentanyl, illegal movement. And, as I say, we -we invested in many devices. Invested in additional infrastructure. And we have compiled the plan implemented with the emperors, Tom Homan. We met him on Friday. We passed it. There is a joint exercise. There is a joint training. And we will go from the White House, our police agency, with Chinese officials in the coming days. Please work on the precursor problem. So it's difficult to know what we can do, but we are clearly open to other proposals where our way comes.
Stephanopoulos: So you had these low -level conversations, but are there anything between the Prime Minister and the President?
Hillman: So, the Prime Minister and the President discussed this several times, but not recently, they discussed it. And we also discussed it with senior White House members. And we planned. And my understanding is that some of the plans we did and some of the results of the actual results were presented to the president.
Stephanopros: President Trump seems to be banking a bank on the prospect of a retreat of Canada.
Hillman: Yes. As you know, looking at the Canadian people, we hope that our government is standing firmly and it will stand up. We don't think we are interested in escalating. But we think the government has a very strong demand for the government to confirm that we have set up for the transaction we have attacked. Free trade between the two countries.
Stephanopoulos: So, if these negotiations do not bear fruit by Tuesday, what will happen exactly on Tuesday?
Hillman: So, on our side, we carry 25 % of US products. It will be a product worth up to 10 billion dollars. Since we started with about 30 billion, we will notify the remaining products of the product for about 20 or 21 days, and implement them as needed. 。
Stephanopoulos: And what are your messages to Canadians? Will you stop using a boycott, the United States?
Hillman: Well, I'm honest. I -We do not necessarily need to send that message as a government. The Canadians are confused, I think I was disappointed. We believe that you are a country where your neighbor, your close friend, your friend, you know, the citizens who have died around the world. Angeles has recently fired. And I think I'm really confused by this movement. So I don't think you need to tell Canadians what to do. I think they make their own decisions.
Stephanopoulos: You say you are confused. Do you feel that Canadians are betrayed?
Hillman: I think -I think they are -I think they are confused. I don't think they understand where this comes from. They don't understand where they come from, as they know the degree of all efforts to deal with the president's concerns.
We have 400,000 to 500,000 people, such as businesses, tourists, students, and workers, who go back and forth between the two countries every day. And like I'm the best customer, my best friend. So I think this is what we don't really do. Canadians do not understand.
