SummarySpren for "Factories"
- • The Liberal Minister of Industry admitted they had not read the $15-billion Stellantis contract before signing it, which will cost taxpayers $1,000 in new taxes.
• The Conservative Party has put forward a motion requiring the government to make contracts public, but the Liberals have been obstructing the motion for 10 hours with a filibuster, hiding their "bad deal."
- • The Liberal government has a plan to support the auto industry and Canadian workers, as evidenced by their record investments.
• The Conservative party has consistently opposed the Stellantis, Volkswagen, Northvolt, Ford, and GM deals, raising questions about their commitment to supporting the industry and communities.
- • The Canadian government is considering a plan to provide a 100% subsidy for batteries used in electric cars, which would be made from Chinese parts and shipped to the US for assembly and sale.
• The Conservative party is calling for the release of the contracts related to this plan, but the Liberal party is filibustering the committee to prevent their release.
- • 2,300 Canadians will build the plant and 2,500 Canadians will build batteries, providing work for world-class trades.
• The Liberal government worked with labor to deliver the plant and will fight to protect it from Conservative attacks.
- • The NDP-Liberal government has agreed to a $15 billion subsidy for Stellantis, which works out to $6 million per job created.
• More than half of the jobs created by Stellantis may actually be coming from Korea.
- • The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (François-Philippe Champagne) is disputing the claims made by the Conservatives regarding the contract.
• The Minister is citing the leader of Unifor as support for his position, and is stating that the Conservatives do not know what they are talking about.