SummarySpren for "Foreign workers"
- • The Canadian government is spending $40 billion on subsidies for electric car batteries, which works out to roughly $3,000 per Canadian family.
• The contracts negotiated by the government allow for the use of foreign replacement workers, rather than protecting Canadian jobs.
- • The government's contracts with NextStar Energy will expand Canada's EV battery production capacity, creating local jobs and reducing emissions to fight climate change.
• The use of foreign specialists in the installation of specialized equipment is standard practice and will not displace Canadian jobs, and the project will create 2,300 jobs during construction and 2,500 permanent jobs once the facility is operational.
- • The government is not being transparent about the contracts they have signed, and they are trying to hide the details from the public.
• The opposition parties, including the NDP leader, have joined together to try to bury the contracts and keep them hidden from the public.
- • The Liberal-Federal government, along with NDP colleagues, has introduced a replacement worker ban to support the labour movement's ability to organize and bargain collectively.
• The investments made with NextStar will have positive economic impacts and ensure high-value manufacturing activities, such as battery production, continue to occur in Canada, which is not possible with a Conservative Party in power.