International Trade committee  We just brought investment to Canada back from Mexico. The Silverado, which now will be produced in Oshawa, is currently being produced in Mexico. It can be done.

International Trade committee  How do you stop anybody from doing that?

International Trade committee  I think we've done a very good job of keeping jobs in Canada, despite all of the adversity that we've faced, including from the previous government in the last 10 years. We have to be smart about how we do this. It's not going to be done with just the union and the company worki

International Trade committee  That's okay.

International Trade committee  I'm not an expert in auto, but I do work for this union. I would say to you that we've had many good examples in the history of Canada of how we can boost production of cars in Canada. It starts with having an auto strategy for the country. Our union has done a ton of work on how

International Trade committee  How do we stop them from going to Mexico? Well, we have a trade deal with Mexico, and now we're going to have a trade deal—if this goes through—with Japan, which will also have a negative impact on the auto industry. We could start by saying we're going to have incentives. I don'

International Trade committee  We have people employed in the selling of cars, but the manufacture of cars is in Ontario.

International Trade committee  If we don't ratify the TPP, then we'll save a ton of jobs, that's for sure and certain. You mentioned in your comments that even with a trade agreement with the United States, we're losing production to the United States. We should be concerned about what that means for losing

International Trade committee  Could you just repeat that? There was some noise over there. Just repeat the last part of the question, please.

International Trade committee  I think when you talk about renegotiating a trade deal or going back to the table, you have to actually look at what the problems are with it now, some of which I've outlined here. Ultimately, in Canada and around the world, we're not an island unto ourselves. That's why we trade

International Trade committee  We're not getting a level playing field with the TPP. There have been a number of studies on the impact, for example, for the auto sector. If you look at what's happening, it's not a level playing field when we say that you no longer have to have the same percentage of Canadian-m

International Trade committee  That's a lot of ifs in there. If the U.S. signs, which I think is a very big if at the moment.... If you watch what's going on in U.S. politics, you'll see that both the Republican front-runner and the Democratic front-runner have said no to the TPP.

International Trade committee  Do you want an answer to the question?

International Trade committee  We are not saying we'd pull back from a trade economy. Indeed, the minister herself is saying that we want to change how we do trade in Canada. We are a big supporter of trade. A lot of our members get their jobs through trade. You do have to balance risks and benefits. While a

International Trade committee  Well, the Republicans are going to tear up NAFTA. We are not saying we'd pull back from a trade economy. Unifor has never said that, so please don't—