Thank you, Mr. Chair.
In the spirit of being short and to the point, I support neither the amendment nor the original motion, for a number of reasons.
First of all, there were two versions of the original motion sent to us. I'd like at some point to get clarification on which one of those we're talking about, but the reason I'm not supporting either of them is the fact that we have two members of INDU sitting here, leaving their committee and coming here and trying to move this motion. That tells you that this motion does not have a place in OGGO. That's aside from the work we have.
My biggest concern is this. When we try to bring into public the content of contracts between the Government of Canada and companies that were drafted in confidence and then try to publicize that while the union, the government and the company are working on finalizing and clarifying some of those.... Publicizing this is nothing more than a media show.
As we saw, MP Perkins was out there three minutes before, during the break, and was already passing judgment. This is not about protecting jobs. This is not about getting clarification. This is about getting a two-minute clip, and I think the clip is done.
I think the Conservatives have been successful getting the clip after what happened on Thursday: a historic investment by another amazing auto manufacturer that decided to do that investment in Canada and decided to partner with all levels of government. When stories like that come, what do the Conservatives have to do? They have to create some type of diversion. This is another example of it.
Aside from all of that, fundamentally, publicizing and asking for documents and reviewing in public or in private—it doesn't matter—the content of a contract that was drafted and was signed is wrong. There are negotiations going on. All three parties are at the table. All three parties, especially the union, have said that they're working on resolving some of the potential areas that they need clarification on. It's ongoing. Publicizing this is not the right place. We don't do negotiations. We should never do negotiations in public, especially through the media and all of that. I'll be opposing the amendment as well as the main motion.
For clarification, Mr. Chair, could you tell us which one of the two versions of the motion Mr. Genuis has put forward that we're looking at? I would appreciate it.
Thank you.