Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to state that I disagree with what my colleague, Mr. Genuis, stated and the way he characterized our position.
We have shared the information and the contracts with the INDU committee. That information is being shared as we speak. There are six committee meetings dedicated to studying these very contracts.
What we oppose, Mr. Chair, is what the president of Unifor characterized as a mill of misinformation that is working overtime. That is what we object to.
Because of the sensitivity of this investment and how important it is to my community and to communities across Canada, we speak in facts and we do everything possible to refrain as much as possible from misinformation and disinformation. We speak in facts. That's the part that we oppose.
Again, I want to emphasize that we have already voted in support of other committees looking at the documents, looking at the contracts and studying them.
I want this information to be shared with Canadians because they will be proud that we have a Liberal government that has delivered $30 billion of investments in the automotive sector in just the last three years that will be creating tens of thousands of jobs across Canada. These include the 2,500 permanent jobs at Stellantis in Windsor, the 5,000 permanent jobs in St. Thomas because of Volkswagen, the 3,000 jobs at Northvolt in Quebec and the hundreds of jobs being created in Maple Ridge, B.C. All of those investments were delivered by the Liberal government for Canada.
I want Canadians to get the information, because they will see that these are agreements they will be proud of, which are creating thousands of jobs in communities across Canada.
Thank you.