Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I was speaking about my meeting with the CEO of NextStar, Mr. Danies Lee, last Friday, and we talked about the fact that his team came to Canada openly wanting to partner and build this battery plant, lift our community up and provide jobs for thousands of Canadians. He said, “You know, we left our families behind; we left our homes behind.” Their intent is to share their knowledge with Canadian workers, share their expertise with Canadian workers, with Windsor workers, and then go back home. It's to transfer that knowledge, to leave that knowledge in Windsor and to go back home. That's their ultimate goal, so that it is Windsor that runs the battery plant and Windsor workers who drive the battery plant. I think that's important, and what an incredible partnership that is.
Going back to the amendment, this is about balancing transparency and accountability, which is what this amendment is all about. It will allow all members of Parliament around this table to look at the agreement unredacted. It will allow Canadians to look at the redacted version and get the information that they need about jobs.
The information is there. We're proud that Canadians will be able to get that information. They will see, again, the tens of thousands of jobs that are being created in communities that have gone through some tough times, communities like mine. I think it strikes the right balance. I think it protects our competitiveness and future investment. I think this is reasonable. It's pragmatic.
I ask my colleagues around the table to support the amendment because I do believe that it is the path forward. We've worked so hard to attract these investments, and we want to protect those investments and do everything we possibly can, not just to attract and protect investments but to bring additional investments to communities like mine in Windsor.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.