Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Hines. Thank you very much for your participation in this very important study that our committee is undertaking.
Make no mistake: We are very concerned. U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to move auto manufacturing jobs back to the United States. He's doing so by imposing tariffs and waging a trade war. At the same time, we've learned that your company is going to move production of the Jeep Compass model from Ontario to Illinois. We've also learned that you're going to invest billions of dollars in the United States. As parliamentarians, we're concerned about the erosion of the auto industry in Canada and in Ontario.
When did you inform the Canadian government of your decision to move production of the Jeep Compass model from Ontario to Illinois?