I would say that we really work hand in glove with the Ontario government when it comes to the auto sector and, actually, even beyond in terms of some other industrial sectors.
For autos, typically speaking, for generalized agreements we're kind of fifty-fifty partners. In essence, we provide a certain amount to take some of the risk away from investments, and the Ontario government comes in with an equivalent amount.
For the battery investments, given the scope and the size of what was involved—and again, this is about levelling the playing field with the U.S. in terms of their Inflation Reduction Act—the partnership was actually two-thirds Canada and one-third Ontario. We've essentially taken negotiating strategies together in terms of what we're looking for in those contracts and what kinds of covenants we're looking for in terms of commitments from the companies. That's how we worked.
In the situation that has unfolded in the last week, which is related to the decision by Stellantis to move the Jeep Compass from its planned location in Brampton to a plant in Belvidere, the first calls we made were with Ontario, to really strategize about how we proceed in terms of a potential breach in the commitments that were made by the company, and to work in a group, which includes Unifor as well, in terms of trying to find a path forward to try to attract, in a very short order, a mandate for Brampton to continue operating and to have the workers back on the line as soon as possible.
