Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister Joly, for being with us today.
Of course, we have a copy of the redacted contract, the special contribution agreement of up to 15 billion taxpayer dollars and the strategic innovation fund, which represents a $500-million contribution from your government to Stellantis for the NextStar EV battery plant, as you know, courtesy of CBC last week.
Now we have a situation where 3,000 people have been laid off in the Brampton facility, as you know, and you've responded by saying that you're going to sue them, that they've broken their promises. Just today, you've announced that you're starting a formal dispute resolution, so I'm trying to understand what exactly the promises are that you're saying they broke, assuming that means that they broke a promise that they signed in the contract.
Can you tell the committee where in this agreement, courtesy of CBC, is that Canada-wide jobs guarantee? What clause is it?
